Parrot & Go Pursue Burmese River Adventure
Warrington, an American adventurer, and James his servant travel with a caged parrot known as Rajah along the Irrawaddy toward Rangoon to cash a 200000 rupees draft. Chetwood, a rich American tourist, boards the boat and recognizes Warrington’s danger while he reveals a score with a syndicate and his own fate.
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Warrington
James
Irrawaddy
Rangoon
Chetwood
Secon Warrington
Arthur Illison
the Purner
Syndicate
Paris
Sahib
Hurasian
Strand
Welcher
Grambler
Valley of Diamonds and a Game with Fire
Warrington funds clothes ashore and plans to indulge, while Elsa toys with danger and Martha guards Risa. Elsa dismisses gossip as Martha frets about Warrington’s uncanny resemblance to Arthur Ellison and the East’s temptations.
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Warrington
Rangoon
Wilx
Thera
Arthur
Hue
Martha
Eisa
Risa
Arthur Ellison
Elsa
East
Risa Chetwood
Jetire
Back to Life and a Final Farewell in Rangoon
Warrington’s two days between Prome and Rangoon reshape him and Elsa Elsa abandons restraint paving way for a future fate. He plans travel to Paris Singapore and a last night with a note of danger and a dramatic departure from his past life in a Stranded lodging safehouse and a pawnshop windfall.
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Prome
Rangoon
Warrington
Elsa
Arthur
Martha
Misa
States
Amne
Strand Hotel
Fate
Mr. Hooghly
Bank of Burma
Singapore
Udaipur
Warringston
Swley Pagoda Road
Pon
Cervantes Voice and the Duty of Great Writers
The piece extols Cervantes as a foundational comic genius whose Sancho Panza mirrors humanity. It contrasts his purpose with romantic tales and urges great artists to wield their craft for noble ends, noting art’s lasting influence beyond mere diversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cervantes
Sancho Panza
Shakespeare
John Falstaff
Eudy
Ghostly Husband Drives Woman to Suicide in Pittsburgh
Anna Shaw Rush, 33, a woman living with two children in Pittsburgh, drank poisonous disinfectant after claiming nightly hauntings by her dead husband Ed Rush. She left a note blaming life hardship and poverty for her act, requesting forgiveness for her sister and warning others. Ed Rush had died at Dixmont Hospital, and Anna had previously been a patient or resident there.
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Pittsburgh
Mia
Anna Shaw
Slater
Rush
Dixmont
John
Harry
Sunshine
Anna
French officer praises German crown prince in letter
A French officer badly wounded and captured was presented to the crown prince of Germany. In a home letter he said he was favorably impressed by the prince. The officer, slender and refined, spoke French fluently and wore a helmet with a cover, lacking any rank insignia.
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Paris
Germany
Grandson Acts as Best Man in Topsfield Nuptials
In Topsfield Massachusetts John F Osborne served as best man for his grandfather John Romanzo Osborne of Pittsfield New Hampshire at the marriage to Alice Ropes Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsfield
Mass
John F., Osborne
John Romanzo Osborne
Pittsfield, N. H
Alice Ropes Smith
Cascarets Ad Claims Quick Digestive Relief
An old advertising blurb promotes Cascarets for relief from constipation and indigestion. It claims a sleepy liver and clogged bowels are corrected overnight with a 10 cent box, noting the product works while you sleep and leaves a clear head and healthy liver.
Embarrassing Interruption at Relief Committee Meeting
Mrs Twobble recalls a ragged woman arriving at her drawing room asking for food during an important relief committee meeting. Mrs Gadson asks what she did. Twobble says she told the woman to go away while continuing her report. The incident highlights neglect of aid efforts during a time of need.
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Mrs. Twobble
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad and Public Protest
Neglect Your Scalp promotes Cuticura Soap cleansing dandruff and Ointment healing irritated scalp. Sample by mail with Book. address Cuticura Dept XY Boston. In St Louis a jobless machinist Frank Witt paraded with a sandwich sign protest asking what to do amid poverty and crime as police demand.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
St. Louis
Frank Witt
Young
Witt
Beauty and the Beast in a London gallery scene
Two farmers in corduroys and gaiters stroll a London gallery and admire a portrait of a lovely girl with an ugly bulldog. One asks its name in the catalogue and calls it Beauty and the Beast, as the other laughs that the bulldog adds to its beauty.
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London
Strength Breakfast for Busy Men Sparks Vitality
A business man praises a light morning meal using Grape-Nuts with a touch of sugar and cold milk. He claims it sustains energy, keeps the mind sharp, and avoids indigestion, enabling a full workday without fatigue. The endorsement cites Postum Co. of Battle Creek Michigan and promotional notes.
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Postum Co
Battles Creek
Mich
Wellville
Dror
Gendloc
Trae
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Carrots
Harold Macgrath
Bagdac
THE
Bobbs Sterrill Company
Yokohama
Colombo
Kim
D‘artagnan
Euclid Warrington
STE
Humorista
Dces Wraith
Polaon
Thgrens
Kaleers
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