Adventurer Warrington Sails with Parrot to Rangoon
Elsa Thetwood, a rich American tourist, sees Warrington board a boat at the landing and suspects his resemblance to her fiancé Arthur Ellison. Warrington travels with James, his servant, and a caged parrot on the Ir Awaddy route to cash a 300,000 rupee draft claiming he beat a syndicate and sold oil claims for 220,000.
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art gee ED ee Te _ Warrington
James
Irawaddy-as
Arthur Ellison
Warrington
Return of the Warrington and a Stormy Voyage
On the Warrington voyage to Rangoon the crew discuss a wealthy patron who paid twenty thousand pounds and two rupees, while tensions rise among passengers and a bird trainer recalls how loyalty and friendship work. Elsa reflects on love and loneliness as Rajah the parrot figures in the tableau aboard ship.
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Rangoon
Dda
America
Prome
Warrington
Tuncheon
Parratt & Co
Rajah
Elsa
Thor
Jaipur
Raja
Shwe Dagon
Ramgoon
Orient
Not Nightly Romance But Quiet Adventure At Sea
Elsa probes a stranger Warrington about danger and independence as they travel toward Prome. He recalls a modest life ashore and shares a glimpse of his work from Hongkong to Bombay while she pushes for truth about character and danger. The scene hints at a continuing tale of travel, class, and unspoken bonds.
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Ndia
Laidlaw
Bombay
Arthur
Andi Rhany
Rajah
Enaé
Maniner
Elsa
Pariah
Rangoon
Holger
Singapore
Andaman Islands
Passage from a Travelogue with Oriental Impressions
Elsa ponders a novel and the life-blood missing from its pages while Warrington recalls his manners and worries about a young woman traveling alone in the East. He muses on gender norms, danger, and his own blunt honesty as he reflects on the situation aboard the ship.
Tact at Home and Social Grasped in Conversation
A concise look at tact in everyday talk and social settings. The piece underscores respectful, thoughtful speech and the balance between politeness and honest expression in home and public interactions.
Butter Churn Temperatures and Load Causes Poor Texture
The text explains butter quality depends on churning load and temperature. Overloading the churn or wrong temperatures yields weak bodies, salvy mottled butter, and brittle grains. Keep wash water temperatures close to butter to avoid softening and grain loss.
Innovative combined milking stool and can for cleaner milk
A new dairy device combines a four leg stool with a milk can and funnel system. The top serves as a seat and the funnel directs milk from the udder into the container, reducing contamination by eliminating the need to carry separate stool and can.
Average product of a cow and its butterfat production
The passage discusses butterfat yield per cow per year and relates it to milk production percentages. It cites figures such as 240 pounds of butterfat annually, with milk at 5 percent yielding 5 000 pounds, 4 percent equating to 6 000 pounds, and 3 percent to 8 000 pounds. It notes a dry period of six weeks reduces daily butterfat to about three quarters of a pound.
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Argogh
Dalry Poultry Proves Cows Return Revenue Through Patience
The article discusses poultry and dairy farming finances, noting cows and hens output cycles. It cautions that investing patience with promising heifers and hens can offset costs, with earnings depending on regular milk and egg production.
His Heart's Desire Nicknames for a Schoolboy
A cherubic boy returns from school upset at lacking a nickname. He tells his teacher he wants names such as Bunco Bill or The Slugger, prompting amused questions from a loving aunt about his preferred monikers.
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Bunco Bill
Slugger
Light Charge and She In a College Tale
A humorous pair of vignettes. A new judge, told to charge the jury, quips that he will charge a quarter apiece as twelve dejected jurors listen. In a women’s college, a professor proclaims I am she when asked who offers an amendment, prompting a playful exchange.
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Skeets
Evening Post
Presence of Mind in Job Interview
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes a stenographer job interview where the applicant claims spelling is essential. When asked to spell essential the candidate replies there are three ways and asks which she should use, securing the position.
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Cleveland Plain-Dealer
No Returns In Tenement District Exchange
An interested visitor in the tenement district asks how he can help a submerged woman. She replies she has no time to visit the slums herself and requests no further calls. The exchange captures a brief moment of social interaction in a crowded urban setting.
Infinitive Split Sparks Speech Lesson at Home
A Boston girl complains to her mother about brother Energon using bad language. The mother asks what he is saying and learns he is splitting infinitives, prompting a humorous grammar reminder.
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Mamma
Boston
Brother Energon
Bean
Child Replies Vertically After Window Fall
A Boston incident centers on a small child who fell from a window and was questioned by a passerby. The child answers with a simple orientation as "Vertically." The tale reflects a curious, light tone within the day's blurbs.
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Boston
Fragmentary ballad text prompts a debt remark reflection
A disjointed passage hints at a debtor’s line about debt and release, suggesting a humane, humorous aside. It lacks clear events or identifiable persons and reads like a fragment from a larger narrative.
Tenacious or Watchful: A Quirky Medley of Thoughts
Fragmentary OCR hints at a dialogue or inner monologue with references to tenacity, purpose, rain, umbrellas, and slow progress. Mentions of dogs, a citizen of Brook Wn, and a three day growth of whiskers appear as disjointed ideas amid stream of consciousness phrasing.
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Copsworth
Finn
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