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

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Thursday December 20th 1906
I was up early and had a very busy day. I did
some ironing and baked bread & cake. Will did a
big churning for me. I worked the butter and got it
ready. I dressed a chicken to take to Vene. Jennie
came with Helen just before supper. I fried chicken
for supper and in the evening marked my presents
and got my things ready to pack. Took a bath and went to bed early.
Friday December 21st 1906
We did not get up so very early. Soon as we had
breakfast I got ready. Will went with me down town
on the 9.37. We met the girls at the store. I was
changing a pocket I had gotten for a purse. We walked
down to the depot. Will did not wait for the train. I
had a pleasant ride to R.I. Only 15 minutes wait. A
fine trip to Peoria and in a half hour started to
Delavan. Reached there at 6.09. Stella met me at
the depot. A few moments walk brought is to Venes
where a warm supper awaited us. We were eating
when Jim and Edith came in. She had finished
her term of school that day. After supper we
visited till early bed-time. The weather has
turned colder. It is a great pleasure to meet
the friends here.

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Thursday December 20th 1906 I was up early and had a very busy day. I did some ironing and baked bread & cake. Will did a big churning for me. I worked the butter and got it ready. I dressed a chicken to take to Vene. Jennie came with Helen just before supper. I fried chicken for supper and in the evening marked my presents and got my things ready to pack. Took a bath and went to bed early. Friday December 21st 1906 We did not get up so very early. Soon as we had breakfast I got ready. Will went with me down town on the 9.37. We met the girls at the store. I was changing a pocket I had gotten for a purse. We walked down to the depot. Will did not wait for the train. I had a pleasant ride to R.I. Only 15 minutes wait. A fine trip to Peoria and in a half hour started to Delavan. Reached there at 6.09. Stella met me at the depot. A few moments walk brought is to Venes where a warm supper awaited us. We were eating when Jim and Edith came in. She had finished her term of school that day. After supper we visited till early bed-time. The weather has turned colder. It is a great pleasure to meet the friends here.