Olga Weisman
New Ipswich Historical Society
On this day - October 2, 1897
William Jurian Kaula diary - Jack Bentley
A telegram came from Jack Bentley this evening summonding [sic] me to come to Paris at once. Jack is one of my old friends in Somerville.
On this day - October 2, 1908
James Roger diary entry - two cent postage
2nd (Friday)
Cold windy day. Wind N.W. showers during the night. David painting brooder house windows in forenoon and at Greenville for grain in afternoon. I wrote to Roslin today. Cheap postage today 2 cents an ounce. Picked 2 fowls for Mrs. Amee tonight.
On this day - October 2, 2021
Apple pressing on Taylor Road.
It's nice to see someone smiling in an old photo. Most would think Olga and Otto Weisman were German. They were both born in Finland and considered themselves Finnish. The photo is not super old, late 30s would be my guess. On the topic of apple pressing in the 1950s I worked at the apple cider plant in Greenville. Two men per press, one on each side, loading and unloading. Leo Nelson (also a Finn) was my partner. He could bench press over 300 lb. Keeping up with him wasn't easy. Our shift was 4am too 4pm. We started at 4am because the bottling crew needed the juice at 7am.
Pay was $1.25/hr.
Do you have a clue to the location in the photo?