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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

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) – Grandpa and Grandma Sperry (Charles Sperry and Emily Louisa Miller) and Aunt Emily Black (Mary Emily Sperry), with her daughter Mamie (Mary Ann Black) and baby Rex (Wilford Rex Black) came to spend a few hours. Aunt Emily brought some cabbage plants for us.

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1896 (Sunday) – Miss Larson (Ella Larsen) and I went for a walk and called at Mendenhall’s. Later Mrs. Drigg’s came down to see Ella and Mr. D. K. Brown. (I remember that visit Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I were entrances over the music of the language they used in their conversion and often […]

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1896 (Saturday) – Nothing much happened since last Sunday. Father (Charles Henry Sperry) and Mother (Caroline Webb) went up town to some meeting and when they got back, Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and I went over to Mona. We slept at Kay’s with Ella Larson.

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (Sunday) – Retta (Retta Sperry), Della (Emma Della Sperry), and I walked up town to Sunday School, afterwards I went up to Mrs. Burton’s (Frances Haddy Betenson) for dinner. In the afternoon, Mrs. Burton and I went over to Emma Paxman’s. About four, I started for home when I reached the Parkin’s ranch I met […]

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