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December 28, 1914 | Solon - A Plum Century

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Solon – A Plum Century. Follow Solon Plumb Robertson through 1914. December 28, 2014. December 28, 1914. Helped Aunt Sarah wash. Tinkered around in afternoon. Solon is a little more productive today. Instead of just eating he helped his Aunt Sarah with washing. I wonder what he “tinkered” with afterwards? Next post →. January 1, 1915. December 31, 1914. December 30, 1914. December 29, 1914. December 28, 1914. On December 30, 1914. On December 30, 1914. On December 7, 1914. On December 4, 1914.

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January 1, 1915 | Solon - A Plum Century

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Solon – A Plum Century. Follow Solon Plumb Robertson through 1914. January 2, 2015. January 1, 1915. Helped Ben Parker put up ice at Elson R. for Uncle Elson and himself. It has been enjoyable recording this information and sharing with those who have an interest. I appreciate all the nice words from those who contacted me. There may be some additional information posted to this blog in the coming weeks but this is the final daily entry. January 1, 1915. December 31, 1914. December 30, 1914.

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July | 2014 | Solon - A Plum Century

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Solon – A Plum Century. Follow Solon Plumb Robertson through 1914. Monthly Archives: July 2014. July 31, 1914. July 31, 2014. Helped to pick rocks of the alfalfa field. July 30, 1914. July 31, 2014. Received Beth Arine’s picture today. Worked on tennis cort. Not sure who Beth Arine is (or even if that what it says). Solon must have taken a picture of her? Bought some clothes today for a buck ten. Also spent a buck on pants. Pants are clothes aren’t they? Maybe it says parts. Parts for what? July 29, 1914.

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October | 2014 | Solon - A Plum Century

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Solon – A Plum Century. Follow Solon Plumb Robertson through 1914. Monthly Archives: October 2014. October 31, 1914. October 31, 2014. Had Agl. Engineering to 11 o’clock. Went to the Ohio Union in evening. Solon makes no mention of “All Hallows Eve”. Indeed it was not until the 1930’s that the custom of Trick or Treating. Began in the united states. Solon spent his evening at the Ohio Union this evening. This building was known as Enarson Hall. Here is a modern view of the building:. October 30, 1914.

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December 30, 1914 | Solon - A Plum Century

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Solon – A Plum Century. Follow Solon Plumb Robertson through 1914. December 30, 2014. December 30, 1914. Helped put up ice at Elson R. Putting up ice was a common chore during the winter prior to refrigeration. The ice was cut from a pond or lake then stored in an insulated ice house for use during the warm months. Here is a video showing how it is done – looks like hard cold work:. Solon’s bit of work while on Christmas vacation is paying off with an additional $5 in his pocket. Next post →.

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September | 2014 | Solon - A Plum Century

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Solon – A Plum Century. Follow Solon Plumb Robertson through 1914. Monthly Archives: September 2014. September 30, 1914. September 30, 2014. Helped to fill silo at Uncle Elson’s upper place. Run a wagon. September 29, 1914. September 30, 2014. Worked at Downe’s Place in am Helped Ben to set insilage cutter up at Uncle Elson’s upper place. Here is a video of a vintage ensilage cutter (also known as a silo loader):. Solon spent a quarter on washing today. Looks like he also spent a dime on a glove(? Still ...

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April | 2014 | Solon - A Plum Century

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Solon – A Plum Century. Follow Solon Plumb Robertson through 1914. Monthly Archives: April 2014. April 30, 1914. April 30, 2014. Helped Aunt Sarah clean house. Went to Sparta after Mary. Here is another reference to the unknown Aunt Sarah (see April 11). Again I searched through my family tree looking for possible matches yet found none. Solon is learning about the domestic side of farm life, helping his aunt with housework and picking up his younger niece Mary,. Solon is very unclear on this point.

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December 7, 1914 | Solon - A Plum Century

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Solon – A Plum Century. Follow Solon Plumb Robertson through 1914. December 7, 2014. December 7, 1914. School as usual. Bookkeeping in evening. Next post →. January 1, 1915. December 31, 1914. December 30, 1914. December 29, 1914. December 28, 1914. On December 30, 1914. On December 30, 1914. On December 7, 1914. On December 4, 1914. On December 2, 1914. December 7, 2014. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment:.

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December | 2014 | Solon - A Plum Century

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Solon – A Plum Century. Follow Solon Plumb Robertson through 1914. Monthly Archives: December 2014. December 31, 1914. December 31, 2014. Helped put up ice at Elson R. Solon’s year comes to an unpretentious end helping put up ice for his Uncle Elson. No mention is made of New Year’s Eve parties with champagne and dancing although there may well have been. That is unless Solon happened to go to Canton for New Year’s Eve. Seems the growing popularity of the temperance movement. December 30, 1914. Putting u...