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Tuesday July 20th 1886 Mother washed this forenoon and I did the work. Will was working about the place. Mother went to town in the afternoon. Wednesday July 21st 1886 I ironed in the forenoon. Will took me over town in the phaeton after dinner and I stayed to Hatts till after supper and he came after me. Lee went to the valley to invite company for [the following text is written vertically in the right margin of the above entry] Friday night. Thursday July 22nd 1886 Will took Mother and Hatt out to Dentons to spend the day and went after them at supper time. I baked cake and did the other work. Friday July 23rd 1886 I am thirty five years old today. I put away my wedding presents and cleand up the house. It was not such a very warm morning and Lee's company had a very pleasant time. Saturday July 24th 1886 I was all the forenoon getting things put to right after the party. Mother went to town just before noon and did not come back till four oclock and brought Edith back with her to stay all night as John & Hatt are going up the country. After supper I went with Will down in the lot to see the place for the cattle to drink that he fixed yesterday. weather very warm. Sunday July 25th 1886 It was fearful hot day and I was just nearly sick enough to be in bed. Lee went ot the valley in the afternoon but the rest of us staid about the house and tried to sleep. Edith did not go home tonight.
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Tuesday July 20th 1886 Mother washed this forenoon and I did the work. Will was working about the place. Mother went to town in the afternoon. Wednesday July 21st 1886 I ironed in the forenoon. Will took me over town in the phaeton after dinner and I stayed to Hatts till after supper and he came after me. Lee went to the valley to invite company for [the following text is written vertically in the right margin of the above entry] Friday night. Thursday July 22nd 1886 Will took Mother and Hatt out to Dentons to spend the day and went after them at supper time. I baked cake and did the other work. Friday July 23rd 1886 I am thirty five years old today. I put away my wedding presents and cleand up the house. It was not such a very warm morning and Lee's company had a very pleasant time. Saturday July 24th 1886 I was all the forenoon getting things put to right after the party. Mother went to town just before noon and did not come back till four oclock and brought Edith back with her to stay all night as John & Hatt are going up the country. After supper I went with Will down in the lot to see the place for the cattle to drink that he fixed yesterday. weather very warm. Sunday July 25th 1886 It was fearful hot day and I was just nearly sick enough to be in bed. Lee went ot the valley in the afternoon but the rest of us staid about the house and tried to sleep. Edith did not go home tonight.
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