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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1893-May 31, 1894
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Monday February 6, 1893 It was a fearful cold stormy day. The snow fell and blew till it had a perfect blizzard. Ott is not well but none of us but Will went over. I finished my waists and put a new facing on my green dress. Tuesday February 7, 1893 I worked all day making a comfort for the foot of the bed. it was still very cold. Lee went to town before dinner and found Ott was better. Wednesday February 8 1893 We washed and done some other work this morning. We went to town in the big sled in the afternoon taking Father and Mother over for a visit. I worked some on my lace in the evening and knit some Thursday February 9 1893 I cut me out a wrapper and was working at it today. The girls and Mother were over in the afternoon. Josie was in town a while. Will went to the valley for some hogs he bought. I sewed all the evening. Friday February 10 1893 We had got our morning work done up and Josie was ironing when Ott & Fanny came over. They told that Lee had been picked up at the west end of the bridge in a frozen condition at six in the morning by men who did not know him and taken to the
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Monday February 6, 1893 It was a fearful cold stormy day. The snow fell and blew till it had a perfect blizzard. Ott is not well but none of us but Will went over. I finished my waists and put a new facing on my green dress. Tuesday February 7, 1893 I worked all day making a comfort for the foot of the bed. it was still very cold. Lee went to town before dinner and found Ott was better. Wednesday February 8 1893 We washed and done some other work this morning. We went to town in the big sled in the afternoon taking Father and Mother over for a visit. I worked some on my lace in the evening and knit some Thursday February 9 1893 I cut me out a wrapper and was working at it today. The girls and Mother were over in the afternoon. Josie was in town a while. Will went to the valley for some hogs he bought. I sewed all the evening. Friday February 10 1893 We had got our morning work done up and Josie was ironing when Ott & Fanny came over. They told that Lee had been picked up at the west end of the bridge in a frozen condition at six in the morning by men who did not know him and taken to the
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