Dec. 1, 1914

Cloudy and warm
Got acquainted with Kathryn Graves. Rode down on the car with her. Met mother and we went to The Grand. Went to the Y CLUB and heard a Dr. Fischer talk on making the most of life spiritually. Good discussion.
Came Home - did lessons and to bed.

Here's what the street cars in Minneapolis looked like back in the early teens when my grandfather was chatting up girls.

November 26, 1914 Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving
Very warm about 60-65.
Pa and Ma to church in AM. I shingled a little.
Had a big duck dinner. Pa and I played tennis in the afternoon. Each got 1 set. Cliff beat me one set 7-5. I went over and we played handball in Cliff's basement until 6pm. Sat around in eve.
Peace and prosperity in America
War and desolation in Europe.

Nov. 15, 1914

Very hard west wind. Very cold but clear.
Pa bought a brown mackinaw- Looks funny on him.
Has been little edge on H. for last (word unclear). Pa has adopted absolute silence. Out this PM. Left about 8pm. Gone?

Brown Mackinaw: Funny he would say it looked funny on his father as it's just the kind of thing he wore when I knew him in the 70s.

Nov. 6 1914

Fine and cool. Went to the West-Central game. We beat 15-0. Parade after game. We all walked down to Lake St. We had some fun in Bryant car, too. I went to the Shubert in eve and had some fun. Good Show - BABY MINE.


Here is a production still from BABY MINE's Broadway production in 1910.