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HOUSEHOLD

• Families could have around 8 to 10 kids
• Entertainment was in the form of monopoly, scrabble, and other games.
• They would also entertain themselves by attending socials
• Kids would entertain themselves by playing outside like riding bikes, climbing trees, or playing marbles.
• People also entertained themselves by reading.

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SCHOOL

• Some kids did not go to school because they had to work in the fields
• Teachers were like older students and often were not paid
• Students were not divided up into grade, but taught in one big classroom.

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CLOTHING

• Several children were clothed with hand me downs.
• Dresses and shirts were made from feed sacks

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FOOD

• Most families grew their own food on farms and in gardens.
• Children had to milk cows and gather eggs from livestock early in the morning before starting their day.

CHORES

• Women cooked, mended clothing, and maintained the house as well as the chicken coops and the outhouse.
• Men and children took care of farming and outside jobs