1877 LEATHER DIARY,18yr old Virgin,Waterloo,Iowa" RARE

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1877EXCELSIOR DIARY GENUINE LEATHER CORNER DRUGSTORE - SHUTTE & BARBER Entry: Monday, January 1, 1877 "A clear cold day and Ive been ironing all day and Pira Cross almost all day, I will see how often Pan cross this year." (Slightly Illegible) Entry: Monday, March 26, 1877 "Sate Allie and I went to the C T's or C J's sociable tonight, but did not enjoy myself at all because my Agnes was not t" Entry: Sunday, April 15, 1877 "This morning it is trying to rain, but we are going to church just the same. This afternoon Linda and I went out riding, we had a jollie time." Entry: Sunday, April 29, 1877 "The snow is 4 1/2 inches deep this morning and it kept on snowing all noon. Olie and I went out walking. I went to church in the evening" Entry: Sunday, September 16, 1877 "Well Charlie did not come tonight and dont know what it means" Entry: Monday, September 17, 1877 "Charlie is as sober as an old deacon. I wonder what anyone could have said to him." Entry: Tuesday, December 25, 1877 "Christmas day, we all up spending the day with Fannie, Will is too, but, Charlie isn't...Oh I do wish he was...." Also Included Inside Back cover: STEAM PUDDING RECIPE and a smaller 2 x 2 inch 10-page booklet that was found inside the 1877 Diary that listed a detailed hand written account of the number of socks she had knitted each day and the amount of pay she earned. The booklet is also dated from the year 1877. Wow! A most interesting piece ! Lastly, you can find during the middle of the month October, a precious leaf from 1877 that was pressed in between the pages, a fitting token memory of Waterloo, Iowa from 130 years ago ! *Up for sale on ebay is an "1877 LEATHER DIARY" that includes approximately 100+ hand written daily entires by an 18 year old virgin girl from Waterloo, Iowa. It appears from the entiries that she worked at a Mill, she did knitting and sewing, went to church often, liked to attend events at the Cedar Falls Lodge or C T's Sociable, and was really into a guy named Charlie among others. T are many people mentioned in her life through the pages of the diary. The weather, people, funerals, birthdays, visitations, her emotions and feelings are all expressed through the pages of this rare antique diary. On one of the entries she mentions that she just turned 19 years old and it appears base upon the entires and the strict morals of church going people during the late 1800's that this young girl was indeed a virgin. Wow! Can you believe it ? A rare and pure minded time period with no rampant sex, drugs and rock n' roll. The 1877 Leather Diary is now over 130 years old ! Add this one of a kind 1877 Leather Diary to your collection by Bidding Now! PayPal is the preferred method of payment. If you do not have a PayPal account, you can set one up within a few minutes at . Immediate Payment is required on all auctions. All auction items are usually shipped within 48 hours of payment being received, other than a few exceptions such as holidays, earthquakes and frequent vacations. Please do not bid on items if you do not intend on paying for the goods, or risk having ebay suspend your account privileges. Items that are purchased are non-returnable and non-refundable unless the product is damaged in transit or the incorrect item. Incorrect or damaged in transit items must be returned within 30 days from the date of the receipt. read more

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