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

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Thursday June 27th 1895
I was busy with doing baking, cleaning up the house
and getting dinner in the forenoon. I went to town in
the afternoon expecting to bring Mother home with
me but I met Joe Duncan on the street and brought
him out. got supper and did regular work. boys plowing corn.
Friday June 28th 1895
I fixed things so the boys could get their dinner
and went down to Aunt Ems for the day. Father and Mother
were down there. I had a nice visit, Joe churned
for me in the evening while I did the other work.
The boys spent the forenoon looking over the Vogt farm
and were in town after dinner.
Saturday June 29th 1895
I did baking and other work in the forenoon. Joe
helped Will put up hay. In the afternoon we went
down with the butter. I was over home and at
Fannys a little while. Did evening work after coming home.
[the following text is written vertically in the right margin of the above entry]
Charlie is home.
Sunday June 30th 1895
Will and Joe went to church this monring while I
got the dinner. In the afternoon we went over to
Woolfs. They were at the tent meeting and we stopped
there a little while. took Mary home and played a
little while. Did the garden work in the evening.
Monday July 1st 1895
The boys helped me wash. They then went out east to
get raspberries. I put up as few after dinner and then
Joe and I went over to Woolfs. Will came on horseback
in time for his supper. saw Mother and Hattie on the street.

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Thursday June 27th 1895 I was busy with doing baking, cleaning up the house and getting dinner in the forenoon. I went to town in the afternoon expecting to bring Mother home with me but I met Joe Duncan on the street and brought him out. got supper and did regular work. boys plowing corn. Friday June 28th 1895 I fixed things so the boys could get their dinner and went down to Aunt Ems for the day. Father and Mother were down there. I had a nice visit, Joe churned for me in the evening while I did the other work. The boys spent the forenoon looking over the Vogt farm and were in town after dinner. Saturday June 29th 1895 I did baking and other work in the forenoon. Joe helped Will put up hay. In the afternoon we went down with the butter. I was over home and at Fannys a little while. Did evening work after coming home. [the following text is written vertically in the right margin of the above entry] Charlie is home. Sunday June 30th 1895 Will and Joe went to church this monring while I got the dinner. In the afternoon we went over to Woolfs. They were at the tent meeting and we stopped there a little while. took Mary home and played a little while. Did the garden work in the evening. Monday July 1st 1895 The boys helped me wash. They then went out east to get raspberries. I put up as few after dinner and then Joe and I went over to Woolfs. Will came on horseback in time for his supper. saw Mother and Hattie on the street.