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There is [[red underline]] an Island [[/red underline]] with some primitive summer cottages and [[red underline]] no shade [[/red underline]] which seems to be a summer or pleasure resort.
Feb 15. [[strikethrough]] Th [[/strikethrough]] Good sleep, well rested, no mosquitoes since I learn to handle that netting. No steamer arrive - Manana perhaps. Went walking through old quaint town no changes except around [[red underline]] Plaza Bacardi of Rum-fame is building a "Museo Municipal Bacardi" [[/red underline]]
Drove around afternoon. Evening went to the Theatro Orienta, principal in town to see a Comedy, Every seat on Orchestra taken. Well behaved audience, and great diversity of shadings from jet black to chocolate and whit. Many women
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simply but tastefully dressed 
The theatre is an antiquated rather primitive [[strikethrough]] bi [[/strikethrough]] building mostly planks. I notice that in one of the boxes the occupants [[red underline]] had their two mongrel dogs along, [[/red underline]] which seemed to have a free run
Feb 16. Steamer reported in 
To sail at 11 A.M. Went near wharf. - old little rusty steamer [[red underline]] SS. Port Antonio. [[/red underline]] Supercargo gives me confidential information we wont sail before 2 P.M. Found out I need [[red underline]] vaccination certificate. [[/red underline]] A certain [[red underline]] Mr. King [[/red underline]] who is an Alabama business man [[red underline]] got one for me [[/red underline]] from local physician for [[red underline]] which I paid $3.00 [[/red underline]]
[[left margin]] Joe G. King [[/left margin]]
A certain Mr [[red underline]] Prentice [[/red underline]] who does all his business in the lobby and the bar of the hotel