Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1905 (Sunday) – Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) and Lillian (Lillian Lunt) went to Sunday School. Lillian went over to Mother’s (Caroline Webb) for dinner, in the afternoon, I took the other children (Charles Gilbert and Eva Ruth Lunt) over to spend the rest of the day. We had supper there. After the children were […]

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1905 (Thursday) – It is evening. I have been puttering around all day, accomplishing nothing. I took Bert (Charles Gilbert Lunt) with me on an errand over to Mother’s (Caroline Webb). This evening my sister Lillian (Lillian May Sperry) and Lavern Miller came in for a few minutes. Lillian took my Lillian (Lillian Lunt) home […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

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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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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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1905 (Monday) – I washed and ironed Lillian’s (Lillian Lunt) clothes and let her to down to Frisco with Karl (Karl Farnsworth) and Esther (Emily Esther Sperry). Lillian (Lillian May Sperry) and Ruth (Ruth Sperry) came to stay with me. Frances Kirgan and Hattie Howarth came to see us.

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