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Iowa Byington Reed diary, June 1, 1894-September 8, 1895

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Sunday June 2nd 1895
I went to church alone as Will was obliged to fix
the tank at the wind pump. We spent the afternoon
at home and drove down home a little while after supper.
Monday June 3rd 1895
Will worked for me this morning and I did scrubbing
and cleaned up my store room up stairs and put the
soap away. I ironed in the afternoon and put out a
few more tomato plants. I got supper over and went
to bed. I have done an awful big days work.
Tuesday June 4th 1895
I was busy all the forenoon about the work. Did
churning. Will and I went down town in the 
afternoon was over home and got such nice straw
berries. Did my evening work after coming home.
Wednesday June 5th 1895
I worked some about the yard and in the garden
in the forenoon. I dressed my self to call on the 
Burtons and went down town after dinner. I did some
errands made my call was at the church a little
while. took flowwers to the cemetery and stopped at
Lucas as I came by for I saw Mother there.
Did the regular work in the evening.
Thursday June 6th 1895
I baked bread andf cake today and with the boys cleaning 
the carpet for me cleaned the hall and my bed-room.
I washed a lot of lace curtains in the afternoon. In
fact, I did an awful big days work. I wrote to May
and Ella Hamilton in the evening. We got paper with the notice
of Willie Hamilton's death.

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Sunday June 2nd 1895 I went to church alone as Will was obliged to fix the tank at the wind pump. We spent the afternoon at home and drove down home a little while after supper. Monday June 3rd 1895 Will worked for me this morning and I did scrubbing and cleaned up my store room up stairs and put the soap away. I ironed in the afternoon and put out a few more tomato plants. I got supper over and went to bed. I have done an awful big days work. Tuesday June 4th 1895 I was busy all the forenoon about the work. Did churning. Will and I went down town in the afternoon was over home and got such nice straw berries. Did my evening work after coming home. Wednesday June 5th 1895 I worked some about the yard and in the garden in the forenoon. I dressed my self to call on the Burtons and went down town after dinner. I did some errands made my call was at the church a little while. took flowwers to the cemetery and stopped at Lucas as I came by for I saw Mother there. Did the regular work in the evening. Thursday June 6th 1895 I baked bread andf cake today and with the boys cleaning the carpet for me cleaned the hall and my bed-room. I washed a lot of lace curtains in the afternoon. In fact, I did an awful big days work. I wrote to May and Ella Hamilton in the evening. We got paper with the notice of Willie Hamilton's death.