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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1907-December 31, 1909

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Thursday march 21st 1907
I got a little time to sit down this forenoon  will and I went to town with Nell and the buggy in afternoon.  I stopped at home.  [Newt Parris?] was there  Hattie rode to town with me.  I had to stay for treatment  Will drove home and I came at 5.20  The weather was very warm for the time of year.
Friday March 22 1907
I got my work done and dinner mostly prepared before Mary Woolf came about ten oclock.  She stayed all the afternoon and we had such a good visit.  Will went to town in afternoon with the buggy.  Billy busy about the place.  Weather warm
Saturday March 23 1907
I did a lot of work with the milk and butter in the morning  I had so much going up and down from the cellar that I was very tired at noon  The weather has been summer heat for three days  I did some cleaning up about the house in afternoon.  Will took the meat down to Woolfs this morning to smoke. then went to town with 5 chickens for me.  We went down by car in afternoon.  I got a new milk separator today.  I wrote in evening.

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Thursday march 21st 1907 I got a little time to sit down this forenoon will and I went to town with Nell and the buggy in afternoon. I stopped at home. [Newt Parris?] was there Hattie rode to town with me. I had to stay for treatment Will drove home and I came at 5.20 The weather was very warm for the time of year. Friday March 22 1907 I got my work done and dinner mostly prepared before Mary Woolf came about ten oclock. She stayed all the afternoon and we had such a good visit. Will went to town in afternoon with the buggy. Billy busy about the place. Weather warm Saturday March 23 1907 I did a lot of work with the milk and butter in the morning I had so much going up and down from the cellar that I was very tired at noon The weather has been summer heat for three days I did some cleaning up about the house in afternoon. Will took the meat down to Woolfs this morning to smoke. then went to town with 5 chickens for me. We went down by car in afternoon. I got a new milk separator today. I wrote in evening.