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Aug 2. Meeting board Directors of G.B. Co. Seabury at office. Took lunch with young Williams went with him to Perth Amboy. [[red underline]] Good report of Swan. [[/red underline]] No [[red underline]] further loss of Pipe stems. [[/red underline]]  Home with 6 [[superscript, underlined]] 15 [[/superscript, underlined]] P.M. 
Aug 3. At 12 [[superscript, underlined]] 30 [[/superscript, underlined]] P.M to New York 
At 2 P.M meeting at [[red underline]] Royal Baking Powder. [[/red underline]] Borelli and Potter there. Made arrangements for fees and retainer. See letter 
Good report of [[red underline]] condenser made of Bakelite from [[/red underlined]] Wireless Co. Home with Kettridge at 6 [[superscript, underlined]] 30 [[/superscript, underlined]] P.M
Aug 6. Met Swan at office at 11. [[red underline]] [[McCargo?]][[/red underline]] and Craven
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came there to talk of Bakelite for [[watering?]] their paper cylinders for grease. Went with them to Perth Amboy and showed them how to proceed. Back at 6 [[superscript, underlined]] 30 [[/superscript, underlined]] PM 
home with 11 [[superscript, underlined]] 55 [[/superscript, underlined]] P.M. very nervous.
Aug 5 Home all day. Am much bothered by the idea that some people may be able to use more than 1/5 molecule of NaOH. Read. Vie de Pasteur which had restful influence over me. spent most of day quietly reading.  
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Aug 6. (Sunday) Some experiments in laboratory.
Rather sultry weather 
Aug 7. Met [[red underline]] [[Vanouny?]][[/red underline]] at 2 P.M at [[red underline]] Royal Baking Powder office.[[/red underline]]  
He became again excited.
Aug 8. This is the [[red underline]] 22d anniversary [[/red underline]]
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