MAY 1911

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MONDAY

May 1st Worked in the cannery all day.
Walked down town with Lottie. Sollie
was over this eve.

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TUESDAY

May 2^ndWorked to-day in the cannery.
"Nothing doing. ¹ "

WEDNESDAY

May 3^rd Worked in the cannery until
2:30. Went down town. Bought me some
duds. Tubby was here, he walked down to
Nettleton’s with Bessie and I and also to
town with me. Kit wanted meto go too
but she got “stinged” so ² Evelyn wouldn’t
let her.

THURSDAY

May 4^th Didn’t work to-day, only at home.
Bessie and I went down town. I mopped
the floor this P.M. was hard on my
nerves³ but Ev’s heart failed her so
she couldn’t do it. Ha! Ha!

FRIDAY

May 5^th Worked until noon. Went down
town and framed some pictures this P.M.

SATURDAY

May 6^th Worked until 2:30 this P.M.
Quit about 11:30 and brough B— ⁴ home

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as she got sick. Ev and I went down town
then Sollie came over and we went to the
show. We got oysters in at Casey’s. Got
in bed at 12 o’clock⁵.

SUNDAY

May 7^th Went with Ev and Bessie to the
Hospital. Bess had an operation, she was
talking everything. Ev and I stayed over
there until we starved out then we had
to come home and get something to eat
and go back again. Bess came home to.

MONDAY

May 8^th Didn’t work. Ev and I washed.

MayWe went over to [the] Howe’s to get some
sour mild this eve.

TUESDAY

May 9^th Worked to-day. Went down town
with Lottie. Ev and I went to the show.

WEDNESDAY

May 10^th Worked to-day.

THURSDAY

May 11^th Word to-day. Nothing doing.
Phil was over this evening.

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FRIDAY

May 12^th Worked to-day. Went down town this eve.

SATURDAY

May 13^th Worked all day. Helen Solomon came
up and stayed all night. We all went to
the show. Lottie took me.

SUNDAY

May 14^th Worked just about all day. Lottie
and I were going to Raymond, but Sollie backed
out and wouldn’t go. So Lottie and I went up
to Tompson' ⁶s for a while, went and got some
ice cream, and went to the show . Sollie and
Tubby and I took Lottie home then we
three had some ice cream then Sollie
brought me home.

MONDAY

May 15^th Worked all day and until 9 o’clock
after supper. Sollie came home with me.

TUESDAY

May 16^th Worked to-day. Went over to Howe’s
to get some milk. Also went down town
Ran ⁷ across Tubby and we went to the
show.A boy was drowned to-dayin the
river.

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WEDNESDAY

May 17^th Worked to-day. Mike, Lottie, Sollie and
I went to Raymond to a dance. Nice dance
that⁸. Had fried oysters. Waited 2 hr. 25 min.
for train. Got home at 2 o’clock⁹.

THURSDAY

May 18^th Didn’t work this A.M. Ev and
I went to town. Worked this P.M. Ev, Bess,
Laurence and I went to the show.

FRIDAY

May 19^th Stayed at home from work. Ev
and I went down town. I went over to
the cannery and depot. Went and stayed
All night down at Tompson’¹⁰s with Lottie.

SATURDAY

May 20^th Come to work about 9 o’clock.
Bess, Ruby, Ev, Clarice, Eunice and I
went to the show.

SUNDAY

May 21^th Stayed at home all day.

MONDAY

May 22^th Worked all day and until 9 in
the eve. Sollie didn’t bring me home to-night.
He never will again. The past can

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never return. Ain’t I sorry? (Nit)¹¹ All
But the sorry. There’s as many good fish
as ever were caught still swimming
in the sea. (Oh Slush.)¹²

TUESDAY

May 23^rd13 Worked all day.

WEDNESDAY

May 24^th Worked to-day. Bob Lawler took
Bessie, Georgie and I to the show this eve.

THURSDAY

May 25^th Worked again to-day. We all
got off at five and Bob and Clyde came
after us in the wagon and took us
down to the store. They gave ¹⁴ us two
big sacks of candy and an orange.

FRIDAY

May 26^th Worked all day and until 8:30
this eve. Had quite a fight at the cannery.
Chink and De Bow. Bob walked home
with me. Clyde with Bessie.

SATURDAY

May 27^th Worked to-day. Went down
to the Pioneer with Ev and Georgie.

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Georgie turned on the fire alarm for
the electric light switch. Went to the
dance. Came home with Mr. Johnson.

SUNDAY

May 28^th Lottie and I went to Frances
this morning, came back this afternoon,
about all in. Lester fell down a[nd] ¹⁵ hurt
his arm again. Poor Kid.

MONDAY

May 29^th Worked to-day. Pressed Lester’s suit.

TUESDAY

May 30^th Worked all day. Took Lester’s suit
over to the cannery for him. Marguerite and
I were up on the hill talking.

WEDNESDAY

May 31^th Worked all day. Went to the show
with Harry Johnson. Gee but I hated
to go. Had supper at Casey’s.

^{1. nothing doing:   ↩}

^{2. Original: for; Emendation: so  ↩}

^{3.  hard on my nerves:   ↩}

^{4.  Bessie.   ↩}

^{5.  12 o’clock in the morning.   ↩}

^{6.  Refer to footnote #8.   ↩}

^{7.  Original: Run; Emendation: Ran  ↩}

^{8.  It is unclear if employing “that” at the end of the sentence is indicative of slang or if Kezia didn’t finish her thought.   ↩}

^{9.  2 o’clock in the morning.   ↩}

^{10.  Here, Kezia employs an apostrophe. Hence, the reason for my emendation in the May 14 entry as I believe it was an accidental variant on the author’s part.   ↩}

^{11.  Nit:  ↩}

^{12.  Oh Slush:  ↩}

^{13.  Original: th; Emendation: rd  ↩}

^{14.  Original: give; Emendation: gave  ↩}

^{15.  Original: a; Emendation: and  ↩}

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