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

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Wednesday May 8th 1918
I slept all last night. My head feels better and life
does seem worth while. I washed some more windows
in the forenoon and Will put in the rest of the screens.
I swept the rooms down stairs and cleaned the wood
work and furniture and cleaned the shed kitchen windows.
There was a hard storm before bed-time.
Thursday May 9th 1918
I was busy all forenoon doing baking and the other
work. I rested awhile early in afternoon. Hattie came
out. It is  her birthday (61). There was another storm late 
last night. It blew the water tank at the well away out in
the yard. Rob came for his Mother. I read some. Card from Lizzie Lindley.
Friday May 10th 1918
Will helped me wash before noon. He was busy about
the place most of the day. I cleaned the cellar and put
the fruit back on the shelves in the afternoon. weather cooler.
The paper tonight tells of cyclones over the state last night.
Saturday May 11th 1918
I did the ironing before dinner and put in all the
afternoon fixing my linin dress and doing mending. Will did
not got to town. Rob brought Cora out to spend the evening.
Sunday May 12th 1918
It is 32 years today we were married. It looked so like
rain we did not try to go to church. After dinner we went down
to Marys. They on over to Hatties for awhile. Rob & Cora had been
to Cedar Rapids. They took is a long ride in the Chandler and left
us at home. I wrote [Louise?] [Bardley?]. We read in the evening.

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Wednesday May 8th 1918 I slept all last night. My head feels better and life does seem worth while. I washed some more windows in the forenoon and Will put in the rest of the screens. I swept the rooms down stairs and cleaned the wood work and furniture and cleaned the shed kitchen windows. There was a hard storm before bed-time. Thursday May 9th 1918 I was busy all forenoon doing baking and the other work. I rested awhile early in afternoon. Hattie came out. It is her birthday (61). There was another storm late last night. It blew the water tank at the well away out in the yard. Rob came for his Mother. I read some. Card from Lizzie Lindley. Friday May 10th 1918 Will helped me wash before noon. He was busy about the place most of the day. I cleaned the cellar and put the fruit back on the shelves in the afternoon. weather cooler. The paper tonight tells of cyclones over the state last night. Saturday May 11th 1918 I did the ironing before dinner and put in all the afternoon fixing my linin dress and doing mending. Will did not got to town. Rob brought Cora out to spend the evening. Sunday May 12th 1918 It is 32 years today we were married. It looked so like rain we did not try to go to church. After dinner we went down to Marys. They on over to Hatties for awhile. Rob & Cora had been to Cedar Rapids. They took is a long ride in the Chandler and left us at home. I wrote [Louise?] [Bardley?]. We read in the evening.