Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane," Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
Diary details the 1864 wartime experiences of Lot Abraham, farmer and future Iowa state senator, who served in the 4th Iowa Cavalry during the Civil War.
1. Analysis of homestead exemption.--2. Analysis of effect of Homestead Relief Bill (Senate File no. 53, 46th GA).--3. Analysis of effect of Homestead Relief Bill (Senate File no. 1, 47th GA).