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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1897-December 31, 1898

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Friday April 22nd 1898
I was a good part of the morning looking for a turkey
hens nest. Did work and got dinner over and went up to
Carries and to Nelsons in the afternoon while the boys
were up fixing pasture fence. There was a hard rain
last night. After coming home the boys cleaned a chimney out.
Saturday April 23rd 1898
We took an early start to town, did trading and went over
home. Will was out at Woolfs. I walked to town with Hatt
in the afternoon. We came home in pretty good time
but it was nearly bed-time when my work was done.
There is great excitement in town over the was being begun.
Sunday April 24th 1898
It was a nice morning and we went to town to church. Will
was looking for a man to work for him. I got dinner soon
as I could and did other work. Was over to see how Emma
was. Did evening work and wrote a little.
Monday April 25th 1898
I did churning and sweeping up stairs and got some
time to practice besides doing the regular work.
It rained in the afternoon. Brother Charlie's birthday.
I did a large washing alone and in the afternoon
fried doughnuts and swept down stairs. Mollie stopped
on her way from school. I practiced some.
Wednesday April 27th 1898
I churned, ironed and baked cake before noon. I was riding
around the neighborhood all afternoon. I stopped to inquire
about Emma and went down to bring Mollie home from school.

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Friday April 22nd 1898 I was a good part of the morning looking for a turkey hens nest. Did work and got dinner over and went up to Carries and to Nelsons in the afternoon while the boys were up fixing pasture fence. There was a hard rain last night. After coming home the boys cleaned a chimney out. Saturday April 23rd 1898 We took an early start to town, did trading and went over home. Will was out at Woolfs. I walked to town with Hatt in the afternoon. We came home in pretty good time but it was nearly bed-time when my work was done. There is great excitement in town over the was being begun. Sunday April 24th 1898 It was a nice morning and we went to town to church. Will was looking for a man to work for him. I got dinner soon as I could and did other work. Was over to see how Emma was. Did evening work and wrote a little. Monday April 25th 1898 I did churning and sweeping up stairs and got some time to practice besides doing the regular work. It rained in the afternoon. Brother Charlie's birthday. I did a large washing alone and in the afternoon fried doughnuts and swept down stairs. Mollie stopped on her way from school. I practiced some. Wednesday April 27th 1898 I churned, ironed and baked cake before noon. I was riding around the neighborhood all afternoon. I stopped to inquire about Emma and went down to bring Mollie home from school.