Parrot & Co. On the Rangoon Landing Voyage
Elsa Chetwood, an American tourist, meets Warrington a traveler bound for Rangoon with a 200000 rupees draft. Their exchange reveals danger, romance, and Warrington's uneasy past as he and his parrot Rajah entertain each other aboard a passenger boat en route to Prome and Rangoon as a bond forms between them.
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Warrington
James
Irrawaddy
Parrot & Co
Elsa Chetwood
Arthur Ellison
Rangoon
America
Prome
Rajah
Elsa
Jaipur
Shwe Dagon
Ian
Rift-Raf
Upper
India
Whiteaway
Laidlaw
Bombay
Chitor
Udaipur
Arthur
East
Two Days of Paradise Echoes in a Crossed Tale
Elsa wrestles with mood and meaning as Warrington’s stern lecture clashes with attraction aboard a voyage. She senses a shift in perspective, feeling the East’s lure while confronting her own assumptions about travel, gender, and freedom.
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Paradise
Elsa
Warrington
Rajah
Orient
East
Les
Bes Sania
Odd Scene At Market Mills And Sentry Exchange
A colorful vignette from New Orleans describes an elderly Black field worker near a fairground parachute jump where a scarlet clad flyer lands close by. He greets her as Miss Angel while questions about health reveal local deference. A separate World Herald item recalls a British sentry humorously paroling a crowd near a camp as Canadians pass after hosas.
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Jack MecGeevy
McGreevy
England
Coldstream Guards
Omaha World-Herald
Poem About Soring Sparks Discussion
A brief exchange contrasts a spontaneous idle poem with a push to promote cough medicine and hot-water bags. The speakers note the piece seems to describe country joys and bird song, while accusing the other of press-boosting tactics.
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Soring
Social tact builds a welcoming company atmosphere
The idea stresses making guests feel entirely at home even when they may wish otherwise, highlighting how considerate interactions create lasting comfort and positive impressions in professional settings.
Had Him Guessing by Walter Roberts Theater Man
Theatrical man Walter Roberts hesitates when a woman asks if the current show is moral and proper. He signals prudence, saying he cannot judge human nature without risking losing a patron. Ignorance is noted as more likely to spark argument than wisdom.
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Elsa
St. Peter
Rangoon
Singapore
Lucknow
Walter Roberts
Walter
Louisville Times
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Hongkong
Andaman Islands
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French Market Mills
New Orleans
New Orleans Coffee Co., Ltd
Props
Darby
Southern Housewives
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