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Thursday Nov. 25 1897 Thanksgiving Eli Ike Keyes Nelson to Oberlin on cars. Marion Net Jo & I to Geo. Rich's Chas & Father alone. a.m. took gifts from SS class to poor family on Woodland Ave G?olly by name. got Spring wagon full turnips from hill lot. Jo. back to O. in eve. warmer. rainy. Fri. 26 warm. rain a.m. a.m. slept kids shelled beans p.m. " " " finished. I got 2 loads turnips. Sat 27 warm. a.m. we finished turnips p.m. husked corn Eli Ike & I 4 shock 14 bus. Sun. 28 new boy in S.S. Jim Brown Lake Ave. 21 present. Temperance lesson. Everhard taught, Quartette sang 2 songs. Went to C.E. & Eve. service. Mon 29 growing cold. a.m. hauled load corn stalks. p.m. husked 1 shck 3 1/2 bus. & hauled load stalks, cold. Tues 30 Coldest yet. frozen solid. roads awful a.m. shelled corn p.m. to mill. had horses' front shoes re-set. Eli had her shod behind a few days ago. got some sweet corn from hill lot.