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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1929-December 31, 1930

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Friday August 1st 1930
I worked on Hatties rug in AM. Mary took me
the doctor & dentist. I got my teeth. We stopped at
Means grocery to pay bill and get groceries. warm again.
Saturday August 2nd 1930
Busy about the house. Hattie here for lunch. I
slept awhile in PM. Evening on the porch. The
Gortners are home and The Gays have company.
Sunday August 3rd 1930
I frightfully hot day. I went to church with Ott
and home with Hattie. Before I came home at
ten oclock I phoned Delavan. Laura came to the
phone. Lydia was very low. The Dr there then.
Monday August 4th 1930
The hottest even last night. No rest at all. I
got myself some breakfast. Rob took me to the
dentist my teeth are hurting me. I went over to
Byingtons in PM. Soon after I got there Laura
telephoned Lydia died at 9 oclock this morning.
When I came back home at 9.30 I phoned here. I
decided I was not able to go over there now. Still very hot. Wrote Winnie & The Levegoods.
Tuesday August 5th 1930
Some rain and cooler. I wrote Emma Herriott & Mr
Coswell about flowers. Cora took Hattie & me over to
Folsoms. Mollie very sick. Hattie stayed there. I
wrote Sister Ida and slept in PM. Hattie called
at six oclock to say Mollie Folsom died t 2.30.

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Friday August 1st 1930 I worked on Hatties rug in AM. Mary took me the doctor & dentist. I got my teeth. We stopped at Means grocery to pay bill and get groceries. warm again. Saturday August 2nd 1930 Busy about the house. Hattie here for lunch. I slept awhile in PM. Evening on the porch. The Gortners are home and The Gays have company. Sunday August 3rd 1930 I frightfully hot day. I went to church with Ott and home with Hattie. Before I came home at ten oclock I phoned Delavan. Laura came to the phone. Lydia was very low. The Dr there then. Monday August 4th 1930 The hottest even last night. No rest at all. I got myself some breakfast. Rob took me to the dentist my teeth are hurting me. I went over to Byingtons in PM. Soon after I got there Laura telephoned Lydia died at 9 oclock this morning. When I came back home at 9.30 I phoned here. I decided I was not able to go over there now. Still very hot. Wrote Winnie & The Levegoods. Tuesday August 5th 1930 Some rain and cooler. I wrote Emma Herriott & Mr Coswell about flowers. Cora took Hattie & me over to Folsoms. Mollie very sick. Hattie stayed there. I wrote Sister Ida and slept in PM. Hattie called at six oclock to say Mollie Folsom died t 2.30.