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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1912-December 31, 1915

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Monday May 25th 1914
I did not do much of any thing in the forenoon
and went to town to see Dr Breene about my teeth they
hurt me so I cannot wear them. I wont try anymore.
Will about home all day. I read in the evening.
Tuesday May 26th 1914
I went down home at 9:15. Hattie & Ott went to
Marshalltown early to Aunt Anna Bremmers funeral.
I got the dinner before Agnes for here from school.
Will came down. I spent the afternoon with Aunt Lib
and came to town after supper to the picture show. Home at 8:30
I gave Edith Robinson a tatting handerchief. wrote to Ida.
Wednesday May 27th 1914
I was at home all day. I wrote some letters. Will
and I decided today we would not go to Ohio till
September. I wrote Winnie, Lydia and Mattie Stilts
today. I had a letter from Mattie and Sue Reed today.
Thursday May 28th 1914
I wrote the Reed girls in the morning. I went down
to Woolfs in the afternoon. I did the evening work and
read and talked to Will in the evening. very warm.
Friday May 28th 1914
Will & I were down home to dinner. I stopped to
talk with Fannie awhile. I came over to town about
3:30 and went to Dr Smiths office for treatment.
The weather was some cooler.
I did the evening work and went to bed early.
I had a letter from Ella Nagle at Lousiville.

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Monday May 25th 1914 I did not do much of any thing in the forenoon and went to town to see Dr Breene about my teeth they hurt me so I cannot wear them. I wont try anymore. Will about home all day. I read in the evening. Tuesday May 26th 1914 I went down home at 9:15. Hattie & Ott went to Marshalltown early to Aunt Anna Bremmers funeral. I got the dinner before Agnes for here from school. Will came down. I spent the afternoon with Aunt Lib and came to town after supper to the picture show. Home at 8:30 I gave Edith Robinson a tatting handerchief. wrote to Ida. Wednesday May 27th 1914 I was at home all day. I wrote some letters. Will and I decided today we would not go to Ohio till September. I wrote Winnie, Lydia and Mattie Stilts today. I had a letter from Mattie and Sue Reed today. Thursday May 28th 1914 I wrote the Reed girls in the morning. I went down to Woolfs in the afternoon. I did the evening work and read and talked to Will in the evening. very warm. Friday May 28th 1914 Will & I were down home to dinner. I stopped to talk with Fannie awhile. I came over to town about 3:30 and went to Dr Smiths office for treatment. The weather was some cooler. I did the evening work and went to bed early. I had a letter from Ella Nagle at Lousiville.