II, 1918-1919
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Brief entries generally cover the weather; chores and activities in the fields; sicknesses and deaths, especially from influenza; visits and visitors. Ringgold lists orders from Montgomery Ward and Sears, prices for items bought and sold, money received for leases and land rents, as well as purchase and sale of land tracts. Entries related to World War I include names of local men going off to war, her refusal to sign a home defense card, purchase of war bonds and loans, and her comments regarding politics related to the war.
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