Parrot & Co. Star Warrington in Orient Intrigue
Warrington, an American adventurer with a parrot, travels the Irrawaddy with Elsa Chetwood and Mallow aboard a voyage to Rangoon. Elsa flirtations, a stabbing incident with Newell Craig, and Warrington’s secret past as a fugitive from justice unfold aboard Singapore and Penang bound for Yokohama.
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Warrington
James
Ir- Tawaddy
Parrot & Co
Rangoon
Elsa Chetwood
Urser
Rajah
Elsa
Newell Craig
Craig
Singapore
Penang
Mallow
Andes Construction Company
Hisa
Chetwood
Irrawaddy
America
Jim
San Francisco
Michael
After Ten Years Chapter Xiii Private Talk
The consul general faces a poised, well-dressed interlocutor seeking a private audience. The scene opens with mutual expectations of introductions and a brief interlude in social niceties before direct dialogue begins.
Conscious Doers of Kindness
The piece reflects on people who intentionally do good, noting they often feel unrecognized and misunderstood by themselves and others. It suggests that benevolent patrons of the poor might be surprised by how the poor view them, initially resenting yet puzzling over their charity.
Fireproof Wood Recipe Step by Step Method
This old home remedy instructs coating wood with lime water and alum then potash and salt to render it fireproof. Apply while hot in two to three coats, with each coat drying to protect the wood for many months.
War dog Tom Saves Wounded Soldier in French Regiment
A war correspondent recounts how Tom the regiment’s dog kept a French soldier alive after a shell fragment and saber wound. Half buried among corpses, the man sent Tom to locate comrades. the dog led two ambulance men to him, and the soldier recovered. Tom then served with ambulance crews between volleys and helped rescue more wounded.
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Tom
Indian Forced to Succumb to Modern Life
A historical newspaper excerpt laments the clash between white civilization and Native Americans. It argues the Indian cannot adapt to changing conditions despite admiration, noting tuberculosis as a principal modern threat while auto mables and progress aid a reckless lifestyle.
Question on fashion sparks national debate this summer
In a witty exchange, Fond of Powder prompts a sharp remark on current styles as men of fashion are urged to adopt low-necked shirts this summer, indicating a lighthearted yet pointed fashion discourse.
Doorway of Geometry Through History Guests
A speculative vignette imagines a guest list for Plato’s geometrical entrance, noting that modern non mathematicians would be barred. It envisions a distinguished line of past thinkers and creators who valued geometry, from Greek philosophers to Napoleon and Lewis Carroll.
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Plato
Alphonse X
Omar Khayyam
Albert Durer
Leonardo da Vinci
Descartes
Pascal
Napoleon
Lewis Carroll
Grass Widows Grievance and Fortunes Misread
A grass widow complains the fortune teller mixed up her husband counts. The escort reveals the teller confused her for the widow's husband, spurring a humorous misunderstanding about the supposed “nice” husband and the true mistreatment.
Training Baby Fireworks In Nursery
Yells from the nursery bring the mother to find the baby gleefully pulling Billy’s curls. She comforts that the baby does not know how it hurts. Half an hour later the baby’s wild shrieks prompt another visit. Billy explains simply that the baby now understands.
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Billy
Harper's
Taking No Chances Christmas Ring Dialogue
A flirtatious exchange unfolds as a man asks if he may buy a diamond ring for Christmas. The respondant, a forward young woman, declines the gift but accepts the ring now, hoping Christmas brings happy surprises as usual.
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Arrold Macgrath
Bagdads
THE
Bobbisterrill
Martha
Arthur
Hong Kong
German Lloyd Office
Chong
Orient
States
New York
Warrington, Parrot & Co
Yokohama
Consular
Udaipur
Prince’s
Miss Chetwood
of Mallow
Post
Posum Inn
Linn
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