Oiling Floors

June 3, 1932.  Jacob cultivated again.  Mama, Corney, and I went to Dodge.  Mary oiled the floor.

When the Siemens built their house near Meade, they did not finish the entire house.  Many of the rooms only had unfinished 12-inch planks for flooring, so these floors had to be oiled instead of being varnished.  All the furniture was moved out of a room, and then the floor was oiled with a rag to protect it and make it shine.  Later, perhaps in the early 1940s, wooden flooring was put in and painted; so it was not oiled anymore.  At the same time the walls were plastered and painted and a large cabinet for dishes was installed between the dining room and kitchen.