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[[preprinted]] JANUARY 27 [[/preprinted]]

Friday
good day all day, went to school. took two test 
English + Chemistry, and [[???]] in afternoon.
measured my machine shed by [[???]] and hope to get started building before long, men did not work, saw [[???]] at school + talked to her about Saturday.

JANUARY 28

Saturday
Fair day, noise worked
Daddy, Robert + I went to get our haircut. went to Met Job Ghowers and to Copseys in St Mary Co to get some oysters. I called Judy up in afternoon but she said she couldn't go out because she was sick. Mary, Robert + I went to [[???]] to see "Adams Rib" got home 9:15

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January 27--1756--Mozart born in Austria.
            1858--Ottawa made the capital of the Dominion of Canada.
            1880--Edison received patent for incandescent electric light

January 28--1855--Panama Railroad ran first train from coast to coast.
            1871--Paris surrendered to the Germans in Franco-Prussian War.
            1909--U.S. gave up control in the republic of Congo.
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[[preprinted]] JANUARY 29 [[/preprinted]]

Sunday
good day. fixed manure spreader in morning we went to Church. mother Mary and I went over to see Jane Garrett in the afternoon got back at 5 oclock. have put 771 miles on car since I got it. did homework. Monday McPherson Birthday

[[preprinted]] JANUARY 30 [[/preprinted]]

Monday
Rainey day all day and night. went to school none of the men worked
Robert + I rook down 160 sticks of tobacco in afternoon after school. 
I called Jordy up from Smiths. she was eating supper, did homework got to bed 10:30

January 29--1843-- William McKinley born ni Ohio
            1861--Kansas admitted to the Union
            1980--Independence of Brazil recognized by the U. S.
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January 30--1878--U. S. ratified treat with Samoa, acquiring Pago Pago harbor.
            1882--Franklin Delano Roosevelt born.
            1897--Treaty with England signed, settling Alaskan boundary.
            1949--Col. Goethals nominated first governor of Canal Zone. [[/preprinted]] [[/page 2]]