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This book belongs to -
Edith Emelita Cohen
1440 29th Ave -
Oakland ~ CaliforniaLanguage
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1916
Happy new year! This book is simply going to be used for me to write down each day the thing which most impressed me in that day
Marge (?) spent the night, last eve + the Bennetts came to supper this eve.
Went to tea at Kathleen M2’s then to K(?) B’s for dinner and the night. Julia’s good-bye dinner. To U.P.J. with Peg. (?)
Went out to Fremont to visit Marge (?)
Stayed home + made place cards (?) - Marge (?) came + we set table - had nut (?) dinner
got up about 10.30 went to Franklin with Helen S (?) + to Houghs in eve
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January entries, dates 1-8Type
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1917
Finished last ex = Econ.
Vacation begins!
Doug + I went to see Doug Fairbanks in In Again out Again
Anniversary of day of my birth - celebrated just before dinner - Harry S - came to din (?) - Helen brought flowers.
Went to O.P.J. (?) with Margie and Helen -Language
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May entries, dates 9-16Type
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Whole family except Pop went to Mrs Probert’s (?) for lunch - we had a lovely time - celebrated Pop’s birthday after dinner
Went with Pag (?) to Orph - saw Hit-the-trail Holiday - very good.
Went to movie. Saw Constance [illegible] in Betty’s Burglar.Language
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May entries, dates 17-24Type
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Went with Edie + Jim (?) to see Marguerite Clark in - Fortunes of FifiLanguage
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May entries, dates 25-31Type
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1917
Went on Picnic to Dublin with Miss Maynard - Kath (?) Magee, Mrs Kraus (?) + Barb - Back to ranch for night.
Stayed at ranch all day - usual bunch - then stay-ed still another night.
Went to Summer School with Barb to visit then back to ranch for lunch and home
Wed (?)
Made skirt - Barb spent afternoon I went to ranch for Din (?)
Mrs + Mrs (?) champ (?) went to “Come out of the kitchen”
Tues (?)
Went to see Pauline at J+B (?)
With [illegible] + Pop
Julia came - went for horse back ride in hills. Took lunch - Saw Bessie [illegible] in eve.
Went to see Alice Joyce at J.D. in Berk for night saw Mary Pickford in Heart of Redwoods
Went with K to Orpheum - Maggie Pepper - in eve with Jake (?) + Mr B to see [illegible] at StrandLanguage
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June entries, dates 1-8Type
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Walked to Ranch - spent day + walked back to K’s for night again -
Stayed all morn + for lunch at K’s because Duke (?) wouldn’t let me go -
Went to lunch at the Rands + saw all Marg’s going away items (?)
Went to [illegible] for suit fitting
Went in eve to see Wallace Ried in “Prisons sans Walls” -
Myrtle Sled (?) is a mess!!!
Made Margs a corset cover for going away present
got lunch for fam + [illegible]
Went to ranch for tea - [illegible]
rides with stones (?) in eve -
Delivered Marg’s present
Margie + Helen came over to say good bye in eve
Had terrible time getting to 16th St to see Margs off + meet Barb in Oakland and went to ranch for day - Barb + Booke (?) Burke there - stayed night at ranch.Language
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June entries, dates 9-16
