Parrot & Co and the Rangoon River Mystery
Warrington, a globetrotting adventurer, travels with Parrot & Co toward Rangoon to cash a 300000 rupee draft while Elsa Chetwood, a rich American tourist, notices him. He reveals he has beaten a syndicate and sold his claims for £20000, and he and Elsa share two days of river life as danger and a wedding decision loom.
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Warrington
James
Irrawaddy
Parrot & Co
Rangoon
Elsa Chetwood
Rajah
Elsa
Martha
Newell Craig
Craig
Elisa
A Woman's Reason Aboard the Irrawaddy
Elsa, a cultured traveler on a ship from Rangoon, wrestles with love and loyalty while tension grows between her and Warrington. Craig, haunted by a feared rival, weighs how far to intervene as rumors swirl and a decisive confrontation looms.
Dangerous bull twisting spectacle fascinates villagers
In a Venezuelan Colombian fiesta a mounted cadre lures a wild bull into an improvised arena. Riders twist the bull by its tail to topple it, dashing in from behind at speed. The dangerous show fills hospital lists and crowns the winner with flowers from the village’s prettiest girl.
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Venezuela
Colombia
New Enemy of Prairie Dog Exterminator Dusted
In South Dakota an automobile is praised as a prairie dog exterminator. A hose from the exhaust directs gases into the burrow for a few minutes before the hole is covered, suffocating the animal.
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South Dakota
Denison Coffee Ad and War Sweets Report
An advertisement touts Denison's Coffee as pure and delicious. A wartime note on chocolate soldiers praises sweets used by troops in France with Australians filling Cairo, while Captain Bean reports troopship canteens demanding five times more sweets than beer.
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France
Cairo
Bean
Westminster Gazette
Fragrant Cream Emolients Offered Free Sample
An advertisement extols these fragrance rich emollients as cleansing purifying and beautifying for skin scalp hair and hands. It offers free samples by postcard to Cuticura Boston and notes they are economical and widely sold. Also includes a short humorous note from a Texas Coyote strip.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
High-Browed Help Questioned by Housekeeper Expert
A quoted exchange weighs whether a plan to train every servant girl as an educated household scientist is practical. The speaker doubts it, noting that a kitchen scientist could mean a dyspeptic in the dining room.
Political party shift sparks lingering battle
In a heated exchange Senator Sorghum argues that leaving his old party could both injure and aid it by drawing attention to its continued existence. The dialogue underscores ongoing partisan tensions and strategic repercussions of party realignments.
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Senator Sorghum
The Owl's Cry Sparks Nighttime Exchange
In a dialogue sprawled across Brooklyn streets, Bensonhurst jokes about a crying young owl while a green grocer contemplates gaining fire experience amid urban chatter.
Sweet Tooth Across Nations Highlights Sugar Use
Britons lead with about 92.4 pounds of sugar per person annually, followed by Americans at 79.2. Denmark 72.6, Switzerland 55, and Germany, Holland, Sweden, Norway 39 to 44. France 35, Belgium 33, Austria 24.2, Russia 19.8, Portugal 15.4, and Spain Turkey 11 with Italy Bulgaria Roumania and Serbia at 6 or less. The gap traces to varying sugar and related item duties such as coffee and tea.
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Denmark
Switzerland
Germany
Holland
Sweden
Norway
France
Belgium
Austria
Russia
Portugal
Spain
Turkey
Italy
Bulgaria
Roumania
Serbia
It Can’t Do a Fool Thing with That Dem Camel
Noah enters the cabin for supper and tells Mrs. Noah the camel refused his quarters. He explains the animal got its back up and cannot be calmed or persuaded to settle down.
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Martha
Elsa
Arthur
Craig
Darjeeting
Warrington
Singapore
Noah
Differentiation In A Quirky Family Exchange
A playful dialogue pits a small boy against a woman nicknamed Miss Oldgirl as they debate being “both a chicken and an old hen” illustrating family ribbing about courage and age. The Ancient Family Friend probes meaning, asking what they must be two things at once.
Ever Thus Stock Market Jape Heard in Court
A witty exchange surfaces in court where a judge remarks on a defendant’s remark about operating in the stock market, noting a pun that the speaker has undergone an operation rather than trading shares. The moment highlights courtroom humor amid proceedings.
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Harold Macgrata
Honeym
British-India Line
Delta
Charity
Mr. Warrington
Lascar
Humpht
Hilsa
Cartain
Paul
South America
Denison
Texas Coyote
Flatbush
Bensonhurst
Iowa
Doan
Saar
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