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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1916-December 12, 1919

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Sunday October 7th 1917
We went down to Hedges on the 11:15 car. Tishie had
a big dinner. we visited till the 4:30 car. The boys gave
us some of their garden stuff in the basket I took down the grapes in.
Monday October 8th 1917
I was busy in the kitchen all forenoon. I baked cake & cookies
and got a nice dinner. I went down at 2:15 for treatment and
to do a few errands. I came home at 4:30. Sewed in evening.
Tuesday October 9th 1917
I was sewing some and worked with the grapes. I went down
to Hatties at 3:15. She had the Presbyterian Committee today.
I helped her do up the work. come to town in the car with
the young folks to come home at 8:30. I had a letter from Mattie Stitt.
Wednesday October 10th 1917
I prepared some thing to take to the dinner at Lou Hughes
where The Elder Daughters meet today. Hattie came too. We
had a pleasant meeting. I came home at 2:30. Did some
sewing and worked with the fruit. Spent evening with Frankie Pointier.
Thursday October 11th 1917
It was a cold windy day. I worked in the kitchen till
the middle of the afternoon. I spiced apples put p grape
juice and made green tomato pickles. I read in the
evening. I had a letter from Alice Condin.
Friday October 12th 1917
It was cold and windy. I washed some and hung the
things in the house. I out some fruit juice in the cellar.
Did some mending and read the papers.

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Sunday October 7th 1917 We went down to Hedges on the 11:15 car. Tishie had a big dinner. we visited till the 4:30 car. The boys gave us some of their garden stuff in the basket I took down the grapes in. Monday October 8th 1917 I was busy in the kitchen all forenoon. I baked cake & cookies and got a nice dinner. I went down at 2:15 for treatment and to do a few errands. I came home at 4:30. Sewed in evening. Tuesday October 9th 1917 I was sewing some and worked with the grapes. I went down to Hatties at 3:15. She had the Presbyterian Committee today. I helped her do up the work. come to town in the car with the young folks to come home at 8:30. I had a letter from Mattie Stitt. Wednesday October 10th 1917 I prepared some thing to take to the dinner at Lou Hughes where The Elder Daughters meet today. Hattie came too. We had a pleasant meeting. I came home at 2:30. Did some sewing and worked with the fruit. Spent evening with Frankie Pointier. Thursday October 11th 1917 It was a cold windy day. I worked in the kitchen till the middle of the afternoon. I spiced apples put p grape juice and made green tomato pickles. I read in the evening. I had a letter from Alice Condin. Friday October 12th 1917 It was cold and windy. I washed some and hung the things in the house. I out some fruit juice in the cellar. Did some mending and read the papers.