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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1910-December 31, 1911

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Sunday March 27 1910.  Easter Sunday and warm as summer as it has been for nearly two weeks.  I went to church stopping to see Eugene who seemed very sick.  Rob & Cora gave me an Easter Lilly in a pot.  I brought home with me.  Charlie Hedges Jr was out in the afternoon looking at the [illegible]. I wrote letters in the evening  Monday March 28 1910  Will was away all day down at the [illegible] place in Coralville.  He took time to come home to dinner.  I was busy with the work.  Washed out some shirts for Will.  I did some more writing after dinner and mailed some pictures.  I was smoking the meat too.  Tuesday March 29 1910  Will & Charlie Hedges took the little mules away today.  I did house work.  got more mail ready and took butter & eggs down to the store.  Ott telephoned this evening that Cousin Eugene had died at 9.10  I went down for a call late in the afternoon.  Lee's birth-day  Mother & Hattie went down to Robert McCallisters for the day by way of Hills.  Weather good.

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Sunday March 27 1910. Easter Sunday and warm as summer as it has been for nearly two weeks. I went to church stopping to see Eugene who seemed very sick. Rob & Cora gave me an Easter Lilly in a pot. I brought home with me. Charlie Hedges Jr was out in the afternoon looking at the [illegible]. I wrote letters in the evening Monday March 28 1910 Will was away all day down at the [illegible] place in Coralville. He took time to come home to dinner. I was busy with the work. Washed out some shirts for Will. I did some more writing after dinner and mailed some pictures. I was smoking the meat too. Tuesday March 29 1910 Will & Charlie Hedges took the little mules away today. I did house work. got more mail ready and took butter & eggs down to the store. Ott telephoned this evening that Cousin Eugene had died at 9.10 I went down for a call late in the afternoon. Lee's birth-day Mother & Hattie went down to Robert McCallisters for the day by way of Hills. Weather good.