March 31 Friday – Isabel Lyon’s journal: Tomorrow Mother is coming up.

The pot hooks do not stay in my brain for the brain is deranged.

“Passed Michael Kelly with a load of shlabs.” That’s what the Irishman passed after he took a pill. It must be so for Katie said it [MTP: TS 49].

Isabel Lyon’s journal # 2: Lewenhaupt [likely designating an osteopathic treatment for Clemens]

Mr. Clemens received a reply to his letter to Dr. Hale, & he sent the reply with a letter note to Col. Harvey to interest him as a publisher—perhaps—

Mr. Clemens signed a paper as a patron for a benefit to be given for madame Modieska [sic Modjeska]—Mrs. Gilder and Paderewski are planning it [MTP TS 10]. Note: Helena Modjeska (1840-1909), famous actress who specialized in Shakespearean roles. Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) Polish pianist, composer, diplomat, who became Prime Minister of Poland in 1919.

Florence J. Lewis wrote to Sam, enclosing a sheet of four questions from the Boston Herald. “Please don’t deprive me of your reply….for without it I shall feel dreadfully lopsided!”[MTP].