Friday, January 31, 1902

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31st — Cold as black sin. Mary & I drove Button to the “buggy sleigh” at B.Y.P.U. & church. Stepped over to Mr. & Mrs. Mitchells for a few moments after church. Frank rode on the back end of the sleigh. The axle hit Button on the feet & he ran off with us & tore up things in general.…

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Tuesday, January 7, 1902

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7th — John, Geo, & Frank butchered the big hog (500 plus pounds). My sermon At 7 a.m. the Dude came thundering by & on the back end of the vestible standing on the steps & hanging to the handlebars of the car with a death grip with one hand & a grip in the other, the door being shut…

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Sunday, January 5, 1902

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5th — fed, then Charley, Mary & I went to S.S. Drove Button. Came home & after dinner Mary & I went up to her mothers. Came back home & after doing up chores went to B.Y.P.U. Nice & warm all week. Just to add some context, a YouTube search for “January 1902” yields a lot of early footage taken…

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Wednesday, January 1, 1902

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Jan. 1, 1902 — Rosa, Hazel & Cecil went up to Jen’s to stay a few days. We had goose for dinner. Frank & I went to prayer meeting.

Sunday, December 29, 1901

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26th — We walked back to town & ate dinner at Jen’s again. Frank at home, just came in. After dinner we went to Aunt Mary’s to stay all night. & Fri. 12:40 p.m. we came over to Utica on the Passenger to Sophias. Stayed all night Fri. & Sat. night. Came home Sun. night after church. Jesse does not…

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Wednesday, December 25, 1901

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25th — We went to Mary’s Uncle Jack & Aunt Mary’s for dinner. 12 of us went over the hill to the poor house in the evening in Jack’s wagon. After we got back, Jack drove us to Mary’s Grandma & Uncle John’s where we stayed all night. Uncle Jack and Aunt Mary were living at 357 Mansur Street in…

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