Parrot Plot and Romance in a London Courtyard
An aging sea captain recounts a comic misadventure with a neighbor's parrot and a ruse to hide a lie about his own pet. After a tense tea, the truth surfaces when the parrot blurts out a confession, leading to a romantic union with Miss Rachel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travers
R. N
Africa
London
Capt. Travers
Mise Bache
Bay of Biscay
Tropics
Manley
P. and O. Service
Ufe
Man Jey
Traverse
Auy
Miss Travers
Cone
Rachel
Misa Rachel
Polly
Weekly Market Letter on Wheat and Grain Trends
The report notes weak foreign markets pushing wheat lower in Chicago with a weekly loss around 2 3/4 cents May delivery. It cites speculative selling by abroad buyers, reduced export clearances, and favorable U.S. winter wheat prospects but rising crop damage reports. Corn remains firm on large Bartlett-Frazier purchases while oats stay steady, with detailed price lists for Portland and Seattle markets and various grains, butter, cheese, and produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America
Russia
American
Chicago
Bartlett-Frazier
Labor Exchange Movement An Outline Of Its Workings
An article describes the Labor Exchange in San Francisco as a barter system using labor checks instead of money. It details how deposits of labor or products back the checks, list of participating branches, and cross‑city exchanges, with examples from Reading Ohio to Vancouver Washington and beyond.
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San Francisco
California
St. Nicholas
G. E. Ke_toge
Vancouver
Wash
The
Labor Exchange
Davis Street
Henry Warfield
Labor Exchange Association
Reading
New Whatcom
Fresno
San Diego
Ohio
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Armona
Los Angeles
Forest Grove
Olathe
Kan
Red Bluff
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Capt
Mise Travers
Weekly Market Letter
Downing, Hopkins & Company
Portland, Or
Portland
Salem
Cascadia
Dayton
Benton County
White Lily
Graham
Walla Walla
Valley
Oregon
Wool—Valley
Seattle
Dakota
Puget Sound
Washington
Labor Exchange Movement
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