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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1902 (Tuesday) – I took the children (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr. and Lillian Lunt) up to Mother’s (Caroline Webb). In the evening I took the baby with me to a dance. It was a Black Hawk War Veteran’s dance in the old social hall. The baby was pretty good although she cried quite hard three […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1902 (Monday) – Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) went with me on some errands, first to Sister Soby’s then up to Mrs. Blacket’s then to Grandma Lunt’s (Priscilla Pitt) and then to Aunt Emily Black’s (Mary Emily Sperry) for the butter. We walked nearly twelve blocks.

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1902 (Friday) – Today is Alfred’s (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) birthday he is two years old. I gave him a doll. He was quite good all day. In the afternoon I missed him and found him half a block away carrying a tin bucket, he was on his way to Grandma Lunt’s (Priscilla Pitt) he […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1902 (Wednesday) – Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) was watching all morning for his Uncle Shed (Shadrach James Lunt) to come and take us down to their place in the field. It was two o’clock before he came. Alfred enjoyed himself so much and was such a good boy. Lillian (Lillian Lunt) was quite good. […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1902 (Tuesday) – We are all alone tonight. Lillian (Lillian Lunt) has been good all day. Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) has been quite cross he is cutting his eye and stomach teeth. I find he has one eye and one stomach tooth through. He woke up in the night crying, last night, he seemed […]

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