Parrot & Co Schemes Across Rivers in a Daring Draft Plot
Harold Macgrath tells of Arrington the adventurer and James with a parrot tied to a high-stakes plan to cash a 300000 rupess draft. Elsa Chetwood introduces Warrington who battles rivals and a tangled romance aboard a river journey ending in a confrontation with Craig ashore at Penang and Singapore.
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Arrington
James
Elsa
Martha
Alea
Rangoon
Warrington
Newell- Crate
Crate
Blan
Wink Ch
Singapore
Lea
Mira
Craig
Two Weeks of Fate on a Shipboard Marsay
On a voyage from Singapore to Colombo, Blea and Warrington confront identity and trust. She challenges him about resemblance and motive while their bond deepens amid gossiping passengers and Craig's scheming. A perilous moral undercurrent runs through their conversations and perilous temptations.
The Cut Direct on the Beam
Craig resists orders aboard at five in the morning as three Lascar deckhands and Warrington confront his stubborn refusal to move. Warrington finally takes control, demanding Craig rise while the deck crew prepares the hose for work.
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Craig
Eiveryone
Lascare
Warrington
Cause for Suspicion in a Mother and Child Tale
A mother who often spent days out with friends was followed by her seven year old sow. On a tired return, he told her that if she kept taking him along, people would think she had married a dwarf.
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James
Rajah
Rangoon
Martha
Craig
Andea
Warrington
Hisa Chetwood
Misa Chetwood
Hira
Sbe
Elsa
Eleadir
Arthur
Elea
Mandalay
Mel
Allence
Hin
Pellagra Cure Saves Her Life
Oakville Tenn-Mra L B Babb reports a Pellagra recovery after using Baughn's Pellagra Remedy. She shows weight gain from 81 to 93 pounds and urges others to follow directions and request the free book from American Compounding Co. in Jasper Alabama.
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Oakville
L. B. Babb
Baughn
American Compounding Co
Jasper Ala
Sediment Carried To Sea From Yangtze River
Professor Konrad Kelihack of the Berlin School of Mines estimates Yangtze discharge below Hankow at flood time 3 500 000 cubic feet per second with an annual mean of 1 750 000 cfs Filtration data near Wosting and discharge figures imply an annual sediment transport of about 684 million tons at an average rate of 27 500 pounds per second
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Yangtze-klang River
Konrad Kelihack
Berlin School of Mines
W’usung
Nanking
Hankow
Whales Battle Report Near Long Branch Coast
Les Battie of Whales and Capt. J P Taylor with Dr Bjork and H W Cousins verify a whale tale from Long Branch observers. Fishermen claim for over an hour four miles offshore a death struggle between two California gray whales and a thresher whale ended with the thresher the victor.
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Les Battie
J. .P. Taylor
Bjorkman
H. W. Cousins
Long Branch
Titanic
Fshermen
California
Long Beach Dispatch
Los Angeles Times
Breezy Remarks Highlight a Witty Exchange
A terse exchange features sharp banter about a friend described as breezy yet not wind-raising. The dialogue plays on double meaning and social wit, portraying character and social dynamics through quick quips.
Head Bookkeeper Credits Postum For Health Breakthrough
A Western city chief bookkeeper praises Postum over tea and coffee after pneumonia left him with stomach trouble. He credits Postum with curing nervousness and mood swings from long hours and mental strain, urged by his grocer to try it. The ad promotes Postum Coreat and Instant Postum from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Grogert
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Harold Macgrath
Bagdads
Bobbisienrill Cotaly
Synopsie
Witi
Graig
Penang
Paul
Pault
Blea
Ming
Met
Reade
Iabel
Colombo
Bealdes
Italy
Pellagra
China
Hallablas
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