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Marion Metcalf diary, 1892-1901

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Open book Marion Metcalf diary, September 1895

Title Marion Metcalf diary, 1892-1901

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1892-1901

Place United States

Subjects Bowdoin College, Brothers and sisters, DuQuoin Coal Company, Illinois Central Railroad Company

Format Business records, Correspondence, Diaries, Genealogies, Invoices, Manuscripts, Personal narratives, Records

User-Contributed Transcription Friday. 21 Cold & windy - 10 degrees above zero, but high wind made it cold. sunshine mostly. Went to see Doctor in A.M. more white tablets - 3 hrs. sleep last night. 6 more votes for Hampton. Static, Massage & Salt Rub as usual. Mrs Craighead very miserable with a dreadful cold on lungs. staid with her 1 1/2 hrs. in P.M. & a little in A.M. In Miss Holliday's room a few minutes before Salt Rub. Sent letter home -

Saturday, Feb. 22. Walk with Miss Halliday after prayer - Went to see Miss Goble. Electro Thermal in A.M. Miss Jenness and I went in P.M. to get some flowers for Mrs Titus' birthday. bought 2 primroses (.50) in pots (.60) & green crepe paper (.40) to cover the pots. read Pembroke with Miss Willard - went to Washington's Birthday Entertainment in evening at Sanitarium - very good - Mrs Craighead much better -

Sunday Feb. 23 Warm - 40 degrees and higher - snow melting fast. Mrs Titus' birthday - she & Mr J. ate breakfast with the table. I went to San. to prayers. then back here to bed. most of the morning. Took dinner with Miss Willard at San. - sat opposite Mr Fiske. Dr. West at same table - Bible Class afterwards - Bed - Went to Mrs Spaulding's Junior Endeavor Meeting - sat between Cherry Merritt and Mary Blair - In the Jenness' room in evening -

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 12 Folder 277

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2517px × 4889px 70.45 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_277_002_065.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQHR

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