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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1-October 21, 1874

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44th Friday April 17th 1874. I cleaned the house all up in fine style this forenoon and got the dinner all myself. As Mother was busy sewing. I had a letter from Charlie and answered it immediately Mother went to town in the afternoon I did some mending and got the supper ready before Mother got home. Winnie went after Hattie this afternoon they got home just as supper was ready. I played whist all evening. Saturday April 18th 1874. I helped do the morning work and sewed a little After dinner I rode over to town alone got some groceries and made several calls. Got home about four oclock. Baked a cake and helped get the supper, and do up the work I sewed a little in the evening and went to bed early. Owen played base ball this afternoon and came home with a violent head ache. Hattie and Winnie went over to see May Billingsley in the afternoon and did not get home till after nine oclock. pleasant day

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44th Friday April 17th 1874. I cleaned the house all up in fine style this forenoon and got the dinner all myself. As Mother was busy sewing. I had a letter from Charlie and answered it immediately Mother went to town in the afternoon I did some mending and got the supper ready before Mother got home. Winnie went after Hattie this afternoon they got home just as supper was ready. I played whist all evening. Saturday April 18th 1874. I helped do the morning work and sewed a little After dinner I rode over to town alone got some groceries and made several calls. Got home about four oclock. Baked a cake and helped get the supper, and do up the work I sewed a little in the evening and went to bed early. Owen played base ball this afternoon and came home with a violent head ache. Hattie and Winnie went over to see May Billingsley in the afternoon and did not get home till after nine oclock. pleasant day