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[[vertical annotation in left margin written in red]] SS. Callao [[/vertical annotation]]
is very interesting
May 6. Feel better. Took a cup of chocolate. Sea is choppy as for the last three days. Temperature about the same 82° F in my cabin ^[[N.E]] Wind moderate, [[strikethrough]] abeam [[/strikethrough]] 
Sky cloudy. Light lunch at noon and [[red underline]] feel almost recovered. [[/red underline]]
At noon. Lat. 7.18
Course [[strikethrough]] 318 Miles [[/strikethrough]] 318°
Distance 275 Miles
Chief engineer tells me trouble is with his [[red underline]] stokers who are mostly South Americans or Spaniards [[/red underline]] and over whom he has incomplete control specially in hot weather. Tells me also that his refrigerating plant is not out of order but that it is just sufficient for the refrigerating and storage plants and does not allow to make anything
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but small quantities of ice besides 
That he has carefully [[red underline]] cleaned all his watertanks before [[/red underline]] storing new water into it. The water is still slightly milky and has a slight taste of oil or condensed steam.
[[red underline]] Phillipi is disgusted more than ever with this ship since [[/red underline]] he has just discovered that [[red underline]] his best traveling trunk has been made wet in the hold by some [[/red underline]] careless man and the veneer wood has soaked off and his clothes are all moldy. The accident occurred at our departure from Rio but nobody told him anything about it.
The wind and weather are the same, somewhat brighter skies and temperature slightly lower. Went to bed at 7 P.M.
May 7. [[strikethrough]] Temperature is [[/strikethrough]] Good refreshing sleep. Temp in cabin [[strikethrough]] 78°F [[/strikethrough]] 80°F pleasant weather