Parrot & Co. In Rangoon On A 300000 Rupee Draft
Harold Macgrath's adventure featuring Warrington and his caged parrot Parrot & Co bound for Rangoon to cash a 300000 rupees draft. Elsa Chetwood, a rich American, sees Warrington and learns he has outsmarted a syndicate. In Rangoon, a tense triangle forms with Craig and Elsa while Warrington conceals a deadly past and plans.
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Warrington
Sand James
Irrawaddy
Parrot & Co
Rangoon
Elsa Chetwood
Rajah
Elsa
Martha
Sip
Confidences and a shipboard mystery deepen Elsa and Arthur
Martha writes in fear as a stranger named Warrington captivates Elsa. Elsa plans a future with Arthur but fears the unknown past linked to Warrington. In San Francisco, the journey ahead promises revelations and romance, with tensions mounting as the voyage ends.
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Mr. Arthur
Elsa
Warrington
Singapore
San Francisco
Hooghly
Arthur Ellison
Fee
Arthur
Glass
Kentucky
Early otacousticon hints at distant sound devices
In 1668 savants tested an otacousticon to hear distant noises. Samuel Pepys, amid Royal Society scenes, tried a glass bottle device and heard sounds from the Thames hosts at Arundel Gallery window, a early spark of long distance and wireless messages.
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Samuel Pepys
Lord Brouncker
Royal Society
Thames
Arundel
His Liberal System
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote describes a father giving his sixteen year old son fifty cents weekly for spending money. The man says it seems plenty and explains he deposits the amount for him each Saturday rather than giving it on Monday.
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Ron
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Money From Snakes on a Georgia Farm
Ware farmer Lewis Anthony says he will sue a local Black man named John Hammond after Hammond killed a large rattlesnake on Anthony’s farm. Anthony traps and sells snakes and estimates a ten dollar loss from the incident. Hammond was nearby when the rattler was removed. the snake had thirteen rattles and a button.
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Lewis Anthony
John Hammond
Mr. Anthony
Waycross
New York Sun
Anthony
Hammond
How She Ended Ten Years of Skin Torture
Mrs. Co C Roberts of Weatherford Oklahoma describes a ten year eczema ordeal on her face. She tried many remedies before using Resinol ointment and resinol soap, which relieved her within days and cured her in a month. She adds the trouble has not returned in six months. Doctors have long prescribed the resinol treatment.
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Co. C. Roberts
Weatherford
Oklo
Matrimony's Cost and the Installment Plan Joke
A humorous exchange about marriage license costs features a timid youth and a facetious clerk. The punchline jokes that two dollars down commits most of a salary for life, ending with a courtroom quip about a wife seizing a weapon and a possible flatiron misunderstanding.
Dancing Man Reveals Quiet Rise to Heiress’s Heart
A wry friend mocks the dancing man asking how he won the heiress. He replies he simply glided into her affections, implying a deft, unforced charm rather than bold moves or schemes. The exchange hints at social maneuvering and romance themes in a period setting.
The Prescription and A Bad Guess Cartoon Exchange
A cartoon panel shows a worker breaking down from overwork asking a doctor for a cure. The doctor responds with a hard sell for a sinecure costing three dollars. A second panel satirizes a panhandler exchange where a passerby rebukes the beggar with a sharp retort.
Wealth and Hair Talk Stand-In Dialog
A brief skit line exchanges mention hair wealth and a remark about buying switches new for six dollars, implying a casual economic or domestic banter snapshot.
Tennessee Folks Tell How They Won With Mayr Remedy
Sick people in Tennessee report quick relief from Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. Miss Cora Fisher of Memphis credits it with removing gall stones and relief from stomach distress, while Mrs. W J Ward of Sparta recommends it for constipation and indigestion. The ad promises permanent results for stomach liver and intestinal issues with a money back guarantee.
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Mayr
Tennessee
Cora Fisher
Saxon Avenue
Memphis
W. J. Ward
Sparta
Tenn
Four Lessons From War, Hodges Says in Sermon
Dean George Hodges of Cambridge Theological Seminary argues in a Calvary sermon that the war in Europe teaches four lessons. Nations need brotherhood ideals beyond strength, might is not right, selfless sacrifice contradicts invincibility, and war ist not glorious, urging national Christianity as the final comprehensive lesson.
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Europe
George Hodges
Cambridge Theological Seminary
Calvary Episcopal Church
Cambridge
Calvary
Most Important Canal Debate Sparks Global Views
A dialogue contrasts the Panama Canal with other routes as key to world trade. A separate note highlights a sharp rise in U S cigarette production, totaling nearly 700 million more units last year.
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Panama
Bix
Dix
Alimentary
United States
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Dagdad
Bobbisserrill Company
Craig
Mame
Nowell Craig
Mall
Blackguard
Yarrington
James
Broadway
Asia
Yokohama
Mandalay
Judith
Risa
Merchant Street
Tommy-Rat
Miss Chet
Flatiron
Panhandler
Puck
Tom
Bess
Dean Hodges
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