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and go to New York, [[underlined in red]] Nina having invited the Fortsons [[/underlined in red]] for lunch and supper without inquiring whether this interferes with my own plans. I feel rather disgusted about it.  Went to listen to [[underlined in red]] Dr. Stevensons  lecture 9 P.M at Century Club. [[/underlined in red]] The history of chart - making
Feb 20 1921 (Sunday) Here all day. A very heavy [[underlined in red]] snowfall. DeForest Baldwin here for lunch [[/underlined in red]] had trouble bringing him back to station on account of snow.
Feb 21. Here all day. George Roll to Newark and to Conant about tax returns.
Feb 22. Here all day. Washington's Birthday.
Feb 23. Answered [[underlined in red]] Gordon's [[/underlined in red]] letter asking for [[underlined in red]] further increase [[/underlined in red]] in salary. Drove to New York afternoon to Trebout's and Durkee's to buy hardware
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for Ion,  back here for supper 
[[strikethrough in margin]] Fe [[/strikethrough]] Difficult driving in New York on account of snow obstructions.
Feb 24. Answered in an [[strikethrough]] forcible [[/strikethrough]] ^[[outspoken]] way another peevish letter of Wright of [[underlined in red]] Continental Fiber Co. Gotlelf [[/underlined in red]] showed me a very hard black homogeneous rod obtained from [[underlined in red]] furfurol + phenol, [[/underlined in red]] infusible and insoluble. He used an alkali as condensing agent and obtained a temporarily fusible resin which on addition of some hexamethyltetramin and [[red underline]] further heating [[/red underline]]under pressure gave a homogeneous glossy stick. [[underlined in red]] Shiohara [[/underlined in red]] sent a beautiful antique Japanese Screen painted in [[doubled underlined in red]] 1540. [[/double underlined in red]] A [[underlined in red]] "palace screen" [[/underlined in red]] filling the whole drawing room when opened.
Afternoon [[red underline]] Rossi [[/red underline]]came here talked general situation over with him, plans for different work in all departments at factory.  Told him about [[underlined in red]] furfurol [[/underlined in red]] results