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Iowa Byington Reed diary, April 1, 1905-December 31, 1906

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Saturday December 16th 1905
I was busy all forenoon with the work and baking
a cake that I took part of it down home in the
afternoon. I did not feel very well. I think I
have taken cold. I read in the evening. Hattie did
not sit up today. Alma went home for a week.
Sunday December 17th 1905
I felt miserable all day. I could not go down
home. I sat around and read. Fannie went up
to do for Hattie. There was a big crowd out shoting.
I went to bed early. Did not sleep well last night.
Monday December 18th 1905
I felt some better today. Will took a hog up to
North Liberty this morning and he had help to get a
stack of straw from Kyles field. I sewed a little
and read in the evening. weather looks like snow.
Tuesday December 19th 1905
I did sweeping and other work in forenoon. Will
went to town to get coal to run the power to saw the
wood this week. We had dinner real early and I
went down home and Will to town. Mother
was making mincemeat and Hattie was sitting
up in bed knitting. The weather cleared of
again pleasant. I wrote and read in the evening.

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Saturday December 16th 1905 I was busy all forenoon with the work and baking a cake that I took part of it down home in the afternoon. I did not feel very well. I think I have taken cold. I read in the evening. Hattie did not sit up today. Alma went home for a week. Sunday December 17th 1905 I felt miserable all day. I could not go down home. I sat around and read. Fannie went up to do for Hattie. There was a big crowd out shoting. I went to bed early. Did not sleep well last night. Monday December 18th 1905 I felt some better today. Will took a hog up to North Liberty this morning and he had help to get a stack of straw from Kyles field. I sewed a little and read in the evening. weather looks like snow. Tuesday December 19th 1905 I did sweeping and other work in forenoon. Will went to town to get coal to run the power to saw the wood this week. We had dinner real early and I went down home and Will to town. Mother was making mincemeat and Hattie was sitting up in bed knitting. The weather cleared of again pleasant. I wrote and read in the evening.