Parrot & Co. A Novel by Harold MacGrath
Two travelers cross the Irrawaddy frontier in Burma. Warrington, an enigmatic American, carries a Rajputana parrot named Rajah as a symbol of loyalty and mystery. James Houghly, a loyal Eurasian servant, endures dust, heat, and pursuit as their bond and past threaten to surface aboard a steamer.
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Ote
Exet
Irrawaddy
Paddy
Gettlement
India
Burma
James Houghly
Heaven
Hell
James
Warrington
Mke
Blondiass
Inferno
Tung
Bobbs-Merrill
Tobin
Palladin
Scarlet Palace
Jaipur
Malacca
Thase
Ahmadabad
Rajah
Lfe
Murasion
Wahrrington
Parrot & Co
Rangoon
Fidences
Sahib
Delhi
A Man With a Past On The Irrawaddy Flotilla
A narrator presents a dusty, suffocating night aboard a Irrawaddy flotilla boat. A girl on the bow leans to view a steep bank as lantern torches illuminate a crumbling ledge. Dust fills the air, staining her lips and skin, while water becomes a desperate wish in this tense scene.
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Irrawaddy
Four Periods of Transition in a Lovers Diary
An excerpt from Storlea Without Tears by Barry Pain presents a diary of a woman noting evolving perceptions of her husband. She praises his strong characterful face and magnificent eyes, comments on hair thinning, and laments vanity versus inner worth. The piece frames shifting judgments of appearance through six months of marriage.
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William Allen-Richardson
St. George
Storlea
Barry Pain
Watch Puzzling Gift Refines Timepiece Joke
A playful exchange between George and a companion centers on George saying his watch keeps better time after he placed her picture inside the case. He jokes that he added another jewel when setting the picture, prompting a flustered reproach about flattery.
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George
Pronounced Dead Osage Man Claimed Government Share
Arkansas City Kansas story recalls the Osage hunter to-mah-kah known as E-temah-kah who was declared dead by his tribe and left off in the prairie. After revival he returned to claim a share of Osage property via guardian F. W. Farrar in Pawhuska. Despite wealth, E-temah-kah remains largely unloved by his own people and living as a hermit.
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Arkansas City
Kan
Mte
Indiana
Oklahoma
Sam
F. W. Farrar
Pawhuska
Osage
Etemahkah
Hair cut as she sleeps in Bennington Kansas
Marjorie Christman sixteen year old daughter of Martin Christman a farmer slept near a window at her farm home when a passing car clipped her hair close to her head. Tracks were found on the road in front of the house as the neighborhood hunts for the possible culprit.
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Bennington
Kan
Marjorie Chriatman
Marjorie
Martin Christman
Woman Recovers Health After Pinkham's Compound
Richmond Pennsylvania resident Mrs Frank Cuark credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after severe internal troubles and nervous prostration. She notes improved sleep and reduced headaches after two bottles, praising the remedy and recommending it to other women. Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co announced a long history of women helping women.
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Richmond
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Frank Cuark
N. Tulip St
Lydia E.pinkham
Archbishops Early Work Prompted Unlikely Godmother
A reminiscence recalls the archbishop of York’s early charity with the uneducated. During a christening a woman, asked to renounce the devil, answered briskly I recommend them all. The anecdote captures church ritual and wit from a past era.
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Archbishop of York
Sage Tea and Sulphur Darkens Your Gray Hair
Sage Tea and Sulphur hair remedy darkens gray hair naturally and evenly. The ad touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy available for about 60 cents at drug stores, claiming it darkens hair with multiple applications and makes it look younger.
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Wyeth
How did she decide he was her soul mate
A playful salon debate about romance and reason, noting a dancer at a house party who knocked over a costly vase while demonstrating a new step. The exchange questions how such trivial mishaps reveal deeper bonds, suggesting mysteries in the philosophy of women.
Dean's Men Tholated Cough Drops Ease Colds
An advertisement notes that stubborn colds and irritated bronchial tubes are relieved by Dean's Men tholated Cough Drops sold by druggists. It adds a humorous line about self awareness and others' selfishness.
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Dean
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Harold Macgrath
Miss Chetwood
Hera
Jones
Smith
Brown
Kansas
Malden
Warner
Weste
Warner’s Safe Remedies Co
Rochester, N. Y
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