Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1907 (Sunday) – It has been over four months since I last wrote. We moved to our home about the middle of June, Retta (Retta Sperry) helped me until I got settled. I appreciate being so close to Oscar’s (Alfred Oscar Lunt) parents (Alfred Lunt and Priscilla Pitt), but is seems a long way from […]

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1906 (Sunday) – I was able to get up in the forenoon. My head was much better and I didn’t chill so much, but my poor throat was surely sore, I could scarcely speak a word. Lillian (Lillian May Sperry) went home and took my Lillian (Lillian Lunt) with her. Retta (Retta Sperry) went back to […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1906 (Saturday) – In the night I took very sick to the stomach and chilled, I could hardly get warm. This morning I was unable to get up and remained in bed until 2:30 p.m. I had a severe nervous headache and sore throat. I sat up until half past six and then went to […]

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1905 (Monday) – Christmas Day. Oh how happy the children (Alfred Oscar, Jr., Lillian, Charles Gilbert and Eva Ruth Lunt) are this day of all days, they were up before daylight and their eyes danced with glee when they saw all lit up with candles. They seemed very pleased with their toys.  We all went […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1905 (Wednesday) – Mother (Caroline Webb) came over and cut out some night shirts for my husband (Alfred Oscar Lunt), which I have to make. In the evening, I went to a board meeting in the tithing office. There were not many there, so they adjourned. I went down with Grandma Lunt (Priscilla Pitt) to […]

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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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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1905 (Monday) – Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) took us up town on the wagon and then Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) went with him for a load of hay. Thomas Schofield’s (Thomas Jackson Schofield) body was brought down to Nephi on the train. In the afternoon I went up to see him and had a […]

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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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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1905 (Wednesday) – I arose a little early this morning so thought I would try and write some more in my book. I have had no one come down to see me and have only been up town once since the eleventh, that was Monday the 16th. Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) had to go to […]

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