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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1917-1921

1917-1921 - 03-10

March 10
1917. Helen was home to help. I baked nut bread and fruit cake, mopped, made two rows on my braided rug, and crocheted. Warmest day this year, 65° or so. Rained in the evening. 
1918. Hans nearly had tonsilitis and could hardly talk. Olga came home from near Delmar, where she teaches, Orville Ruggenberg bringing her. "Alf" Ruggenberg and wife also there for dinner. Hans and I went with Olga and Orville thru mud as far as Elwood, then walked 6 miles on R. R. track to Delmar to take train at 10:30 P.M.
1919. Baked bread and doughnuts. Mrs. Peterson spent P.M. here. I made a khaki shirt-collar. Hans was so busy with income-tax work and Farm Bureau News that I took his lunch down town for him. Letter from Hazel Scott. 
1920. 50°. Hans at his folks for dinner again, for third day in succession. I swept rooms we use; wrote to Constance and mailed the letter in our box about a quarter mile up the road. Worked on our account book to get it up to date.
1921. Hazel did the washing, a large one. Very windy. I baked mince pies and graham bread. No time for napping.

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March 10 1917. Helen was home to help. I baked nut bread and fruit cake, mopped, made two rows on my braided rug, and crocheted. Warmest day this year, 65° or so. Rained in the evening. 1918. Hans nearly had tonsilitis and could hardly talk. Olga came home from near Delmar, where she teaches, Orville Ruggenberg bringing her. "Alf" Ruggenberg and wife also there for dinner. Hans and I went with Olga and Orville thru mud as far as Elwood, then walked 6 miles on R. R. track to Delmar to take train at 10:30 P.M. 1919. Baked bread and doughnuts. Mrs. Peterson spent P.M. here. I made a khaki shirt-collar. Hans was so busy with income-tax work and Farm Bureau News that I took his lunch down town for him. Letter from Hazel Scott. 1920. 50°. Hans at his folks for dinner again, for third day in succession. I swept rooms we use; wrote to Constance and mailed the letter in our box about a quarter mile up the road. Worked on our account book to get it up to date. 1921. Hazel did the washing, a large one. Very windy. I baked mince pies and graham bread. No time for napping.