| 1 Hattie’s Blog, Nov. 21– Nov. 27 November 21: Nebraska's Thanksgiving Day ~ Boyd County, Nebraska November 21, 1921: Was a very cold day, clo udy b ut no snow. Will and I cleaned 11 ducks. Our 2 y r. old Heifer gotten from Dave Schm artz died of cold in h ead from dehorning . We are tired. Mr. P. Wilson was here for buggy as he went to Spencer. November 21, 1922: A bright day and no wind to turn windmill. The Men husked corn and I got dinner and in p.m. I went along to husk. Papa a little better this evening. ~ Hidden Timber, South Dakota November 21, 1923: Cloudy a nd qu ite cold. S. E. wind, brig ht only awhile at noo n and cloudy evenin g until sundown bright. Will got up early and after breakfast went to Tom’s and went to Winner with him on truck and back in evening. William got 2 big loads of corn. I washed clothes, put Alabastine and Plaster of Paris in holes and cracks on kitchen walls and cut up pig. Jake came on way home from Whitfords with hog. Frank Keller and Shaw came in evening to hunt coyotes and John Marty stayed last night, but went away this a.m. November 21, 1925, Saturday: Clouds passed and an awful north-west wind and dust-storm and late p.m. turned cold, but wind went down. Will went to Roundy’s and got 26 bu. of George Smith’s corn, and wind so strong, he then cleaned the coop and he and I took Graphone to schoolhouse before sundown and nearly froze. Louise and I dressed chicken, and then she washed her clothes and hung them out and they filled with dust, had to wrinch over, she then put lining in coat and also cleaned front room. I made cake but it got burned, but chicken and pie were alright. We fixed baskets and went to schoolho use for pr ogram. November 21, 1940, Thursday: Cloudy and some snow fell about 8 a.m. but it melted in afternoon, so when Seth and Wm Abbott came fo r 14 posts in Abb otts’ pick -up (Dodge), Seth let the chickens out. Frank Abbott came in this pick-up last p.m., got Wm Abbott’s vaccine machine, and told Will that Wm was to move his upp er half of the barn off th e cement basement to day, so Seth and Will went over there to help. Roy Drey and Frank Abbott helped also. Will and Seth got Frank Abbott, and saw the old baseburner that he got here, and it is polished up nice. They got the barn ready to move or slide off th e basement, a nd came home to chore and have supper in the evening. I got 2 meals, lunched at noon, looked at catalo gues, picked out what we need and played solitaire, cooked some squash but never made pies. This is Nebraska’sThanksgiving Day and 31 States in U.S.’s also. South Dakota’s will be next Thursday.
