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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1916-December 12, 1919
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Sunday June 30th 1918 I prepared a nice dinner. Rob & Cora were out. It is ten years they have been married. We gave them a dollar for each year. After they went home I read in a book. We sat on the porch in the evening. Monday July 1st 1918 It was a fine day. Will helped me wash. He mowed the yard and took the drift out of part of the fence. I put in Venes quilt in the afternoon and quilted some. Tuesday July 2nd 1918 I ironed and got the dinner and put in all the afternoon at the quilt. We spent the evening on the porch. Wednesday July 3rd 1918 I did a little quilting but went to town at 1:24. I wrote Hattie a letter in the store. Then I did a few errands and came home at 3:10. quilted till supper time. wrote in this book. read the paper and sat on the porch. Thursday July 4th 1918 We went down to Woolfs by invitation from Tishie to a family picnic. we had a very pleasant visit. Mary and I went over to see Mollie Folsom in the new house. We came home at 4:30. The evening on the porch. The folks on the hill went to Marengo for a ride in the PM. Friday July 5th 1918 I got the meals with as little work as possible and worked constantly on the quilting. weather pleasant Will about the house most of the time. Evening on the porch.
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Sunday June 30th 1918 I prepared a nice dinner. Rob & Cora were out. It is ten years they have been married. We gave them a dollar for each year. After they went home I read in a book. We sat on the porch in the evening. Monday July 1st 1918 It was a fine day. Will helped me wash. He mowed the yard and took the drift out of part of the fence. I put in Venes quilt in the afternoon and quilted some. Tuesday July 2nd 1918 I ironed and got the dinner and put in all the afternoon at the quilt. We spent the evening on the porch. Wednesday July 3rd 1918 I did a little quilting but went to town at 1:24. I wrote Hattie a letter in the store. Then I did a few errands and came home at 3:10. quilted till supper time. wrote in this book. read the paper and sat on the porch. Thursday July 4th 1918 We went down to Woolfs by invitation from Tishie to a family picnic. we had a very pleasant visit. Mary and I went over to see Mollie Folsom in the new house. We came home at 4:30. The evening on the porch. The folks on the hill went to Marengo for a ride in the PM. Friday July 5th 1918 I got the meals with as little work as possible and worked constantly on the quilting. weather pleasant Will about the house most of the time. Evening on the porch.
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