Parrot & Co. on the River Adventure
Harold MacGrath's tale follows Warrington, Elsa, Rajah the parrot, and parroted co owners bound for aoon to cash a 200400 rupee draft. In Rangoon he uncovers Newell Craig's treachery, warns him off, and confronts a painful past linking him to Craig as Paul, reigniting loyalty and duty aboard the Singapore run.
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Yatseoet
James
Irrawaddy
Parrot & Co
Agoon
Chetwood
Warrington
Rajah
Elsa
Martha
Rangoon
Newell Craig
Craig
Singapore
Craigs
Penang
Paul
Rascal
Two Weeks of Revelations Aboard The Ship
Elsa Chetwood and Warrington grapple with identity and desire as two weeks of voyage expose rival selves. Trust forms in candid talk while Craig schemes, and Elsa fends off gossip and a threatening letter, pondering fate, love, and self faith amid nautical vistas.
The Cut Direct On The Ship Deck
Morning aboard the ship sees Craig refuse to move despite Lascar pleas and Warrington’s firm instruction. Craig’s obstinacy leads to a tense standoff as deckhands prepare to hose the deck and enforce orders amid a drift of anger and danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig
Warrington
Enormous Difficulties Overcome by Wise Legislation
The piece argues that prosperity in the United States is restoring itself beyond war orders. It stresses a broad, self-sustaining recovery, noting America’s ample resources and capacity to feed, clothe, and build for 100,000,000 people. Europe’s wartime stagnation may aid faster domestic revival.
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United States
Europe
High Tide of Prosperity in Grain Belt and Markets
Reports from grain belt counties west of the Ohio show wheat and oats in excellent condition and Texas and Oklahoma poised to ship new wheat in four weeks. With Europe and Asia at war and food shortages, immense U S crops mean higher income for farmers. Surging demand abroad and at home could push trade to new records by August and September as the United States rides a growing prosperity tide.
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Ohio River
Pacific Ocean
Texas
Oklahoma
Europe
Asia
United States
United” States
Properly Represents Party and Woodrow Wilson
Taft praises President Wilson and urges patriotic support while arguing the Democratic party is unfit for governance. He questions Wilson’s origins and credits him as a distinct party product, noting Wilson was nominated and elected by Democrats without fusion. He says critics must judge the party and Wilson together.
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Wilson
Taft
Democratic Party
Mr. Taft
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Democratic Prosperity Under Federal Reserve Act
The piece credits the Democratic congress and president for passing and enacting the federal reserve act. It argues the act prevents panics and credit crises and attributes recent prosperity to keeping peace during global conflict. It asserts no panic comparable to wartime fears and praises steady leadership.
Worth Consideration at AP dinner on neutrality
Chattanooga Times notes President Wilson delivered a statesmanlike talk on neutrality at the Associated Press dinner. The adviser’s guidance was praised as timely and worthy of heed for readers.
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Wilson
Associated Press
Chattanooga Times
Shirred Eggs Cooking Tip from a Historic Ujd Recipe
Instructions describe making shirred eggs with butter salt pepper cheese bread crumbs and parsley. Melt butter in a dish bake two eggs with seasonings until set and serve hot. Suggest using asbestos mat under dish for gentle cooking and cover closely.
Pellagra cure touted by Baughn ad in Jumbo Va paper
An editorial style notice claims pellagra is curable and credits Baughn’s remedy via American Compounding Co. A reader letter from J H Satterwhite praises the cure and urges delay avoidance and requesting the free booklet. The page includes a jokey quote about Fleecer and an IOU joke.
Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad Contains Iron Promise
An old advertisement touts GROVE’S TASTELESS chill TONIC as a malaria fighter and iron supplement. The label explains the formula is advertised as tasteless and effective. The copy includes a product price of 50 cents and a joke line about domestic advice in a Singleton-Wederly exchange.
Hands Like Velvet One Night Treatment Ad
On retiring soak hands in hot Cuticura soaped suds dry and rub the ointment into the hands some minutes Wear bandage or old gloves during night This is a one night treatment for red rough chapped and sore hands It works wonders Sample free by mail with 32c Skin Book Address Cuticura Dept XY Boston Sold everywhere
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
There's Nothing Like Adversity to Bring a Man Out
A brief aphorism contrasts resilience with hardship, noting that adversity reveals character. The line plays on a reforming quip about being “out at the elbows” and suggests testing times expose strengths and flaws in a man.
Just the Man
An exchange invokes an eastern potentate as a preferable figure to lead a fly-killing campaign. The speaker asks who, and the response names the Akhoond of Swat as the imagined leader.
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Panama
Akhoond
Swat
Hat Critique Sparks Fashion Swap in Cleveland
Quotations reveal a social hat exchange as Mrs. Pinkey borrows a $30 hat, prompting talk over evening attire and rival styles. A lighthearted gag surfaces as one party asks why the other doesn’t wear hats like that. The exchange centers on taste and fashion in a casual social moment.
Why She Went to Church
A deaf elderly woman, unable to hear sermons, chooses a nearer church after speaking with its minister. She explains that all churches lead to heaven, and her deafness makes her attend the nearer congregation to feel welcome.
Grape-Nuts Food Credited With Restoring Health
A Western town woman recounts severe stomach trouble and weight loss until she tried Grape-Nuts. Digestive relief, weight gain, and renewed strength followed, with a testimonial urging a few days trial. The ad promotes Postum and a booklet, The Road to Wellville, and claims genuineness of the letter.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Bagdad
Heaven
Arthur
Colombo
Risa
Italy
Miss Chetwood
Elsa Chetwood
Disa
Mandalay
Hope
Rick
Warris
Rail
Royal Mint
Berlin
Jumbo
J. H. Satterwhite
Baughn
American Compounding Co
Jasper
Als
U’s
Boston Evening Transcript
Singleton
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