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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1881-December 31, 1881

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Sunday April 24th 1881 
It was very warm today for the season.
I did not got to church in the morning 
but let Bridget go and she took May.

I was busy till noon about the house. 

John & Hatt and Win were over in the 
afternoon and stayed till nearly night. 
I played on the piano all the evening. 
Monday April 25th 1881 
I hurried through my morning work and 
went over to see Hatt and help her can 
her maple molasses. As soon as we got 
dinner over both went up to help Win 
sew. I stayed there till after supper, 
stopped to see Henry as I came home. 
Wrote a letter to Charlie in the evening. 
Tuesday April 26th 1881 
I gave the house a good cleaning up 
in the forenoon and went over to help 
Win in the afternoon. Hatt was there 
but has the neuralgia again. I went 
down to her house to supper.

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Sunday April 24th 1881 It was very warm today for the season. I did not got to church in the morning but let Bridget go and she took May. I was busy till noon about the house. John & Hatt and Win were over in the afternoon and stayed till nearly night. I played on the piano all the evening. Monday April 25th 1881 I hurried through my morning work and went over to see Hatt and help her can her maple molasses. As soon as we got dinner over both went up to help Win sew. I stayed there till after supper, stopped to see Henry as I came home. Wrote a letter to Charlie in the evening. Tuesday April 26th 1881 I gave the house a good cleaning up in the forenoon and went over to help Win in the afternoon. Hatt was there but has the neuralgia again. I went down to her house to supper.