Hospital Birth Costs 1946

These are the charges for the maternity ward at Mercy Hospital, San Diego, California in 1946.  To be paid in advance.   And this is the actual bill for my birth – they got a refund!!

And I also have the receipt for the certified birth certificate.  It was purchased at the same place you would get a permit for a cess pool or to remove human remains – I was listed under ‘sundry and unclassified’ – not very complimentary.

At 8 months, a diet schedule was prepared for me.  Scraped beef – Ymmmm!

I think they got their money’s worth!

 

Amos Claycomb’s June 1904 Diary

Wednesday, June 1, 1904
It has been a very nice day but it is clouding up tonight.
I played ball at the park for a while after school.

Thursday, June 2, 1904
It has been cloudy or rainy all day but has only sprinkled.
I went to a Class party tonight given by Neal Blackford and Spencer Harman and had a very nice time.

Friday, June 3, 1904
It has been cloudy most of the day and pretty warm.  The wind blew very strong from the west tonight and it rained hard for a short time.
I went up to the Club after supper.

Saturday, June 4, 1904
It rained last night and this morning pretty hard and has sprinkled two or three times during the day.
I took the milk up this morning and then mowed the lawn.
I staid home all the afternoon but went up to the Club after supper.
Eleanor came home from college tonight.

Sunday, June 5, 1904
It has been cloudy most of the day and a strong westerly wind has been blowing.
I took the milk up to the factory this morning.
It is George’s birthday and he is fifteen years old.

Monday, June 6, 1904
It rained a little this morning and has been cloudy most of the day.

Tuesday, June 7, 1904
It has been cloudy and cold all day.
I had a hair-cut after school and then went down to the Club for a short time.

Wednesday, June 8, 1904
It has been a fairly nice day.
I rode the pony up town after supper and went to the Club.

Thursday, June 9, 1904
It has been a very nice day.
After school I went to see a ballgame at the Electric Park between DeKalb and Syc. H.Ss.  The former won in a very interesting game by a score of 4 to 3, the winning score being made in the last half of the ninth inning.

Friday, June 10, 1904
It has been a very nice day.
I went to a party tonight given by Professor and Mrs. Adee to the two upper classes of the High School.

Saturday, June 11, 1904
It has been a nice day although a little cloudy.
I took the customers’ milk up this morning but came right back and mowed the lawn.  I went to a ballgame at the Park this afternoon when S.H.S. beat Lewis Institute of Chicago by a score of 8 to 4.  I went up to the Club after supper.

Sunday, June 12, 1904
It has been a very nice day.
I took the milk up this morning and after supper went up to the Bacca       sermon given for the 1904 Class at the Opera House.  [I think the spelling of Baccalaureate was too much for him.]

Monday, June 13, 1904
It has been very warm today although partly cloudy.
I walked to and from school.

Tuesday, June 14, 1904
It has been a nice day although partly cloudy.
I went up to the Club for a little while after supper.

Wednesday, June 15, 1904
It has been cloudy most of the day and it sprinkled a little this afternoon.

Thursday, June 16, 1904
It has been fair and cool all day.
School let out today for the summer vacation and I am now a Senior in the High School.  I went up after supper to hear the exercises for the graduating class.

Friday, June 17, 1904
It has been a nice day.
I took the milk to the factory this morning and this afternoon I went up town.

Saturday, June 18, 1904
It has been partly cloudy today and very warm.
I took the milk and mowed the yard this forenoon and after dinner I hoed thistles.  After supper I went up to the Club.

Sunday, June 19, 1904
It has been partly cloudy but very warm.
I took the milk up this morning but have staid home all the rest of the day.

Monday, June 20, 1904
It has been cloudy most of the day and this afternoon it rained very hard for a while.
I took the milk up this morning and this afternoon I pulled mustard until it rained.
I went up to the Club after supper.

Tuesday, June 21, 1904
It has been a nice day only a little cool.
I cut weeds all this afternoon and went up to the Club after supper.

Wednesday, June 22, 1904
It has been a nice day.
I picked strawberries for a little while this morning and hoed potatoes for a while after dinner.
I went up town after supper.

[The rest of the month is blank.]

Red or White Flowers for Mother’s Day

Harriet Duncan Claycomb, Ruth Bressler Claycomb, Richard Claycomb, Frank Claycomb, Donna Claycomb, Roy Davis. 1966.

It was just the tradition when I was growing up, I never thought much about it.  On Mother’s Day you wore a red flower if your mother was living and a white one if she had died.  When I look at this photo taken in 1966, it makes me cry.  On the left, Mom, who was only 51 then, wears the white flower for her mother who died when Mom was 12.  Grandma Claycomb who wears a white flower which is to be expected as she is about 70.  Then come two of her sons, Richard and Frank, who get to wear red flowers and be with their mother.  I also get a red flower and get to be with my mom.  Uncle Roy, just at the edge of the photo would have been holding a white flower.

I had no idea then how precious it would be to be able to have the red flower.

 

Pigs & People Frustrations

Most of us have photos with no names, dead ends on finding someone’s parents and other genealogical puzzles.  And for me, just to add to that frustration is that I have photos of dogs, horses, cows, and even pigs with their names and, in this case, her pedigree.  From 1928.

I want so much to find my great grandmother’s family, but what I get help with is knowing that Smooth Lady 2nd’s mother was Topsy!  And in case you were wondering, here’s her photo.

Well, I salute Smooth Lady 2nd.  Her family tree will survive.

Amos Claycomb’s May 1904 Diary

Sunday, May 1, 1904
It has been clear most of the day but a little cold.
I took the milk up this morning and went up town for a little while after supper.

Monday, May 2, 1904
It has been clear nearly all day.
I went into Chicago today to get some new clothes and saw a baseball game between the Pittsburg and Chicago teams of the National League.  Chicago won by a score of 8 to 5.  Uncle Will helped me pick out the clothes but had to go away then.

Tuesday, May 3, 1904
It has been a very nice day.
I played ball for a little while after school at the park.

Wednesday, May 4, 1904
It has been partly cloudy today and pretty warm.
I played ball for a while after school tonight.

Thursday, May 5, 1904
It has been cloudy most of the day and it sprinkled a little last this afternoon.
We began taking the cows to pasture this morning.
I went down to the Club and played billiards for a little while after school.

Friday, May 6, 1904
It has been cloudy nearly all day and tonight it rained very hard.
I went out to a private dance at the pavilion tonight with Miss Jeness and had a very nice time but got pretty wet.  I staid up to Grandma’s all night.

Saturday, May 7, 1904
It has been cloudy most of the day.
I took the milk up town this morning and after dinner I went over to DeKalb to see a game between the Syc. and DeKalb H.S. baseball teams.  The latter won 5 to 4.
I went up town for a little while after supper.

Sunday, May 8, 1904
It has been cloudy all day and this afternoon it has been raining very hard.
I took the customers’ milk up this morning.
Papa went to Morrisson tonight on behalf of the school board.

Monday, May 9, 1904
It has been cloudy and clear by spells today but rained pretty hard from twelve to four o’clock.
I played billiards and pool at the Club for a little while after school.

Tuesday, May 10, 1904
It has been a very nice day but a little cooler than usual.
I played ball for a little while after school.

Wednesday, May 11, 1904
It rained a little last night and has been partly cloudy today.

Thursday, May 12, 1904
It has been cloudy most of the day and tonight it has been raining quite a little.
I went up town for a little while after supper tonight.

Friday, May 13, 1904
It has been partly cloudy today and a little cold with a strong west wind.
I went up town for a while after supper tonight.

Saturday, May 14, 1904
It has been cloudy most of the day and cold with a strong westerly wind.
I took the milk this morning and then went out in the field on a pulverizer.
This afternoon I worked around the house and after supper I went up to the Club for a while.

Sunday May 15, 1904
It has been a nice day only a little cool.
I took the milk up this morning in the buggy but have staid home the rest of the day.

Monday, May 16, 1904
It has been cloudy nearly all day.
I staid out of school and went to a May fete at the Waterman Hall this afternoon which was very good.

Tuesday, May 17, 1904
It has been a nice day only cloudy part of the time.
I walked to and from school and played billiards for a little while after school.

Wednesday, May 18, 1904
It has been a fairly nice day.
I stepped on a nail this morning which ran thru my shoe into my foot and I have been pretty lame all day.

Thursday, May 19, 1904
It sprinkled a little last night and has been partly cloudy today.
Papa is having the barns moved around now into better shapes.  The ones that are being moved are the big hay barn and the granary.

Friday, May 20, 1904
It has been clear all day and pretty warm.
I went to a lecture tonight given by Mr. Adee, in the High School, on Yellowstone Park which was very good.

Saturday, May 21, 1904
It has been a nice day and very warm.
I worked around the barns all of the forenoon and this afternoon I went to a ballgame between Syc. and DeKalb H.S. at the park.  DeKalb won a very exciting game by a score of 8 to 5.  I went up to the Club after supper.

Sunday, May 22, 1904
It has been partly cloudy today but very warm.
I drove up with the customers’ milk right after breakfast.

Monday, May 23, 1904
It rained a little last night and has been partly cloudy today.  It sprinkled a little about noon.
I played pool for a little while after school tonight.

Tuesday, May 24, 1904
It has been cloudy nearly all day and is a litter cooler than usual tonight.
I went up to the Club after supper for a little while.

Wednesday, May 25, 1904
It has been partly cloudy today and pretty warm.
I drove up town in the buggy after supper and staid for a while at the Club.

Thursday, May 26, 1904
It rained quite hard this morning and has been cloudy most of the day.
I went to a reception tonight which as given by the Seniors to the Juniors in the High School.

Friday, May 27, 1904
It has been a very nice day only a little cool.
I went over to DeKalb tonight to an Oratorical Contest among five High Schools.

Saturday, May 28, 1904
It has been cloudy most of the game [sic?] but fairly warm.
I took the milk up this morning and worked around home.
This afternoon I went to a ballgame at the park when Syc. H.S. beat Marengo H.S. by a score of 10 to 9 in ten innings but the game was poorly played.
I went up to the Club after supper.

Sunday, May 29, 1904
It has been cloudy all day and raining most of the time although not very hard.
I took the milk up to the factory this morning but have staid home all the rest of the day.

Monday, May 30, 1904
It has been cloudy nearly all day and pretty cold.
It is Decoration Day and there was no school and I have been at the Club most of the time.

Tuesday, May 31, 1904
It has been a nice day.
We about finished planting all our corn tonight and have about 120 acres.

Amos Claycomb’s April 1904 Diary

Friday, April 1, 1904
It has been cloudy nearly all day and a very strong north-west wind has been blowing most of the time.
I played at the Club a little while after school.

Saturday, April 2, 1904
It has been cloudy all day and a very strong north-west wind has made it very cold.
I took the milk up town this morning and then bowled a little.
I split kindling all the afternoon but went up to the Club after supper and played pool for a while.
We tore down our old corn crib today that stood at the south-west corner of the barn and are going to build a new one.

Sunday, April 3, 1904
It has been clear all day only a little cold because of a northerly wind.
I took the milk up this morning but have staid home all the rest of the day.
Today is Easter and as papa is a Knight Templar, he went up to the banquet this noon with Louise.

Monday, April 4, 1904
It has been a very nice day.
I took the milk up this morning but came right back and have worked around home all day.

Tuesday, April 5, 1904
It has been cloudy nearly all day.
I took the milk up this morning and then worked around home all day.
I went up town after supper and played pool at the Club for a while.

Wednesday, April 6, 1904
It has been only partly cloudy today.
I took the milk up this morning and after dinner went up and played ball for a while.

Thursday, April 7, 1904
It has been mostly cloudy today.
I sawed wood most of the forenoon and played ball most of the afternoon.

Friday, April 8, 1904
It has been hailing, raining and snowing today but mostly the last.
I walked up town both this morning and afternoon.  Tonight I went to a dance given by the girls’ Club and had a very nice time.

Saturday, April 9, 1904
It snowed quite hard last night and it has been cloudy and cold all day and raining or snowing a little.
I took the milk up this morning but staid home this afternoon and slept.
I went up to the Club after supper and played cards.

Sunday, April 10, 1904
It has been cloudy nearly all day.
I took the milk up town this morning but have staid home all the rest of the day.

Monday, April 11, 1904
It rained this morning for a while and has been changeable all day.  A north-west wind has been blowing hard and it is raining a little tonight.
I walked to and from school and played one game of pool after school.

Tuesday, April 12, 1904
It has been partly cloudy but pretty cold as it froze this morning.
I played baseball for a while after school tonight.

Wednesday, April 13, 1904
It snowed quite a while this morning but did not amount to anything and has been changeable the rest of the day.
I played ball for a while after school.
Papa went into Chicago this noon and is coming out tomorrow night.

Thursday, April 14, 1904
It has been partly cloudy.
I walked to and from school and played ball for a while after school.
I started with another customer for milk today and now have six in all.

Friday, April 15, 1904
It has been cloudy and very cold all day.  A little snow fell this morning and a very strong north wind blew all day.
I went to a banquet tonight given by my class, the juniors, to the seniors and had a very nice time.

Saturday, April 16, 1904
It has been clear all day but rather cold with a light north wind.
I took the milk up this morning and then bowled three games.
I went to a baseball game this afternoon when Syc. H. S. beat Genoa in a poor game by a score of 10 to 6.
I went up to the Club after supper and played pool.

Sunday, April 17, 1904
It has been clear part of the day.
I took the customers’ milk up in a buggy this morning but have staid home all the rest of the day.

Monday, April 18, 1904
It has been cloudy part of the time today and a strong north-west wind has been blowing this afternoon and tonight.
I played ball for a while after school tonight.
Little Mary Tapper was taken sick with the scarlet fever today and I ate dinner at Uncle George Wild’s.  We cannot go to Grandma’s now until she gets well.

Tuesday, April 19, 1904
It has been partly cloudy today with northerly winds and pretty cold.
I ate a lunch at a resturant [sic] at noon today.
I played ball for a while after school.
Grandpa and Grandma Claycomb came tonight for a visit.

Wednesday, April 20, 1904
It has been clear most of the day but cold with a northerly wind.
I walked to and from school and played ball for a little while this afternoon.

Thursday, April 21, 1904
It has been clear most of the day but cold with a strong easterly wind.
I played ball for a while after school but wore my overcoat all day.

Friday, April 22, 1904
It has been cloudy nearly all day and has sprinkled several times.
I played billiards for a little while after school.

Saturday, April 23, 1904
It was clear this forenoon but clouded up this afternoon and is raining tonight.  It has been very warm all day.
I worked around home party of the forenoon and for a while after dinner.
I rode the pony for the first time up town this afternoon.  After supper I went up to the Club and played pool for a while.

Sunday, April 24, 1904
It rained last night and a little this morning and has been cloudy all day.
I took the milk up in the buggy this morning but have staid home all the rest of the day.

Monday, April 25, 1904
It has rained nearly all day except the latter part of the afternoon and there has been a very strong north-east wind.
I walked to and from school and played pool for a while after school at the Club.

Tuesday, April 26, 1904
It has been clear the greater part of the day.
Grandpa and Grandma Claycomb started back to Monmouth this morning.
I went down to the Club after school and played pool for a while.

Wednesday, April 27, 1904
It has been a very nice day.
Mary Tapper is getting along fairly well.
Louise and Mrs. Hill went into Chicago today and Mrs. Hill staid in overnight but Louise came home.
Papa is building a small brick walk just west of the house which runs straight to the road.

Thursday, April 28, 1904
It has been a very nice day.I played ball for a while after school and went up town after supper to play pool at the Club.
Mrs. Hill came home tonight from Chicago.

Friday, April 29, 1904
It has been a very nice day and pretty warm.
I played ball after school and after supper I went to see a Ladies’ Minstrels consisting of home talent with Miss Jeness.

Saturday, April 30, 1904
It has been a very nice day.
I took the milk up this morning and then helped to plant some potatoes.
This afternoon I went to a ballgame when S.H.S. beat Dundee 9-7.  Then I rode around town on Uncle Will’s horse with another boy.
After supper I went up and played pool and billiards at the Club for a while.

Bressler & Fair – Part One

 

 

My great-grandparents were John and Julia Bressler of Wayne, Nebraska.  They started out with very little, but became prominent citizens by the end of their lives.

 

John T.’s Story

John Tannehill Bressler was the son of Mary Ann Tannehill and Daniel Bressler.  Daniel had been married before to Margaret Ganoe and they had six children.  Margaret died when the youngest was two years old.  John was born 14 January 1849 in Warriors Mark, Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania – the third child and second son for Mary Ann and Daniel.  His older brother Lindley died in the Civil War in 1862.  There were nine children from this second marriage.  The family was poor and many of the children headed west.  Today there are several Bressler families in Nebraska.

John followed his brother, Hezekiah, to Cuming county, Nebraska only to find that all the homesteads had been taken.  He went north to Wayne county and settled near LaPorte the Spring of 1870.  Here he was county surveyor in 1875 and was elected to two terms as Treasurer of Wayne county in 1877 and 1879.  About 1880 he and D.C. Patterson started the Logan Valley Bank.

In an interview in the 1930s John said that while most of his neighbors built “soddies” – half buried homes of prairie sod, he made the mistake of building a board house.  That winter everything in his house froze, while his neighbors were well insulated in their homes.

In my notes I have that John Bressler held a “timber claim” in Nebraska which seems odd since there weren’t many trees.  An interview with him in 1931 (newspaper clipping dated 25 June 1931) explains this.  “Although lumber had to be hauled great distances at first, the pioneers were urged to plant trees and to forest the land as rapidly as possible.  In order to foster tree-growing, the government arranged for “timber claims,”  although they were not nearly so popular in this section as in some others.  In order to hold a tree claim of 160 acres, for example, the settler was obliged to plant about 10 acres of time; for 80 acres, about five acres in trees, and so on.  Mr. Bressler, who believed in making a farm country of the rich land, went to the river courses, dug up sturdy saplings, and planted them on his homestead.  The result of the planting activities of such pioneers as Mr Bressler is the transformation of the treeless, shrubless prairie into a land that looks like native woods.”  And this agrees with the family stories that I heard of them going to the Missouri River (about 35 or 40 miles) to get saplings.

Julia’s Story

Julia Fair was born on the same day, ten years after John Bressler – on 14 January 1859 in Indiana county, Pennsylvania.  Her middle name is sometimes recorded as DeForest, but I haven’t confirmed that or found that name anywhere else in the family.  She was the daughter of Salina Jane Cribbs and Mark Fair.  The family moved to Dakota City, Dakota county, Nebraska in 1867 when she was eight years old.  Salina had six children but at least two of them died very young.  Julia taught at Bell School in Dakota City in 1878 and 1879.

Their Marriage

Julia Fair and John Tannehill Bressler were married at Fair farm homestead, two miles west of Dakota City by Rev J. P Schmu, pastor of the Lutheran Church, Dakota City on 21 July 1880.  They lived in LaPorte, Nebraska.  In 1881 they moved to Wayne when it became the county seat.

T.C. Duncan in Santa Fe 1891

My great-grandfather’s brother, Thomas Cation (T.C.) Duncan was a prominent homeopathic doctor in Chicago is the late 1800s.  In March 1891 he took several patients from Chicago to Santa Fe, New Mexico.  He wrote a short article for the journal Medical Visitor.  I have the clipping, but not the photo printed in the journal – I think that is T.C. in suit and top hat.

His article:
An Escape from Climatic Rigor.
Chicago, May, 1891. – It was a great relief to a train load of excursionists to emerge from the snow of the north into the balmy Rio Grande Valley in early March.  We left Chicago in a storm of sleet and snow.  Nearly every one on the Raymond and Whitcomb train had taken cold, and beside I had the child of Mayor Longyear wrestling with membranous croup.  In southwestern Kansas the snow disappeared and mild spring seemed at hand, and the sick improved.  As we entered New Mexico the farmers were putting in their spring crops, and our sick all felt decidedly the salubrious change.  If Colorado Springs is a good resort; that New Mexico must be far better in spring, would be self-evident.               — T. C. Duncan, M. D., in Medical Visitor.

He took many photos, some of which have survived.  Last weekend, I tried to take a photo similar to one of his photo of St. Michaels Mission in Santa Fe.  I’ve written more about that and his camera on my photography blog.

 

The oven is called a horno and they are still in use today.  Great way to bake in summer without heating up the house.

This camera held from 60 to 150 exposures.  I would love to see all of them!

Amos Claycomb’s March 1904 Diary

Tuesday, March 1, 1904
It has been cloudy nearly all day and warm enough to melt most of the time.
I caught a ride part of the way to school and another part of the way home

Wednesday, March 2, 1904
It has been cloudy nearly all day and is foggy tonight.  There is a very heavy wind tonight and it has been warm enough to melt all day.
I walked to and from school and bowled a little while this afternoon.

Thursday, March 3, 1904
It began to snow last night and a north-west wind made a regular blizzard this morning.  the temp. was 15º  above but there is not much snow.
I bowled six games after school and after supper went to a Junior class party at Nellie and Anna Bollinger’s and had a very nice time.

Friday, March 4, 1904
The temp. was about 16º above this morning but it has been melting nearly all day.
I helped drive some cows home right after school but and went up town after supper to see a basketball game between the Belvidere H. S. boys and girls and the Syc. boys and girls.  Both Syc. team won.  After this I bowled five games.

Saturday, March 5, 1904
It has been partly cloudy today.  The roads freeze very hard at night but thaw a good deal during the day.
I walked to and from town with the milk this morning and went up town for d after dinner and bowled and won two games.

Sunday, March 6, 1904It has been cloudy nearly all day and has rained most of the afternoon.
I walked to and from town with the customers’ milk this morning but have staid home all the rest of the day.
Grandma is quite a little better today.

Monday, March 7, 1904
It was clear nearly all day except that it clouded up towards night.
I walked to and from school.  The roads are getting very muddy.
Papa goes up town on the car nearly every night and Louise rides it to and from school but we boys always walk.

Tuesday, March 8, 1904
It has been a very nice day.
I walked to and from school.
Grandma was is quite a little better today.

Wednesday, March 9, 1904
It has been cloudy all day and a strong east wind has been blowing all the time.
I walked to and from schools and the roads are almost dry enough to walk all the way on.

Thursday, March 10, 1904
It rained quiet [sic] a little last night and has been raining most of the time today although not very hard.
Aunt Jennie came from Galesburg last night to see Grandma who is very much better.

Friday, March 11, 1904
It snowed a little last night and has been colder than usual today.
Papa and Louise went over to a musical at DeKalb Normal tonight.

Saturday, March 12, 1904
It has been cloudy most of the time today and a little cold with an easterly wind.
I took the milk up town this morning on foot and also went up after dinner and bowled a while.

Sunday, March 13, 1904
It has been cloudy nearly all day and tonight it has begun to snow.  A cold east wind has been blowing all day.
I walked to and from town with the milk this morning but have staid home all the rest of the day.

Monday, March 14, 1904
It snowed all of last night and has been blowing a blizzard all day with a strong, north wind.
I rode up to school with papa but walked home.
Grandma still continues to improve.

Tuesday, March 15, 1904
It has been partly fair and partly cloudy today but the snow has melted a good deal.
I walked to and from school and bowled seven games after school this afternoon.
Aunt Jennie was out to supper tonight.

Wednesday, March 16, 1904
It has been cloudy most of the day and melting a little but after supper it sleeted a little.
I bowled six games after school tonight and then walked home.

Thursday, March 17, 1904
It snowed all of last  night and most of today although it has been melting most of the time.  A strong east wind has been blowing all day.
I bowled quite a little after school tonight.

Friday, March 18, 1904
It has been partly cloudy today and the snow is melting fast.
I went to a dance at Townsend’s hall tonight and walked home after it.

Saturday, March 19, 1904
It was cloudy this forenoon but it cleared up after dinner.  A strong westerly wind has been blowing most of the time.
I took the customers’ milk up this morning but have staid home all the rest of the day, sleeping all the afternoon.

Sunday, March 20, 1904
It had been partly cloudy an very cold all day.  A very strong east wind has been blowing all the time.
I walked to and from town with the milk this morning but have staid home all the rest of the day.
It is Edward’s birthday today and he is 12 years old.

Monday, March 21, 1904
It rained last night and froze and everythink [sic] was icy this morning.  It has been raining most of the time today with a little thunder and lightning this afternoon and a strong east wind all day.
I walked to and from school.

Tuesday, March 22, 1904
It was cloudy this forenoon morning but it cleared up early and has been a nice day.
I bowled two games after school tonight.

Wednesday, March 23, 1904
It has been a very nice day and warm enough for me to go without an overcoat.
I bowled five games after school and went up after supper and bowled five more.  I got 198 and 181 for high scores but the rest were only fair.

Thursday, March 24, 1904
It has been cloudy all day and tonight before supper a high south wind came up and it rained very hard for quite a while.
I helped drive some cattle home after school tonight.

Friday, March 25, 1904
It has been cloudy all day and rather cold.
I walked to and from school and then up town again after supper.  I bowled two games (180, 146) and then went to a basket-ball game between Syc. H. S. and Waukegan H. S.  The latter won 35 to 16 but were really the best players and played like gentlemen.

Saturday, March 26, 1904
It was 17º above zero this morning and it has snowed several different times.  A cold north-west wind has been blowing and it has been partly cloudy and very cold all day.
I helped pile wood this morning for a while and then took the milk.
I bowled some this morning and also this afternoon.  I played a few games of pool this afternoon at the Commercial Club which I have made out an application of membership for.

Sunday, March 27, 1904
It was only 17º above at seven o’clock this morning but it warmed up a little during the day.  It has been partly cloudy with a cold north-west wind.
I took the milk up this morning on foot but have staid home all the rest of the day.
The roads are very rough now.

Monday, March 28, 1904
It has been a nice day only a little cloudy.
I played pool for a while after school at the club and then walked up after supper.  I played my first game of billiards tonight.

Tuesday, March 29, 1904
It has been cloudy most of the day altho the sun shone some during the afternoon.

Wednesday, March 30, 1904
It has been cloudy all day and raining most of the time although not very hard.
I played billiards for a little while at the Club after school.
I have bought two cows and one calf now from Papa with money taken from my note [as] I have been saving for a long time.  They all cost $65.  I bought one cow a few days ago and the other cow and calf this morning.

Thursday, March 31, 1904
It has been cloudy all day and raining part of the time.
I walked to and from school.  the roads are very muddy now.
I played billiards and pool for a little while at the Club after school.

Cost of Raising Chickens 1945

Abundance – a strange thing to complain about.  I have Dad’s ledgers and he kept track of everything.  The example today is the cost of keeping chickens in 1945.  In a way it’s fascinating to see the old prices and what was needed.

But I have too many of these things and have to admit that the next generation doesn’t yet care about the cost of poultry.  What can be done with them (the records, not the children)?

I’d be happy if our kids wanted the old photos and more popular items.  But what do I do with produce records, rabbit histories, and the chicken costs?