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88 some crackers and glass of Madeira wine July 9 (Sunday). [[red underlined]] Remained aboard all day, [[/red underlined]] reading and tinkering with outfit. Violent thunderstorm, split flag pole of Club house by lightning. Very drenching rain, repeatedly. [[strikethrough]] At [[/strikethrough]] Went back home about 6 P.M. July 10. Dictating all day. Evening went to movies with Celine, Nina, Mrs and Miss Middlebrook and Mrs. Sarton. July 11. Sultry unpleasant sticky weather. House of representatives [[red underlined]] has passed tariff bill without amendments - [[/red underlined]] rushed it through [[strikethrough]] no [[/strikethrough]] Afternoon went to Brooklyn. [[red underlined]] Paulus and Heydenhayn [[/red underlined]] are at loggerheads [[end page]] [[start page]] 89 [[symbol in top left margin showing a circle topped by a cross]] and [[red underlined]] quarreling. Paulus says this is characteristic of Germans. [[/red underlined]] Gave them some fatherly advice. Its like [[red underlined]] keeping order in a menagerie. [[/red underlined]] Went over late happenings of beginning dizziness and headaches through CO poisoning. Discussed methods for preventing recurrence. [[red underlined]] I feel very foolish to have to give so much attention to other men's troubles when I have no time to attend to my own affairs. But I want to see this problem [[/red underlined]] through. [[red underlined]] If I abandon it, it will probably go to pieces. [[/red underlined]] [[symbol in left margin showing a circle topped by a cross with annotations]] [[overwritten]] 4 [/overwritten]] 5 hs. [[underlined]]+ 1 h. [[/underlined]] [[overwritten]] 5 [[/overwritten]] 6 hs [[/symbol and annotations in left margin]] Remained there till past 6 P.M then went for supper to University Club. July 12. More sultry than yesterday very unpleasantly hot. Spent another hour over phone etc in regard to Royal Baking Powder matters [[strikethrough]] Dictating all [[/strikethrough]]
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