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

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Mother, Father, and Rob went up in
the country. I helped Bridget get 
the dinner and wrote a little to Vene 
in the afternoon and took a sleep.

I got the supper alone. There was 

a rain last night but the weather 
today has been very warm. 
Monday September 5th 1881 
I did part of my baking in the forenoon 
and after dinner cleaned the parlor-bedroom 
and did some righting around up stairs.

A very disagreeable day with hot wind 

from the south-west. I slept down 
stairs, it was so warm. 
Tuesday September 6th 1881 
I did a little more baking this morning 
and cleaned the parlor before noon as 
soon as I ate my dinner took a nap and 
then cut and made May an apron before 
supper. Most of our company came and 
we had a delightful evening for it turned 
cooler early in the evening.

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Mother, Father, and Rob went up in the country. I helped Bridget get the dinner and wrote a little to Vene in the afternoon and took a sleep. I got the supper alone. There was a rain last night but the weather today has been very warm. Monday September 5th 1881 I did part of my baking in the forenoon and after dinner cleaned the parlor-bedroom and did some righting around up stairs. A very disagreeable day with hot wind from the south-west. I slept down stairs, it was so warm. Tuesday September 6th 1881 I did a little more baking this morning and cleaned the parlor before noon as soon as I ate my dinner took a nap and then cut and made May an apron before supper. Most of our company came and we had a delightful evening for it turned cooler early in the evening.