Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, April 16, 1919 Wea [Weather] 
46 [degrees] Stormy
Dark cloudy with strong,
intensely chill N.E. [northeast] wind
and heavy rainfall most of 
which came in the afternoon 
and evening. Altogether a
very dreary day.
  Rising at 11 A.M. I read
until luncheon time & after
that settled at my desk in
Museum for a long afternoon's
work at writing cheques for
bills, letter etc. But this
task had scarce begun 
when Judge Abbott appeared
& lighting one of my cigars
settled himself for what proved
a long call. Much as I enjoyed
it it finally tired me so
that I had to tell him when
he left at once. We talked 
mostly about school matters at W. [Wolfeboro]
C. [Caroline Brewster] motored in town by Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert]
saw Dr. Cheney [Dr. Cheeney] at noon. He
reports favorably on her eyes.

Cambridge - Boston.
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, April 17, 1919 Wea [Weather]
Dull
Cloudy & somewhat misty but
without rainfall although the
streets & sidewalks were wet all
day.
  Garden birds a Robin [in full song], a Flicker [in full song]
4 or 5 Grackles, a few House Sparrows.
  Rose at 9.45 and motored in
town with Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert] to keep an
appointment for 11 with
Dr. Cheney [Dr. Cheeney]. After subjecting my
eyes to examination more
elaborate & prolonged than any
they have had before he prescribed
reading & distance glasses somewhat
different from those I have been 
using & combined as "bi-focals".
This prescription I took at
once to Mr. Glines at Pincham
& Smiths [Pinkham & Smith Company]. Home by 1 P.M.
John Nichols & Herman Haupt
called at 2 P.M. & stayed about
20 minutes. Both looked very
old. John is almost wholly blind.