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

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Thursday October 14th 1909
Will helped me work in the morning and I ironed in the afternoon I had a card from Lizzie Lindley at St Anthony and I wrote her a letter tonight. Did some telephoning. a windy day. 
Friday October 15th 1909
Jennie stopped here this morning and Mr Shick was here for dinner. They went right on and I down town at 1.12. I went out to Mrs Smiths and as she did not feel like going to the W.H.M.S I stayed there with her Come home at 5.30 This if Fannie and Mrs S E Smiths birth-day they spent it together
Saturday October 16th 1909
I was busy with the work all forenoon. Will took me down home in the buggy after dinner. I stayed there till nearly 4. oclock I went to town got a pair new shoes and met Mrs Smith & [Gertrude?] and we went together to the M E Church to a [married?]. came home at 5.30
Sunday October 17th 1909
I went to church in the forenoon to hear Mr [Holbert?] our new minister it seems strange to not see Mr Clark in the pulpit. I come home got our dinners and wrote some I was looking over my old diarys trying to fix some dates in regard to old bank checks. I wrote to Mary Briggs and to Lydia in the evening.

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Thursday October 14th 1909 Will helped me work in the morning and I ironed in the afternoon I had a card from Lizzie Lindley at St Anthony and I wrote her a letter tonight. Did some telephoning. a windy day. Friday October 15th 1909 Jennie stopped here this morning and Mr Shick was here for dinner. They went right on and I down town at 1.12. I went out to Mrs Smiths and as she did not feel like going to the W.H.M.S I stayed there with her Come home at 5.30 This if Fannie and Mrs S E Smiths birth-day they spent it together Saturday October 16th 1909 I was busy with the work all forenoon. Will took me down home in the buggy after dinner. I stayed there till nearly 4. oclock I went to town got a pair new shoes and met Mrs Smith & [Gertrude?] and we went together to the M E Church to a [married?]. came home at 5.30 Sunday October 17th 1909 I went to church in the forenoon to hear Mr [Holbert?] our new minister it seems strange to not see Mr Clark in the pulpit. I come home got our dinners and wrote some I was looking over my old diarys trying to fix some dates in regard to old bank checks. I wrote to Mary Briggs and to Lydia in the evening.