Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1905 (Wednesday) – I feel so tired and sleepy today. In the forenoon I took the baby (Eva Ruth Lunt) and went over to Mother’s (Caroline Webb). She is up to Provo, but Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) was home. In the evening, I went to a board meeting. Pearl (Eva Pearl Sperry) took baby over […]

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1905 (Tuesday) – In the forenoon, Ada Wood brought her two children over to our home for us to tend while she went down town. I was preparing some picnic to take to the program in the afternoon, and Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.)  was crying most all morning with the tooth-ache. By the time […]

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1905 (Thursday) – Thanksgiving Day. Mother (Caroline Webb), Esther (Emily Esther Sperry), Pearl (Eva Pearl Sperry) and Ruth (Ruth Sperry) were here for dinner, Pearl and Ruth kept the babies (Alfred Oscar, Jr., Lillian, Charles Gilbert and Eva Ruth Lunt) while I went to Relief Meeting. We had a lovely meeting, although there were but […]

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1905 (Monday) – I went down town shopping then over to Mother’s (Caroline Webb) I sent Pearl (Eva Pearl Sperry) over for my Baby (Eva Ruth Lunt), but before she could being her a terrible blizzard blew up and I had to wait until it had abated some before I could return home to the […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1905 (Sunday) – I went over to Ada’s (Ada Wood) and invited her to come over for dinner, then Pearl (Eva Pearl Sperry) came over and stayed with the children (Alfred Oscar, Jr., Lillian, Charles Gilbert and Eva Ruth Lunt) while I went over to Mother’s (Caroline Webb) to see some new furniture she had […]

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1905 (Wednesday) – We washed. It has been quite stormy today. This evening Clara (Clara Golden) has gone out to spend the evening, her cousin Myrtle Golden was here for supper. I am here alone, the children (Alfred Oscar, Jr., Lillian, Charles Gilbert and Eva Ruth Lunt) are all in bed. It does seem good […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1905 (Sunday) – Mother (Caroline Webb), Esther (Emily Esther Sperry), Melvin (Henry Melvin Sperry), Lillian (Lillian May Sperry), Pearl (Eva Pearl Sperry) and Ruth (Ruth Sperry) were here for dinner. In the afternoon, Pearl and Ruth stayed with the children (Alfred Oscar, Jr., Lillian, Charles Gilbert and Eva Ruth Lunt) while Mother, Esther and I […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1905 (Wednesday) – In the afternoon, Ada Wood and I took our babies (Eva Ruth Lunt) and Lillian (Lillian Lunt) and went to hear the Old Folks program, it was fine. Ada had supper here. In the evening, Mrs. John Hendrickson and I went to the dance in the armory.

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

Written November 17, 1905 from memory (posted today as it refers to dates prior to November 17, 1905: 1905 (Friday) – 11/17: Been Too busy to write for some time. 1905 (Monday) – 9/25: Clara Golden came to live with me. I like her real well and she has promised to stay all winter. Father […]

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