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about three board at the house, and with Daniel and Will, you will see that there is a lot of cooking to do, and it is very
hard to get house help, Ette works too hard and is not well either, the hot weather is very trying for her, she has had a
cousin with her for some time, but is going home this week. Maggie is about as usual, she does a good deal of work, with a
good deal of resting, but she has often bad nights, it so often is hard for her it get to sleep, then she is very weary and
nervous the next day. She is expecting Jeanie for a visit, she expects to start about the 5th or 6th of August. When last
we heard it was not decided whether Annie Waterman and Bernice would come, and it is possible that Colin may come