Mon 31 Jul 1922
Mary's Journal Entry
H. threshed. hot
Letter Sent Home
Dear Folks at home
Well Ma is helping Mabel they are threshing (ha ha we are not we’re cooking) today it sure has been hot but we get on fine in our sleeping porch use it all the time is 90○ in shade 11:00 A.M. we left Juliete Thursday 5 P.M. that evening some one wanted me at Phone could not make out who is was for a long time as tried to fool me. it was Horace & Beca Chapman had come on train sure surprised us Sat- Ma & J took them to Wills then yesterday we had the whole Mo kinsfolks at Wm Seeleys 45 in all all there but Julia & hubby & son they’r visiting sure a fine time Chapmans leave for home this morning we will not be able to leave Wills before Aug- 7 so a letter sent in time will be received & apreciated sure have got our mail in fine shape. we are both well. so are all the relations will have to hurry as want this to go in this mail Harold has 80 acres of wheat 10 a Oats wheat good expect to go from here to Garnet Kan. which is 40 miles west of a line to Kansas City will close with Love & best wishes Pa & Ma addres c/o Wm T. Wilson, RFD # Lamar Mo
Mabel’s dinner for threshers
mashed potatoes, fresh tomatoes, baked potato salad, corn cut from cob, fried spring chicken dressing cab. salad, maccaroni & cheese jelly & 2 kinds preserves, whole applesauce, onions bread & butter cream pie iced tea & hot coffee fed 25 men besides Ben & Geo. Sr. 2 boys & we 4 women. kept us all busy to get everything ready churned, baked bread & pies got chickens ready. oh its hot enough without fire when we got dishes done I wen tup in bathtub cool while I was in tub but before I got dressed was all sweat again. oh I dread K.C. they say its so hot there. glory I will melt. pa missed the mail so I have few min. I canned 3 qt. of tomatoes for M- this P.M. got sliced cukes ready for supper they thresh till sun down. have to set table & wash dishes three times for a whole bunch. have not been to Geo. Jr. or Walter’s yet. Geo. thres- his tomorrow Anabel helps so I go too. we will be around here till Sat. I expect they are planning a fish fry Fri. (better catch the fish first) we are up to late nights & to buggard hot to sleep day times expect we will wash this week. hope all are well. eggs 15¢ doz. here.
Lots of love to all