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Iowa Byington Reed diary, August 1, 1903-April 30, 1904

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Monday December 7th 1903
Will took 6 hogs to town this morning and sold
1 to a neighbor. They brought $88.80. I was busy
all evening with the work and sewed some in
the afternoon. read all the evening.
Tuesday December 8th 1903
I did some extra sweeping in the forenoon. I put
in the afternoon sewing. Will had Walter help
him put straw in the barn in the afternoon.
Mollie & I went down to Mrs Pointains in the [eve?]
Wednesday December 9th 1903
It was a cold windy day with some snow. Will
took a hog to North Liberty to have killed. I
was busy about the house a great part of the day.
I have felt very sad. it is five years since Edith died.
Thursday December 10th 1903
Will churned for me. I was busy all forenoon. We
went down to Woolfs in afternoon. I wanted to shoe
her the paper sent by Sallie Reed in regard
to John K Dukes suicide. Mollie went down to
Otts to stay all night. weather more pleasant.

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Monday December 7th 1903 Will took 6 hogs to town this morning and sold 1 to a neighbor. They brought $88.80. I was busy all evening with the work and sewed some in the afternoon. read all the evening. Tuesday December 8th 1903 I did some extra sweeping in the forenoon. I put in the afternoon sewing. Will had Walter help him put straw in the barn in the afternoon. Mollie & I went down to Mrs Pointains in the [eve?] Wednesday December 9th 1903 It was a cold windy day with some snow. Will took a hog to North Liberty to have killed. I was busy about the house a great part of the day. I have felt very sad. it is five years since Edith died. Thursday December 10th 1903 Will churned for me. I was busy all forenoon. We went down to Woolfs in afternoon. I wanted to shoe her the paper sent by Sallie Reed in regard to John K Dukes suicide. Mollie went down to Otts to stay all night. weather more pleasant.