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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (Monday) – In the evening Melvin (Henry Melvin Sperry) took me up town. We went over to Hyde’s Store then over to the Excelsior and then up to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller). I left Melvin there and went up to Burton’s. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went down town. We met Mr. (Enoch […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (Saturday) – Mother (Caroline Webb), Baby (Ruth Sperry) and I went up town. We stopped at Grandmother Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller) then went over to the School House and talked to Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) for a while, then we went down to the Excelsor. Mother had some shopping to do. Mother had some shopping […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (Monday) – About sundown I walked up town and went up to Burton’s. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry), Mrs. Burton (Frances Haddy Betenson) and I walked down to Hyde’s Store. They were having a grand showing of their Christmas things. We went up to our class in Academy Hall. Someone came in and told me my sweetheart, […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (Friday) – In the evening Father (Charles Henry Sperry), Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went up town, Esther and I went up to Burton’s, then I went down to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller), and then down to Judge Higgins to call for Lillie Black (Lillie May Black). Lil and I went to the […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (Thursday) – I received a letter from Will Tolley. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry), Father (Charles Henry Sperry) and I went over to Mona to a dance. Bob McCune was there and we all had us a good time. Esther and I went over to Kay’s with Ed Shepherd. We returned home with Father and it […]

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