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home about all + a half ive had it for dinner there is also enough for supper + tomorrows dinner it came from the first national store. they had strawberries, but they were going by I got some nice spinnage + some oats for breakfast.
I gave Pa a bath + he changed his clothes without any trouble. its very quiet to day no firing of crackers to speak of a fire alarm sung in during the night. it was nice that the rain came as it did to wet down before the fourth. 
the Ballentines are away today I guess they have gone to the beach or some where to stay over the fourth. Gertrude works + she probably has the two days for being at some pleasure resort. she gives up her money to her mother like most of the Catholics. I guess the old woman likes money + is pretty grasping[?] . She hates to pay out much to help + employes boys a good deal for cleaning up around the house. she is a worker herself but pretty slow. I like Gertrude she is jolly. Ella has just been here two hours + gone on the bus home Ma