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160 [[vertical red line in margin]] from a mere boy of 18 has grown to a man of over thirty - says he is married for the second time. Nice behavior of firemen. I left a full box of cigars for them, yet they left half of them. Later on arrived Newman to verify my [[/vertical line in margin]] policies with his record. Then came Thurlow and Gotthelf who took short lunch with me. In afternoon arrived [[red X in margin]] [[underlined]] Dr. Wiechmann who came to consult me about his Protan [[Protal]] an vegetable [[?]] say vegetable Ivory wastes [[end page]] [[start page]] 161 [[marginal entry in red Wiechmann]] as obtained from buttons [[/underlined]] which he says he can get for $10.00 per ton. grinds it with alkaline solution adds some caseine then compresses hot. He brought me a copy of his book on electrochemistry and I gave him copy of my book on Motor Car trip Europe. He says his Protan [[Protal]] is not waterproof and softens. Showed me buttons and discs made by it. A friend convinced me afterwards that they soften very much. He seemed very enthusiastic about my Bakelite lecture I held last Monday and where he was present [[end page]]
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These page and previous 8 journal pages did not appear in space to left and when they finally did, they were sideways and couldn't be righted.
What gives? Please advise and correct this.
Thanks,
Hugh