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Stoughton Feb 7th 1920

Dear Doris—

Another Saturday night has come around and I am writing to you before your father gets ready to close up his store and come home. We have had one of the worst blizzards that has been in this part of the country, for some time, raging for three days, trains are snowed in, no papers no mails and people short of food products. I was alone all day Thursday, could not even get over to the barn to feed or water, and when Pa came home at night he was about all in from waiding [[wading]] through snow drifts. Jennie Dykemans funeral yesterday had to be called off on account of the storm and to day the family was taken by Frank Monk down to Canton on a bob sled, A train is stalled between Tom Swans and the South Station, been there through this storm. the same is the state of affairs on the other road, I believe down to Canton the Red Cross are feeding them in the town hall.

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My washing is out to dry & as it is very sunny it will get dry to day, we are taking advantage of the weather. I have got a kettle on cooking a piece of beef for a pot roast and a bread pudding in the oven made of broken crackers and bits of dry bread. There are no yeast cakes to be had so I made a brown bread last night to go with the beans. Winnie and family are taking the childrens [[children's]] pictures over in the field. They go over the snow banks on the crust. So much is being made of that "fool" it is sickening to every body that witnesses it. 'Maud says that she has some hopes of the lad knowing the father and grandfather so well'. but I told her I failed to see any, I was sorry to say. Edith told Lena that she was going to board out there  this winter the children were so interesting how's that darn fool
Ma 
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