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Mr. [[underline (red)]] Johnson [[/underline (red)]] of White Dental Mfg. came in complains mixtures of asbestos Bakelite sent by [[underline]] Protal [[/underline]] Co were no good. and very variable in quality. Came home by subway rather late. Told to Selysberg to buy me 100. NY. Air  Brakes. 100. B.R.T. convertible bonds, and 100. Virginia Chemical. [[underline]] Oct. 11. [[/underline]] Clean clear crisp day. Thurlow signed contract and wants only $2000. prefers to have all the stock I offered him. I am glad it is all settled now. Jumped in motor car went to NY. met [[Dr. Foster?]], Haneman & Keemen at lunch at Mouquin. Then conferences at [[underline (red)]] Hasslachers [[/underline]] office with Foersterling, Roessler 
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and [[underline (red)]] May [[/underline]] relative my typewritten recommendation! relative plan of a action, prices and employees. They all agree with my recommendations. Further talk with [[underline (red)]] May [[/underline]] then I jumped away to catch 5 [[underline]] 59 [[/underline]] train arrived home rather tired and somewhat down cast. Why? Perhaps last night slept too little in writing up Bakelite pamphlet and other matters. 
Oct. 11. Dictated letters here all morning and other matters. ^[[
Thurlow signed his contract. I gave him $2000 [[underline]] 00]] [[note in margin]] On Oct. 11.. gave Thurlow $2000. and 400 shares stock. General Bakelite. [[/note in margin]] At 2 P.M. conference [[underline (red)]] Hasslacher [[/underline]] and May relative prices. No telephone yet in office. [[strikethrough]] Thurlow [[/strikethrough]] 
Oct. 12. Very busy morning here dictating further relative pamphlet etc. Afternoon in New York Want to buy some stock but prices are jumping up very 
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Transcription Notes:
For me, it is enough to record the page numbers without noting that they were written in pencil in the margin, i.e. [[/pencil note in upper left margin]]. HK Nathanial Thurlow was LHB's laboratory assistant