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

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Thursday August 3rd 1893
As soon as we could get the work done up Fanny
and I went over home to help put up two boxes
of pears. They were all done by five oclock
and I came on home to get supper for them
and got supper later for Will when he came.
I was very tired at bed time.
Friday August 4th 1893
I washed out some dresses for myself and
was busy about the work all forenoon. The folks
were over the river but came back to dinner.
I sewed toll nearly five oclock when I went out
to Miss Weatherlys to see about my dress. When I
came back to get our suppers over and went up
town. It was nearly nine oclock when I got back.
I soon went to bed for I was very tired.
Saturday August 5th 1893
It looked like rain but all went around. I
ironed, baked, and done up my Saturdays
work in the forenoon and sewed on my dress
in the afternoon. I went up town and got the
stuff to fix my white dress and got that
done. The folks came home for supper. Fanny
had been over all day. I sewed in the evening.
Laura came for some of her things and went
back to the valley again.

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Thursday August 3rd 1893 As soon as we could get the work done up Fanny and I went over home to help put up two boxes of pears. They were all done by five oclock and I came on home to get supper for them and got supper later for Will when he came. I was very tired at bed time. Friday August 4th 1893 I washed out some dresses for myself and was busy about the work all forenoon. The folks were over the river but came back to dinner. I sewed toll nearly five oclock when I went out to Miss Weatherlys to see about my dress. When I came back to get our suppers over and went up town. It was nearly nine oclock when I got back. I soon went to bed for I was very tired. Saturday August 5th 1893 It looked like rain but all went around. I ironed, baked, and done up my Saturdays work in the forenoon and sewed on my dress in the afternoon. I went up town and got the stuff to fix my white dress and got that done. The folks came home for supper. Fanny had been over all day. I sewed in the evening. Laura came for some of her things and went back to the valley again.