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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1893-May 31, 1894

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Friday December 29th 1893
I ironed this morning and did my other
work. I spent the whole afternoon doing
mending. Will was busy about town the roads
are too rough to haul wood. I worked on
my mat in the evening and he read a book.
Saturday December 30th 1893
I was busy with the work all forenoon. Mother
came over. We spent the afternoon here. Mary
and Jennie Woolf came for awhile. When Mother
went home I walked as far as the bridge
with her. I worked on my mat afternoon
and evening. Elmer Anderson took supper with
us he expected Willie & Mary from Delavan
but they did not come. Will made a lease
with Mr Hedges today taking his farm three years.
Anna Edwards went to Chicago tonight.
Sunday December 31st 1893
I went to church alone in the forenoon
Will and i read most of the afternoon. I went
down to Mrs Mains for a little while. After a
lunch we went to church. Talked with Mr
Edwards after we came back. It was quite cold
today. Thus ends another year. It is ten
years now since Rob was taken sick with a cold.

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Friday December 29th 1893 I ironed this morning and did my other work. I spent the whole afternoon doing mending. Will was busy about town the roads are too rough to haul wood. I worked on my mat in the evening and he read a book. Saturday December 30th 1893 I was busy with the work all forenoon. Mother came over. We spent the afternoon here. Mary and Jennie Woolf came for awhile. When Mother went home I walked as far as the bridge with her. I worked on my mat afternoon and evening. Elmer Anderson took supper with us he expected Willie & Mary from Delavan but they did not come. Will made a lease with Mr Hedges today taking his farm three years. Anna Edwards went to Chicago tonight. Sunday December 31st 1893 I went to church alone in the forenoon Will and i read most of the afternoon. I went down to Mrs Mains for a little while. After a lunch we went to church. Talked with Mr Edwards after we came back. It was quite cold today. Thus ends another year. It is ten years now since Rob was taken sick with a cold.