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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1893-May 31, 1894

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dinner. I put the carpet down again and at three
oclock I went over to Marys for butter and
stopped at home to dress a chicken. I took some
of Hatties things over and brought mine back.
I was up in the evening.
Sunday April 9th 1893
I was busy all morning with the work and in
the afternoon went over home. I wrote a letter
to Charlie & Ida. In the evening Will and I went
to church. weather quite pleasant.
This is Mays birthday. she is eighteen years old.
Monday April 10th 1893
We did a very large washing this forenoon. I
helped Josie with her dishes and she ironed
while I went over home in the afternoon. Hattie
& Fannie went to Mrs Barbers funeral.
I spent the evening at home.
Tuesday April 11th 1893
I helped finish the ironing this forenoon and
had Josie scrub and clean the old safe in
the kitchen. I spend the afternoon at home doing
the mending. Fanny went to her society meeting.
It rained some in the forenoon and in the
evening about nine oclock we had a terrible
rain. John & Hatt had just left here

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dinner. I put the carpet down again and at three oclock I went over to Marys for butter and stopped at home to dress a chicken. I took some of Hatties things over and brought mine back. I was up in the evening. Sunday April 9th 1893 I was busy all morning with the work and in the afternoon went over home. I wrote a letter to Charlie & Ida. In the evening Will and I went to church. weather quite pleasant. This is Mays birthday. she is eighteen years old. Monday April 10th 1893 We did a very large washing this forenoon. I helped Josie with her dishes and she ironed while I went over home in the afternoon. Hattie & Fannie went to Mrs Barbers funeral. I spent the evening at home. Tuesday April 11th 1893 I helped finish the ironing this forenoon and had Josie scrub and clean the old safe in the kitchen. I spend the afternoon at home doing the mending. Fanny went to her society meeting. It rained some in the forenoon and in the evening about nine oclock we had a terrible rain. John & Hatt had just left here