/ August 18, 1938 [HARDLY A day goes by without your seeing something that you'd like to see again--particularly the days of these summer week ends. A Kodak lets you have your wish. ] She finds this to be true. Almost every hour of this trip she has been longing to have a camera. She starts …
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Half-Day Savings
August 3, 1938 Wednesday, Aug. 3rd, 1938 There is a big half-day sale on at the Bay today. She is going to go, but promises herself to only buy if it’s something J. really needs. She has to keep her priorities straight. The camera fund has swelled slightly — her aunt gave her $2 towards the …
The Classifieds
July 29, 1938 She is lonely. Everyone is talking about the fire, but she doesn't have anyone to talk to. She imagines that if she was working in office, say, she could participate in all the tidbits, get to know the inside story— if there is one. She did have a brief conversation with her new …
Aftermath
July 28, 1938 They are both still in shock. J. was also down on the tracks watching with the crowd, although they didn’t see each other. She had nightmares. J. reads aloud "Pier ‘D’ Smoking Ruin After Devastating Fire. Canadian Pacific Steamships Limited famous Pier D, an adjacent freight …
Don’t Whisper
July 25, 1938 She reads Alicia Hart's column. "Poise, Meaning Good Voice and Calm Manner, Important to Job-Hunters" is the headline. She looks in the mirror and starts practicing her posture, breathing and how loudly she is speaking. She takes "three good deep breaths, exhales as vigorously …