Thursday, October 7, 1920

Wonderful bright clear cool day. Arose 5:45 A.M. Studied french. Breakfast. To College 8-11:30 A.M. Dinner etc. H.H & I candled eggs. Shaved. Visited with Jean Daggett. Out to supper a la chicken at Glenville Corners. D.S.R. & Marion Benedict along. Fine. Took D.S.R. home etc. To bed 12:15 P.M.

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I'm waiting to see when Hanford will start paying more attention to Marion.

Wednesday, October 6, 1920

Alternating cloudy and bright. Cool. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast. To College 7:45 to 11 A.M. Home. Down street to try on suit. Wrote in diary etc. Bowled at Morse 155-147-145. Read at Library. Supper. Studied. E.L. Cabinet meeting. Walked home with M. Swort. To bed 12:30 P.M. In Eve Mr. Halstead along with load.

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I guess there was no such thing as ready-to-wear clothing back then. A person had to have a suit made. Stanford earlier bought the one he refers to here, I believe, since he speaks of being measured. (See September 23 post.)

Don't know who M. Swort could be, or even if the person is a woman or a man. And I'm not sure what sort of load Stanford is referring to here, either, although there is a John D. Halstead who is in the 1920 Schenectady census who was a construction supervisor for the NY Telephone Co. Maybe he is delivering construction materials? More mysteries . . .

Tuesday, October 5, 1920

Overcast day with few scuds of rain. Arose 5:45 A.M. Studied. To College 7:45 to 11 A.M. Wrote in diary etc. Father and I to country. Dug potatoes 1/4 rotten, pulled beans etc. Home 7:30 P.M. Supper. Wrote letter. Studied etc. H.H. to Trinity Church to E.L. Sub district meeting. To Post Office. To bed 10:30 P.X.

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It's odd that Stanford so rarely mentions his mother, as if her presence were a given. I suppose the daughters spent time with their mother and the sons spent time with their father, as was the custom at the time.

Monday, October 4, 1920

Beautiful in A.M. Some rain 3 P.M. & on. Arose 7:30 A.M. Breakfast. Studied. To college 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. Student meeting. Dinner. To College library to read. Home. Wrote in diary. Studied etc. To College Library again in evening. Talked with family. To bed 10:30 P.M.

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Well, I guess Stanford is spending more time studying this year. I suppose that's good considering he is a senior.

Sunday, October 3, 1920

H.H. to S - - - [indecipherable] Street with load from college. Wonderful mild bright day. Arose 8:30 A.M. Out after dioxogen, pumped up tires etc. To Church & S.S. Dr. FRICK's first Sunday. Very favorably impressed. Out to Reynolds for dinner and P.M. Mrs. Kingsbury's 32nd birthday. Fine time. Good eats. To E.L. 45 present. Rode around. To church. To bed 10:30 P.M.

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The new pastor, Dr. Frick, is Philip I. Frick. In the October 7, 1920 edition of the Christian Advocate, there is a news item announcing his arrival there:

Dioxogen, it seems, was a popular antiseptic in 1920, similar to peroxide. Here is an ad that appeared in a 1917 edition of the Boy Scout magazine, Boys Life:

Saturday, October 2, 1920

Fair cool autumn day. Arose 5:45 A.M. Studied. Breakfast. To college 7:45 to 11 A.M. Home. Filled grease cups on Hudson. Shaved etc. E.L. corn roast in P.M. out beyond end of Campbell Ave car line. Around with D.S.R. after provisions etc. Fine time. Wet under foot. Good eats. Back to town. Out to Parkers Corners with D.S.R. Short visit. Walked back. Traded. To bed 10:15 P.M.

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Apparently, there was an electric railroad car that went along Campbell Avenue, and that is what Stanford must have meant by the end of the Campbell Avenue car line.

Friday, October 1, 1920

Fair cool autumn day. Cleared. Arose 7 A.M. To College 7:45 to 11 A.M. Home. Read paper and letter from D.S.R. Dinner. Wrote in diary. Candled eggs 2:15 to &:15 P.M. Studied french etc. Took bath. H.H. to college. To bed 11 P.M. Thankful.

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I'm not sure why Stanford and Dorothea are writing letters. Is she away for some reason? Curious.