Ida Burnell's 1893 Diary
Sat. Apr. 1, 1893
All fool's day. Pleasant. Washed and ironed. Letter from Bessie. The doctor says I have poison oak and will send me some salts. Says to drink a cup of hot water before breakfast. Lost all my fat weigh 122 again.
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Fri. April 7, 1893
About 3 in of snow. Swept schoolhouse. Studied some.
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Fri. April 9, 1893
Raining again. Turkey dinner. No letters. Josie sick. Wrote to Bessie, Leila, and Belle. Sun came out a little while in evening.
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Fri. April 10, 1893
Showery. School. Mr. Orth did not go home until this morning. Hale, Hamann and some others put up a job on him last night and he lost $65. Says he cannot afford to board the boys here any longer and should think not eigher if he keeps on at that rate.
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Fri. April 14, 1893
 Not very pleasant. Got up about 6. Went down to Senteney's and stayed all night last night. Had a terrible time trying to sleep. Guess they are about down to bed rock. Mr. S. came home in the evening. Guess he had been on a drunk. Package came from Flanagan. Took a bath.
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Fri. April 20, 1893
Foggy but warm- showered in the afternoon. Bessie sent me a sateen waist and a cat just as cute as it can be. The waist fits to a T. Mr. Swortzel came out to inspect the Alder Point bridge and let the contract for fixing it.
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Fri. April 21, 1893
Pleasant. 26 youngsters. Showered a little. Studied Geog. Mr. Senteney got the contract for fixing the bridge $800. Dora Newman has three pupils.
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Fri. April 28, 1893
Rainy this A.M. School. Swept and gave things a general cleaning. Made out the monthly summary. Total enrolled 27. Average no. belonging 22. Average daily att 21.75. Percent .988. The May Day Ball comes off tonight.
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Fri. April 29, 1893
 Windy. Washed and ironed. Studied. Wanted to go down to see Dora today but could not get a safe horse. Went over to Sloan's, up to Roland's, Harken's and to the town hall where I found Mrs. Curless, Mrs. Prior and Mrs. O'Conner. They want to have another dance tonight. Mr. Frost is in town.
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