Thursday, February 20, 1919

DOLLAR DAY. Bright. Mild. To college 8:30 to 12 M. Uncle John & Aunt Gertie here to dinner. Downtown in P.M. Bought hat. Bowled at Y and star. Studied and chored about in evening. Preparation for S.V. [Student Volunteers] conferences. Retired 11 P.M. Thankful for food.

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I can only guess (based on newspapers of the period) that Dollar Days were special days when a store would offer substantial discounts to shoppers. I suppose that's what Stanford was excited about since he ended up buying a hat that day.

I wonder what kind of hat Stanford bought? Maybe it was one like the one this gent is wearing in a 1919 ad for men's clothing:

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