Feb 25-27, 1935
Dave drives everyone around in the Essex and gets a flat tire. His mother is away for the week, leaving him to cook and clean for the rest of the Coffin clan. He has to cash in on some insurance due to losses. Both Dave Read More …
Category: Jan-Feb 1935
Feb 17-21, 1935
The week’s pay that Ruth received is already spent; she is in her third week on the night shift. Lydia is still sick and has had a cold for 6 weeks now. Dave confesses that he’s been no saint, but since losing his job in Read More …
Feb 12-15, 1935
Ruth is happy that she has finally got a week’s pay, but in reference to another visit, Dave is concerned that she’s working the night-shift and she gets defensive. Mrs. McCreedie has asked Ruth to move out. Dave writes that he’ll find a way to Read More …
Feb 7-11, 1935
Ruth is still working the night-shift, but this time with a different patient, Mrs. Finkelstein. She says Lydia is concerned about her never getting enough sleep; she writes to Dave during the wee hours to keep herself awake. Dave doesn’t get to see Ruth when Read More …
Feb 4-6, 1935
Ruth has a night-shift nursing job working with a patient, Miss Brice. Dave finishes “working on the ice” (likely ice-chopping for filling ice houses) and expects he will get paid, but is worried about getting more work. They both refer to another recent visit. February Read More …
Jan 29-Feb 1, 1935
Ruth pokes fun at Dave’s finger injury; Lydia has been sick; Dave and Francis can’t make the trip to Albany and miss Ruth’s graduation. January 29, 1935 73 Brookline Avenue Albany, N.Y. Dear Dave, Looks like I’m spoiling you by writing two letters in one Read More …
Jan 22-28, 1935
Dave tries to find out about Ruth’s graduation date from the National Training School; they exchange a lot of wise-cracks; Dave complains about the Essex, the weather, and reports a gruesome injury to his finger. January 22, 1935 73 Brookline Avenue Albany, N.Y. Dear Dave, Read More …
Jan 14-17, 1935
Lots of snow and ice – Dave’s brother fell through ice several times. They talk about a previous visit, and Ruth is continuing with her classes at the National Training School for Certified Nurses. January 14, 1935 73 Brookline Avenue Albany, N.Y. Dear Dave, Please Read More …
Jan 1-9, 1935
Ruth writes from home and reports the birth of twins to Kent Spencer (Lydia’s brother, Ruth’s cousin) and his wife, Ethel. She also cared for her newborn niece, Shirley (see previous post), and worried about whether the infant would survive. She returned to Albany and Read More …