Journal: Jeanette Sperry

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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1895 (Saturday) – Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I fasted all day. In the evening we went to Mutual. Esther and Dwight (Charles Dwight Sparks) came down to the farm, I remained in town sleeping at Aunt Emily Black’s (Mary Emily Sperry).

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1895 (Thursday) – Sunday, I was home most of the day and played the organ most of the time. In the afternoon, Dwight (Charles Dwight Sparks) and I went to town to bring Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) home. We were up to Uncle Will Sperry’s (William Josiah Sperry) until ten o’clock. Then we came down […]

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1895 (Monday) – I finished my ironing, I cut for drying, a few apples. Between eight and nine o’clock, I took Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) up town, she is working at Candlands, I wrote a letter to my brother Lon (Charles Alonzo Sperry) and found one to me at the post office from him.

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1895 (Sunday) – I took my music lesson. Afterwards, I went over to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller) and became acquainted with some of my father’s cousins (Charles Henry Sperry). I rode with them and Grandfather (Charles Sperry) down home. In the evening, Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went up town to get mother […]

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1895 (Saturday) – I did my morning chores and started my ironing, before Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) came home. I ironed all afternoon. Evening – I went up town to Mutual. I slept at Aunt Sarah Abbott’s (Sarah Elizabeth Sperry); watched an eclipse of the moon.

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1895 (Friday) – We washed all day. In the evening, Father (Charles Henry Sperry) and Mother (Caroline Webb) and Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) went up town and remained all night. Ada Salisbury came down; she must have spent the night with me, as she and I played cards with Dwight Sparks (Charles Dwight Sparks) and […]

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