Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (Monday) – I started to school. At noon, I went down to the post office and over to the coop. I went up to Aunt Augusta’s (Emma Augusta Taylor) for lunch. After school, Ada Salisbury (Ada Haydee Salisbury) and I walked out home. I wrote a letter to Art (Arthur David Sperry).

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1896 (Monday) – About 4 a.m. I became quite sick to my stomach, by seven o’clock, feeling some better I went home. At noon, Father (Charles Henry Sperry) went up town. I spent the afternoon at Burton’s and had supper there. Later in the evening, Mrs. Burton (Frances Haddy Betenson) and her sister dolled me […]

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1896 (Monday) – Father (Charles Henry Sperry), Mother (Caroline Webb) and Lillian (Lillian May Sperry) came back from Manti. In the afternoon, Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went up town, we called at Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller) to see Uncle Harry (Miles Harrison Sperry), then we started for our lot. We met Zina […]

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1896 (Monday) – About six o’clock in the evening, Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went up town with Father (Charles Henry Sperry). I went to Aunt Sarah Abbott’s (Sarah Elizabeth Sperry) for a few minutes then Esther and I took a walk. We went down town then over to Goldsbrough’s where we stopped and […]

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1896 (Saturday) – Took my music lessons then walked down to the post office. Afterwards, I went up to our new home and walked through all the rooms. I went down to Aunt Sarah Abbott’s (Sarah Elizabeth Sperry) and had dinner there. In the afternoon, I walked down town called in Miss Morgan’s Millinery Store, […]

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1896 (Friday) – I took Louie (John Louie Burton) to kindergarten. I stayed until it was out, Mrs. Burton (Frances Haddy Betenson) came down and walked home with us. About one o’clock I went down to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller). My brother Art (Arthur David Sperry) was there, he was writing a letter to Asa […]

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1896 (Wednesday) – Esther (Emily Esther Sperry), Art (Arthur David Sperry) and I went up to our lot, I stayed there most of the morning talking to him, then I went down to Burton’s and had dinner there. I went down to Aunt Emily’s (Mary Emily Sperry) then Esther and I again went up to […]

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1896 (Friday) – Took my music lesson and in the evening Mrs. Burton (Frances Haddy Betenson) and I went to choir practice and later we went to a dance with Lon (Charles Alonzo Sperry). He became sick and went home, Art (Arthur David Sperry) brought us home after the dance.

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1895 (Tuesday) – Esther (Emily Esther Sperry), Art (Arthur David Sperry) and I washed sacks. In the afternoon, Esther and I cut corn. In the evening, we went up town. I went to a dance with Earl Mangum. Esther and Dwight (Charles Dwight Sparks) walked out home.

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