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88 Virginia Day Fritscher

July 30. My jaw still swollen. Slept most of the day. In evening
we took a ride. Went down to cone shop. Bill and Mr. Benson came
to see me all the time.

July 31. I didn’t do anything. Didn’t work. My jaw still swollen.
In evening I took a ride. In afternoon got a card from Margaret
Cain in St. Louis.

August 1. I didn’t work. Got a card from Joey in Chicago. Went
to dentist. He said if it didn’t go down he’d have to lance it. Went
out to Rosemary Smith’s in afternoon. Took a ride in the evening.

August 11. Rosemary, Ginny Devlin, Virgilene Easily, Frances
Craig, Edith Lonegan and I went out to airport. Rosemary and I
went up. Then we went to Margaret Cain’s. Bud drove me home
racing at 75 miles an hour. More fun.

August 20. John [brother] called up and said he had found a job
for me. I went up and interviewed the man from the Ideal Bakery.
Said he’d call me for eve. I went to hotel and Miss Murgerman
and Brown explained it to me. Eustacia came up.

August 21. Started to work. We went to Roodhouse and gave
out samples of “Youth Breath” and took orders. Miss Murgeman,
M. Keller, Thompson, M. Rutherford, and Riley and I worked.

August 22. Part of us went to Carrollton and part to White
Hall. Hazel and I went to Carrollton with Mary. Had lots of fun.
Ate dinner there.

August 23. Finished up at Carrollton. We ate dinner with Mr.
Hale and Mrs. Connors at Linsay Hotel. Then we went to Jerseyville
and started working there. Fun.

August 24. Went back to J’Ville and finished up in morn. In
afternoon demonstrated in McGuire’s stores giving out samples of
bread and jam. Came home with O. Harris, sales manager.