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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1881-December 31, 1881

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Wednesday March 30th 1881 
The boys all went away last night but 
Mr Stone. Art & Will & Charlie Russell 
have gone home for good and Day 
went with the Pentzer boys for a few days 
visit. I worked all the forenoon to 
clean the upper story and Hatt cleaned 
up the parlor and the back part of the 
house. Ella Robinson and Carrie Sale 
spent the afternoon and evening here.

Ott and Mr Funk who is visiting here 

went home with them. I finished the 
shirts in the afternoon and knit in 
the evening. Weather cold and wintry 
Thursday March 31st 1881 
I went up in the garret this morning 
and got a lot of old things for carpet rags 
which I cut up before noon. After dinner 
we changed things up stairs a little for 
two new boarders who are coming 
tomorrow. I did some mending and 
knit in the evening.

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Wednesday March 30th 1881 The boys all went away last night but Mr Stone. Art & Will & Charlie Russell have gone home for good and Day went with the Pentzer boys for a few days visit. I worked all the forenoon to clean the upper story and Hatt cleaned up the parlor and the back part of the house. Ella Robinson and Carrie Sale spent the afternoon and evening here. Ott and Mr Funk who is visiting here went home with them. I finished the shirts in the afternoon and knit in the evening. Weather cold and wintry Thursday March 31st 1881 I went up in the garret this morning and got a lot of old things for carpet rags which I cut up before noon. After dinner we changed things up stairs a little for two new boarders who are coming tomorrow. I did some mending and knit in the evening.