Aug. 19
We washed today, yesterday we spent #1.32 or something around that, and today only $.28 decreasing rapidly
Went down to Carolines (?) with Jean. Rode down to Smiths corner with John.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Aug. 19, 1935
Aug. 18, 1935
Mon.
Aug. 18
Cleaned house
Jean was up at Grannies trying to figure out a way to fix Aunt Mamies chair.
Popped pop corn tonight and read Robin Hood.
Aug. 17, 1935
Sunday
Aug. 17
Big Catholic picnic at Mission House. I never went near but I can hear them playing Bingo from here. Rode up to (Cara Glues)? tonight
Aug. 15, 1935
Fri
Aug. 15
Went to Dubuque this morning got a pair of black shoes for school (a drawing of the shoes) something like that and a blouse and two dresses a wool one and a silk one
Dad got a new "Chevy"
Aug. 14, 1935
Aug. 14
Went picking blackberries this morning with Scott. Jean and Marg hitch-hiked to Earlville to go swimming. Mrs. Frieting had to go back home last night because some relative died and they got a telagram.
S'long
Shirley
Aug. 13, 1935
Aug. 13
That (?) Jean in E. Dubuque, she came down on the zephyr. Mrs. Frieting came out with us. We are going blackberry picking in the morning
Well that's all
goodnight
Aug. 12, 1935
Aug. 12
Had a bad night last night it must have been something I ate at that darn picnic. Have been sick all day. Played with my paper dolls. Jean maybe is coming home this week. Haven't had word from her for some time.
Aug. 11, 1935
Aug. 11
Big Catholic picnic over at Moores old place. went with Doris but that's about all I did all day besides going to Sunday School had fine lesson
Cal won a lamp playing Bridge.
Aug. 9, 1935
Aug. 9
Does Everett Bradley ever give me pain where I don't want it teasing me about Dick not only that but other things. Went to Dubuque this afternoon. Had an awful time keeping track of John.
S' long
Does Everett Bradley ever give me pain where I don't want it teasing me about Dick not only that but other things. Went to Dubuque this afternoon. Had an awful time keeping track of John.
Monday, April 6, 2015
Aug. 8, 1935
Aug. 8
Went to Crystal Lake Cave 8 miles from Dubuque also went to Bellvue. Rode down the hill tonight with Cal and Dick (that staying at Randalls) and Erwin and Everett Bradley. Fixed the wagon mostly. Then Cal and I took a walk went right off and left Dick in wagon!) To think that I'd forget my manners that much. I'll apologize (appoligise) a lot tomorrow they're going Sat. Hope they come next summer.
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I sorta like Dick after a spread
Aug. 6, 1935
Aug 6
Rode up and down the hill in the old wagon with Dick and Cal. Had lots of fun. Dad is still playing cribbage (or however you spell it) at Randalls.
Aug. 5, 1935
Aug. 5
Went to Grannies tonight. Played with Cal. Dads vacation started today to last for two weeks.
Shirley
Ann
Maxwell
Aug. 4, 1935
Aug. 4
Went to the woods this afternoon at Rossers or some such place, real pretty place.
Went with Scotts had a good time.
Aug 2, 1935
Aug 2
Slept late this morning Cal came back from Algona.
Went for a ride tonight Dad's trying to teach me to drive a car. He'll never never succeed though I'm afraid.
Aug.1, 1935
Aug. 1
Played around with Betty O Lee. Mother canned pickles. I am learning a piece for the piano named Ballade or something
I'm awful sleepy
Goodnight
July 31, 1935
July 31
Mowed the back lawn today. Went calling at Lashers and andersons tonight.
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If Jean were only here I would like to get more acquainted with that boy at Randalls but heck, I'm just a old hick like the rest of the Epworthians. I hope
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I can go riding with them Saturday if dad takes them. That would be KEEN. He usually lets me go, but in a case like this no telling what will happen just have to wait and see.
so long
me
July 30, 1935
July 30
A train was wrecked here tonight went down to see it. real cute, and how!!! no-one killed or anything. I was crocheting on grannie's porch this morning and Betty went home for a few minutes and came back with thread and a needle she learned how to do the chain stitch. I better hop in bed or somebody will get after me.
Goodnight.
July 29, 1935
July 28, 1935
July 28
Went to sunday school this morning there were hardly any there.
Went to Randalls to supper met some people from Chicago Harringtons I believe was the name. Just got back. Had a good time
Sam
July 27, 1935
July 27
Helped dad fix Grannies floor, (daribring?) it different colors.
Made my first sewing a blouse plaid, real cute, of course mother helped me or it wouldn't be done
Sammy
July 26, 1935
July 26
Went over to Randalls for some Berean thing and served.
Went swimming in at the beach this morning had a good time
Sam
July 25, 1935
July 25
-35
Mowed the lawn
I stained Granny's walnut table and painted her kitchen floor. I saw Junior for the first time since I came back from Ohio which was about a month ago. I thought I had seen everybody if he's counted as somebody I'm a monkey's tail.
S.A.M.
July 24, 1935
July 24
Went to Dubuque this afternoon. Got some material to make a blouse. I've got to get some shoes for school
I mowed part of the lawn and stopped because I thought it started to rain and it didn't at all
So Long
S.A.M.
July 23, 1935
July 23
Went walking with Irene tonight. Met Mildred Erimmins and she went to
what a family, gosh! I'd hate to put up with it. Kennedy came along and took them riding of course I wouldn't go, not with him. Theres better chances than that. I wish I could meet that Ross kid I hope they stay and tonight improve (epworth?). I hope we stay here. I'd rather stay here than my place else even if the house is awful shot. We'll take what we get and be glad we got it.
Pee Wee
or
Sammy
or Shir
or Shirley
or whatever you like we have
Joe's baby was born the 7th
July 22, 1935
July 22
1935
Jean went to Duluth last Friday. I've been cleaning house ever since I believe. I might be crazy but dont want to move now more and more interesting people are moving in
I hope we dont have to sing in that terrible thing in Dubuque this year or by that darn victrola either. Something I wish I had nerve enough to talk to some of these people who think they are the whole cheese. I think that the kids ought to have something to say about what kind of music they want Boy I'd tell 'em!! I was up ay Grandma's tonight and heard a fifteen minute speech Aunt Maria Bakers New Years or something like that, that I'd heard over and over. Pretty swell old lady Grandma Roberts
Dec. 12, 1933
1933
Dec. 12
We are all making Christmas presents
Jean is embroidering a napkin for Billy W. and mother is making a doll pin cushion for Margaret Ann W. I am making a comfortor for the baby fold
Oct 18, 1933
Oct. 18 1933
We got our report cards to-day this is what I got:
Reading------B
Writing-------C
Spelling------100
Language-----B
Arithmetic----B
Geography----C+
History--------C
Citizen ship---C
Deportment---B
Thats all so good-night, goodby, Amen.
The teachers strag(?) was bad as usual.
I f Irene will stop laughing I will right, so long
Sept. 22, 1933
Sept. 22
1933
Jean is going to be inisiated tonight she went up already. She had to wear old fashioned dresses with bustles, but she couldn't find a bustle so she wore a pillow she had to wear an Old fashioned hat
The boys had to wear there pants wrong side out and wear jewelry and a green ribbon and they had to bow to the seniors when they met them on the street.
I hope they give them castor oil and make them eat cats eyes. I mean the inside of grapes
Sept. 5, 1933
Tues
September 5
1933
We started to school this morning we had to say quotations.
When mother and daddy went to the fair and brought me home a cane, Bracelet, and, beads, and Jean got a bracelet, a pair of beads and a little was a picture of lincoln and got also a picture of washington and mother got a little teenie ptcher and some-thing for the kitchen and daddy got a cane.
I have all my school books and will get $1.30 for the school books sold.
Feb. 23, 1933
Feb. 23
1933
We went to school this morning and played “hunts and Rabbits” with the boys I got caught and got away. We played “pussey wants a corner”, with noel callahan and calvin and billy and clyde Parkins, Daddy came home to-night and made up his orders I went roller skating and played marbles, then went to bed
Shirley Maxwell
Epworth
I arca(?)
Jan 7, 1933
Jan. 7
1933
I played football an helped take down
the Christmas tree. After dinner we played football, then we went ice
skating but t wasn't any good we played cowboy and indian then we had
supper. We shelled peanuts and fried them and ate them and then I got
my hair rapped and took a bath and went to bed.
Jan. 2, 1933
Jan.2
1933
We had to go to bed this morning. Daddy lost his job Friday and is at home. Jessie Allen had her seat back by mine and June has hers in the front of the room.
Miss Jackson was good today.
We went skating to-night and Ona Mae Bradley had some skates like mine. Daddy went to lodge. We went to bed.
Dec. 29, 1932
Dec. 29
1932
We got up this morning and we got breakfast Betty O Lee came over and I hid upstairs until they went we ate dinner at grandmas and ate dinner then went over to Betty's an played Hop-Scotch and Hide-and-Seek we ate supper at grandmas.
Dec. 28, 1932
Dec. 28
1932
We got up and ate breakfast and washed dishes then I went and played button=button and I spy with Betty O Lee then we ate dinner at grandmas
Jean was as cross as usual
I went over to Betty's O Lee's and played I Spy
We went to (Gritago)? for supper
Helen stayed with us.
Dec. 27, 1932
Dec. 27
1932
Mother went with daddy this morning. I wouldn't wash dishes so I went to bed, pretty soon I got up however, We ate dinner at grandma's. In the after noon Betty and Lee came over and stayed all day. We went over to Tom's and Dick's but they were not home. We came back and then went over to Aunt Sillies for supper. We listened to “Little Orphan Annie” at the store. We came home too and played with cut-outs Ellen and Mildred came over and sang the song “Doctor Tinker Tinkle” of Old Tay Town,”
Dec. 26 1932
The Scribble=in Book
Dec.26 1932
We cleaned the house around the Christmas tree. Daddy stayed at home this morning while Jean and I went up to Coras(?), he carried 50 pails of water out of her cellar Cora told us a joke she said “Did you know that the President elect went to the hospital?” and they said they didn't then she said they were giving birth to Prosperity. We went to Dubuque and saw the movie “Little Orphan Annie.” It was good. We had Gritago for supper after supper we played bridge not me of course but daddy and mother. Then we showed our presents
Foreword
These are the entries from Granny's Scribble=n book. I tried to keep it as true to what is written as possible. So, I included misspellings and tried to keep the grammar to what is written. It adds a whole lot of charm. When I wasn't sure what was written, I put my best guess in brackets with a question mark (xxxxxx?). So, if anybody knows the word, or name that I have gotten wrong, let me know and I'll correct it.
I keep laughing out loud as I go. This book is a gem! What a treat to be able to go through this! I feel like I am watching her grow up, which of course, is a side that I have never seen. I will do what can, as I can and keep sending pages as updates to whomever wants them
I love you all!
Enjoy!
-Holly
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