Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1895 (Sunday) – We washed hard all day and towards evening we went up town to Mutual. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) sang a song “If Sighs Had Wings”. After Mutual, a crowd of us went on to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller): Lillie Black (Lillie May Black), Earl Mangum, Ada Taylor, Asa Kienks, Art (Arthur […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1895 (Saturday) – I walked home. Mother (Caroline Webb) went down to Sister Tolley’s to a sewing bee, and left me home to do the work. In the late afternoon, I walked down to Tolley’s and took Ruth (Ruth Sperry) to Mother. Went home and did my evening chores then went up to Salisbury’s. Ada […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1895 (Friday) – I ironed some and in the afternoon I went up town. In the evening, I went down to Painter’s store to have the buttons fastened on my shoes. I stayed there about an hour and went to Physical Culture with Sarah Painter and Minnie Lunt (Minnie Ann Lunt) and Lulu Ostler. I […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1895 (Sunday) – I went for my music class over to Emma Hague’s (Emma Elizabeth Webb). Then I walked out home, finished my ironing then went up to Salisbury’s to take some yeast and a book. About nine o’clock Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went to a party at the home of Nell Taylor.

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