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Wednesday.  DECEMBER 27  4 above
Both up betimes, expecting reporter from Rochester Democrat & Chronicle for interview with Arthur.  But he did not come.  Nebel here at 8.30 with tray of photographs with ice on them.  Very fine ones a piece of us.  Cleaned house - waited - but no reporter - In afternoon - both composed a long letter to Duncan Phillips.  I also wrote to E.

A big wonderful looking box from E. all sorts of delicacies, cheese, fishes, candies etc. etc. [[strikethrough]] in mail [[/strikethrough]] by express.

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Thursday.  DECEMBER 28
Straightened things up, and reporter - Mr O'Brien did come at 10.30 & stayed until 2.  An unusual person to have appear from a paper - Real feeling, and awareness.  A nice talk with him, and he took 16 photographs of Arthur, Arthur & me, & the [[strikethrough]] steam [[/strikethrough]] "Road Scraper" painting.  Then in came Paul, Dorothy, & Bob - All very pleasant.
Had letters from Jean Fuerstanberg, Mrs Lockman, & other cards.