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114 do not stand the acetic.- ^[[anhydride]]^ anh. treatment [[strikethrough]] but [[/strikethrough]] ^[[on]]^ the [[vertical red line in margin highlights the remainder of this sentence]] faces become concave. - Same old story. - everything always different than it ought to be. Spent morning [[strikethrough]] correctin [[/strikethrough]] dictating corrections to new proposed contract of [[red underline]] Rütgerswerke [[/red underline]] and many other letters. Got estimate for repairs on motor car. Will amount only to $225.00 and this morning got a check for $150.00 from McElroy for transfering my sulphite patent to Robeson. So I feel a little better. Remained here all day. Rossi says latest results of [[red underline]] Wickes [[/red underline]] are satifactory [[end page]] [[start page]] 115 Jan 12. Yesterday Gotthelf following my instructions got a material resembling entirely bakelite by heating [[red underline]] [[Paroxy?]] ^[[di]]^ benzyl methane [[/red underline]] with CH20 in bakelizer but has not succeeded in obtaining Novolak by heating it with phenol. [[red underline]] which differentiates [[/red underline]] A in this [[red underline]] behavior from [[salizenin?]] [[/red underline]] Another busy day dictating letter to Hecht and other Slept very well Jan 13. Last night colder than before - 6 F. clear blue sky no wind. Dictated all morning. took restful afternoon. Then at 5 P.M went to Chemists Club Louisiana Dinner and entertainment [[end page]]