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164  dogs.  On my request Hamlin yesterday tried 50% nuctal oil with  
[[underlined]] with hexatriphenol [[/]] and got to day excellent sticks transparent and highly dielectrical.  This will give us an excellent A of high dielectric for molding and impregnation.  
Feb 1 (Sunday).  In all day.  Spent 
1914  afternoon dictating belated letters.
Feb 2.  At 2 P.M George and myself drove to [[underlined]] Motor Boat show [[/underlined]] with our car.  Saw many [[underlined]] magnetos [[/underlined]] made [[underlined]] with Bakelite. [[/underlined]]  Afterwards  [[strikethrough]] George [[/strikethrough]] we went for supper to Hofbrau haus. - Then we went to rather magnificent show by Barrie Legend of Eleonora  [[underlined]]George [[/underlined]] seemed to enjoy it all.  So did I.  [[underlined]] He is becoming a big steady boy.  [[/underlined]] Fine chap.  Great happiness for us. [[underlined]] Will he take advantage of his excellent [[/underlined]]
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[[underlined]]opportunities in life? [[/underlined]]  Home with 11 [[superscript/underlined]] 20 [[/superscript/underlined]] P.M.  Drove home together in hired Ford taxicab.
Feb 3.  This evening got letter from [[underlined]] Hasslacher [[/underlined]] showing a rather disappointing balance account  He proposes to declare [[underlined]] only a 6% dividend. [[/underlined]]  I felt rather disappointed at all this.  Had expected at least 8%.
Feb 4.  I find that some of the calculations of [[underlined]] Hasslacher [[/underlined]] are [[underlined]] rather conservative [[/underlined]] So at the board of directors I proposed a [[underlined]] 7% dividend [[/underlined]] which was unanimously accepted.  took lunch with Swan and May then went to Brooklyn to hear further about conversion of [[underlined]] glycolic acid [[/underlined]] into  [[underlined]] [[racemicacid?]] [[/underlined]] [[inserted left margin]] [[ symbol for woman]] [[underlined]] 2 hrs. [[/underlined]] R.B. P. Co. [[/inserted left margin]]by treatment with HN03 or Hcl  Saw Paulus and Woldberger who showed me the crystalized [[underlined]] racemic [[/underlined]] acid obtained that way.  
Charge 2 hours.  Then went for
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