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Afternoon went to see [[red underline]] Lehne [[/red underline]] at Astor Hotel. Then visited [[red underline]] Mrs. [[Liebreich?]] [[/red underline]] at Plaza.
Supper at Chemists Club home with 9 [[superscript, underlined]] 55 [[/superscript, underlined]] P.M
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[[black underline]] Sept. 19. [[/black underline]] Sticky weather. Dictating all morning
Afternoon Paulus here. Discussed ^[[new]] designs of cells Installation for 10 tons acid will cost at least $600.000 for electrolyte cells alone!
Charge [[1?]] //$40.00 to R.B.P.& Co.
" $10.00 to Hooker
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Feel very tired and much disquieted with all the accumulating work. - Oh for a rest!
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[[black underline]] Sept 20. [[/black underline]] Clear bright weather. Busy early. Townsend and Thurlow here in regard to affidavit of [[strikethrough]] Phenol [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] Novolak [[||| in margin]] + paraform [[/red underline]] samples and early work. A very fatiguing day talking patents, interferences, prior work and patent suits until my head was swimming. [[red underline]] Confound the whole thing! [[/red underline]] At evening Mrs. Townsend and her boy here. Motored them all to Van Cortland.
[[black underline]] Sept 21. [[/black underline]] A relatively restful day. Kept quiet all afternoon. I begin to realize that 
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at the [[red underline]] rate of $20.000 a month sales [[/red underline]] my profits will amount yearly to about at least [[red underline]] $25000 to $30.000. [[/red underline]]
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Herman W. Paulus with Royal Baking Soda Co.