8 The South Marysburgh Mirror Mon. 23 - Royden and I cut wood down around the swamp A very nice day. Tue. 24 - Royden and I went out on M Rapins a(cid:332)er a load of cedar. Commenced to rain in the a(cid:332)er noon. had a big rain. Wolf Gang at Collins Hudgins. Wed. 25 - Colder again this morning with some snow. Wind west and blew quite hard. Thur. 26 - Quite cold. nine pigs arrived to day. Nine. Fri. 27 - A very nice day Royden and I went over to Picton a(cid:332)er Floral. Roads were just fine for cars. Sat. 28 - Colder again to day and a li(cid:425)le stormy. Sun. 29 - Floral and Wrex went around to Sunday School with the cu(cid:425)er. Mon. 30 - I took Floral Geraldine Hicks over to school. Davis Due(cid:425)a went over with me roads were fine for cars Tue. 31 - Royden and I cut some wood We are having fine weather Mirt and I went around to Elmer. Collins Wolf Gang were there. Sarah's Research Notes Insight, Information & Anecdotes About Nelson Hicks' Journal Entries When Nelson refers to Mirt "on the sick list La Grippe I guess" on January 10th, he must actually have been quite worried about her. There had been in recent memory the cataclysmic pandemic Spanish flu, known as "La Grippe". During the First World War it killed more people than the war had. There were subsequent waves of epidemic, one in 1920 and another one to come, in the winter of 1928/1929. Li(cid:425)le was available to combat the illness. Perhaps Mirt resorted to one of these treatments adver(cid:415)sed in 1927. Life In The Past Nelson Hicks' Journals January 1928 Transcribed by Sarah Moran Collier Sun. 1 - Well there is a change in the weather colder. Mon. 2 - To day has been a very cold day Mirt washed. Along about Four O'Clock a(cid:332)er dinner. I took Floral and Kathleen out to Picton the roads were just fine for cars. Tue. 3 - Well today has been a very stormy day snowed. And dri(cid:332)ed all day. I think we will have sleighing again Wed. 4 - Another stormy day and cold I went down and helped Collin kill his Bull. Thur. 5 - Broke out roads to day for cars. Royden and I got up some wood. Fri. 6 - I went over to Picton with John Lony. Floss is over in the Hospitle with a boy baby. John is steping around like a Turkey. the weather has turned warm. Sat. 7 - Mirt and I went over to Picton a(cid:332)er Dinner and then out to Archie's for the evening it was a lovely night and the roads were fine for cars. Sun. 8 - Went to church nice and warm. Mon. 9 - Royden took a grist up to Milford. Lloyd and Frank down for dinner to day. Weather con(cid:415)nues warm. Tue. 10 - Royden and I cut some wood Ken Johnson got a small load of straw. Mirt on the sick list La Grippe I guess. weather very warm. Intended to go to Dan Palmateer. Wed. 11 - Wonderful weather Very warm Royden and I (cid:415)nkered around cu(cid:427)ng wood. Mirt is not feeling very much be(cid:425)er. Thu. 12 - No snow on the ground. S(cid:415)ll very warm not very much frost in the ground. Fri. 13 - I went over to Picton a(cid:332)er Floral. Davis Due(cid:425)a went over with me. a big crowd in Town. Court going on. Rained some to day. Sat. 14 - We sawed up some wood with the brigg saw then drew up some we had cut. Mirt is be(cid:425)er to day making a new dress for Floral. Sun. 15 - A very nice day Warm No church to day. Mon. 16 - I took Floral over to Picton roads were good for cars but slippery Met Lloyd in Picton he came down stayed (cid:415)ll a(cid:332)er dinner and I went back with him. Tue. 17 - I was back to Lloyds We went over to Belleville nice weather and good roads for cars. Wed. 18 - Lloyd and I went over to Belleville came back about Ten Oclock then had Luis fetched me down to Picton and I came out home with Earl Collier. Thu. 19 - Mirt and I went over to Picton. Last day of the Poultry Show. Commenced to storm and it was bad coming home driving a car. Fri. 20 - Wind blew a gale and snowed some all day not much move on the rods to day. Sat. 21 - We are having a cold (cid:415)me now. Boys and I drew up some wood. And sawed some up. Sun. 22 - Rex Mirt and I went around to church. Quite a nice crowd out: some warm to day. Kathleen and Floral not home this week.