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April 20.  Worked for awhile in laboratory.  [[strikethrough]] In the a [[/strikethrough]] At noon Thurlow came around to prepare his samples for Boonton.
In afternoon we [[strikethrough]] took [[/strikethrough]] felled that Japanese hemlock in middle of front lawn.  It showed 20 yer rings.  Tree had been damaged by the two big maple trees that were uprooted last fall by storm.  During the afternoon Lansing came here to consult me about several letters and matters
[[1/2 X in margin]] pertaining to patent department.  Charge half day with time I spent yesterday on various letters
April 21  Thurlow left for Boonton to supervise some further tests. I sent to Peterson of United Indurated Fibre Co. a fibre
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battery jar impregnated with Bakelite. 
April 22.  Went to N.Y. and came home in same train with Nina & [[11 and circle with a dot in center in margin]]Celine.  Explained Bakelite to Mr. [[Murton?]]
April 23  Wrote letters largest part of day.
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[[Norton written in red pencil in margin]]
[[underline in red pencil]] Results of Norton Co. do not seem to indicate great future there for Bakelite. [[underline]]
April 24.  A very warm spring day.  Did little work today.  In evening went to Chemist Club meeting of Soc. Chem. Industry. W. Hallock gave lecture on Blau gas.  Met Herbert Philip of [[strikethough]] Hasslacher [[/strikethrough]] Roesslesr.  Hasslacher and explained some of my Bakelite results to him.  The matter seemed entirely novel to him.
April 25  [[strikethough]] Sunday Writing letters and reading [[tear in page]] particular.  Met Thurlow.
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