Parrot Swap Leads to Gardener's Garden Gaffe
An aging sea captain narrates a comic tale of duplicity when he replaces his rival's parrot with his own dead bird to cover a suspicious absence. Miss Rachel Travers questions Polly's odd behavior revealing the ruse in a sunny garden tea scene.
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Capt
Traveta
Africa
London
Dept
Travers
Miss Petes
Dagnees
Bay of Biscay
Mente
Tate
P. Po
Webb
Cone
Hellen
Rachel
Capt. Travers
Polly
Mies Travers
Manley
Miss Travers
Gray Perrot
Parrot Comedy and Market Notes from December Era
A humorous domestic scene unfolds with a misfiring parrot and a confession of deception between captor and lover amid a playful exchange. The letter then shifts to a Persian regim marching with donkeys, followed by a detailed wheat and market report from Seattle dated March 16, 1897.
Labor Exchange The New Noncurrency Market Movement
An essay from Vancouver Washington explains a Labor Exchange system that uses labor backed certificates instead of money. San Francisco and other branches trade goods and services via labor checks. deposits are secured by property and not redeemable in legal tender.
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Europe
America
Russia
Chicago
Bartlett-Frazier
G. KE
Kettoga
Vancouver
Wash
Midegan
The
Labor Exchange
Ang
San Francisco
Davis Street
Henry Warfield
Labor Exchange Association
Reading
San Francisco Exchange
New Whatcom
Fresno
San Diego
Ohio
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Armona
Los Angeles
Forest Grove
Olathe
Kan
Red Bluff
Chinese New Year Festivities in San Francisco Chinatown
A sunlit February scene in San Francisco's Chinatown shows lanterns and dragon banners as crowds in festive attire mingle. The piece reflects cultural pride and notes a historical calendar difference, while also annotating a market quotations section from Portland dated March 16, 1897 listing prices for flour, grain, butter, potatoes, onions, poultry, eggs, cheese, wool, hemp, and meat products.
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Seattle
Wash
California
Dakota
Puget Sound
Washington
Hamas
Chinatown
San Francisco
St. Nicholas
Portland, Or
Portland
Salem
Cascadia
Dayton
Benton County
White Lily
Graham
Walla Walla
Valley
Oregon
Burbanks
Wool Valley
Hope
H Rosa
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Hopkins & Company
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