Many years ago, I came across a couple of old paperback diaries from 1923 and 1924 that belonged to a girl named Violet Clark from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The books themselves were ad-laden freebies from A.B.Wykoff's Department Store. Many of the sporadic entries are simple retellings of the day's events, often in one line, at least at the start.
I developed a mild obsession with this window to the past and decided to share these two years of her life with the world, or whatever teeny bit of it that will come across this blog.
Everything I write is what she wrote, misspellings and shorthand included. I'm illustrating this blog with images contemporary to Violet, found by googling some of the key words in her entries.
I hope you enjoy getting to know Violet. I only wish I knew the rest of the story...
Two buildings down the street burned at 3.30 in the morning. Earl & Joe called in the morning. Also in the afternoon we made fudge & sandwitches (sic). Earl & Joe asked me to marry them. Went out with mine (?) in the evening and met Earl & Joe. Stopped at Warn's they came back with us.
Edna Rider, Helen & I motored to Columbia. Met Earl & Joe when we returned. Six of us went out to Saylors Lake at night to dance. Met Ruth Flory of Bangor there.
Edna Rider & Helen called in the afternoon. We all went to the carnival in the evening, then down to the Water Gap to dance. 6 of us riding in Craig Walters chums roadster.
Mable Kouler, Helen, & I motored out to Pocono River. Went swimming in the Lake. Met "Mack" McLain. In evening Sam, Pete, & Ellie took us to the dance. Met Walter of Pittsburg and he took me for a canal ride. Mable & Pete went too. 6 of us rode home in the roadster.
Pete and Ellis stopped in. Pete taught me some new chords on the Ukelele. Had an invitation to go on the week end party. Fritz called went down to the Carnival. Party stopped in later had fudge.
6 young men stopped in. Pete, Sam & Ellis first & then the navy boys. Burnice called in the afternoon. In the evening a crowd of us went to a dance. Mack from Pittsburg (sic) went with me.
Came home from camp. Ran over a great big snake motoring home. Arrived home at noon. Peg and Doug motored to Easton in the afternoon and were married. Saw Harold Van Nette.