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In the afternoon E.H. Hooker came here with his small motor car and Miss [[?]]  Stayed for supper.  Mrs. De Man here.
February 22.  Worked in laboratory  Miss Evans not here so no letter dictating.
February 23.  Letter dictating.  Got more clippings some very funny.  for instance headlines:  Have you got a piece of oxybenzylmethylen glycol-anhydride?  If so keep it  it's a good thing.  [[strikethrough]] fresh from [[/strikethrough]] hot from the boat of chemistry".
Feb 24. [[marginal entry in red 1909]]  Rain rain rain & fog.  Made a run of varnish stock and kept hustling in my
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overalls - No time for lunch except swallowing couple of sandwiches while watching vacuum fan.  In afternoon visit of [[underlined]] Mr. Swan [[/underlined]][[illegible]]^ nephew of [[underlined]]Sir Joseph Swan [[/underlined]](England) (who [[underlined]] 20 years ago received me so friendly at his [[/underlined]] place in Lauriston Park Bromley ^England when he wanted to make arrangements for exporting my first patent.  Water-developing dry plate.)
Mr. Swan is a tall well built englishman, fair complexion, ruddy no beard nor moustache.  Wanted to inquire whether he could join Bakelite
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