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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1910-December 31, 1911

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Friday October 14 1910  Will at work [banking?] up the new side walk.  I went down at 1.10 with butter for Fannie I then went on up home.  Mother felt some better today  I came home at 4.30  Did evening work  Saturday October 15 1910  I was busy with the home-work all morning Will doing some work about the place but not feeling well.  We both went down town at 1.10  I stopped at Mary Woolfs came home at 4.30  Will already here.  Mother not much better.  Sunday October 16 1910  I got the work done in time to go to church, it was a regular summer day.  Got dinner over and sat on the porch to read.  I wrote a letter to Lydia  Did evening work and went to bed early.  Monday October 17 1910  I did washing in the forenoon.  Mother is not so well again and I went down there at 2.12  came back at 5.30  went up town for meat.  I wrote to Lizzie Duncan in the evening

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Friday October 14 1910 Will at work [banking?] up the new side walk. I went down at 1.10 with butter for Fannie I then went on up home. Mother felt some better today I came home at 4.30 Did evening work Saturday October 15 1910 I was busy with the home-work all morning Will doing some work about the place but not feeling well. We both went down town at 1.10 I stopped at Mary Woolfs came home at 4.30 Will already here. Mother not much better. Sunday October 16 1910 I got the work done in time to go to church, it was a regular summer day. Got dinner over and sat on the porch to read. I wrote a letter to Lydia Did evening work and went to bed early. Monday October 17 1910 I did washing in the forenoon. Mother is not so well again and I went down there at 2.12 came back at 5.30 went up town for meat. I wrote to Lizzie Duncan in the evening