Journal: Jeanette Sperry

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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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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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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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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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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1905 (Sunday) – I have been to meeting, Ruth (Ruth Sperry) kept the children (Alfred Oscar, Jr., Lillian, Charles Gilbert and Eva Ruth Lunt) while I was gone. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and Karl (Karl Farnsworth), Lillian (Lillian May Sperry) and Laverne were here to supper.

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1905 (Saturday) – We boarded the train for home, we had enjoyed our visit very much. The children (Alfred Oscar, Jr., Lillian and Eva Ruth Lunt) enjoyed themselves very much. When we reached Nephi, we rode up town in the hack, as we reached Main Street, I noticed a man standing holding a little child, […]

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Written September 17, 1905 from memory (posted today as it refers to dates prior to September 17, 1905: 1905 (Sunday) – 9/17: I have been too busy to write, but will try and remember some. When Baby (Eva Ruth Lunt) was five weeks old, I went over to Manti. I went on the train Wednesday […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1905 (Friday) – Our baby (Charles Gilbert Lunt) is sixteen months old today, he has one tooth now and can walk halfway across the room alone. Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) and Lillian (Lillian Lunt) have gone with their fathers for hay. I haven’t been up town since the 31 January. On Monday 6h of […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1905 (Thursday) – Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) took Lillian (Lillian Lunt) with him on a horse and drew the little hand sleigh with Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) and Bert (Charles Gilbert Lunt) on it. I followed behind to keep them from falling out. When within a block and a half of Grandma Lunt’s (Priscilla […]

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