Parrot & Co Bound for Rangoon in 300000 Rupee Draft
Warrington an American adventurer with James and a caged parrot named Rajah heads for Rangoon to cash a 300000 rupee draft. Elsa Chetwood meets him and aids an uneasy alliance while Craig reappears causing tension among Warrington Martha and Elsa as dangers loom in Rangoon.
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Warrington
James
Irrawaddy
Parrot & Co
Rangoon
Elsa Chetwood
Rajah
Elsa
Martha
Hisa
Snow
Craig
Tan
Elea
Arthur
Tommy-Rat
Mirror of a Stranger and a San Francisco Meeting
Elsa observes Warrington aboard the ship while doubting her future with Arthur Ellis and fearing the stranger's past. Martha writes a nerve wracking letter about Warrington and the family’s secret. The scene shifts to the deck where Elsa contemplates following Arthur to Singapore.
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Elsa
Arthur
Elias
Warrington
Singapore
San Francisco
Renee
Hooghly
Arthur Ellison
Glass
Kentucky
Earliest Otacousticon Experiments Hint at Wireless Echoes
The piece recalls 1668 tests of an otacousticon to bring distant sounds to the ear. Samuel Pepys, abroad, notes in his diary watching Robert Boyle and the Royal Society demonstration where a glass bottle served as a crude ear trumpet, letting him hear boats on the Thames and the Arundel gallery window’s distant noises.
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Craig
Warrington
Blackguard
Newell
Rangoon
James
Diney
Broadway
Rajah
Samuel Pepys
Lorg Brouncker
Royal Society
Thames
Arundel Gallery
His Liberal System of Allowance Debate
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt discusses a father giving his sixteen year old son a regular spending allowance. The adlib dialogue centers on weekly versus deposited allowances and whether a few bits of cents weekly suffice for a teenager.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
CARE OF THE FLOWERS BY HELEN WATTS M'VEY
Garden guidance advises burning ripe weed seeds pruning roses before petals fall and avoiding overly rich soil. It covers mulching watering, staking, seed saving, and transplanting while stressing drainage, root care, and pest prevention.
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Helen Watts M'Vey
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Bobbitierrill Company
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Asia
Yokohama
Mandalay
Esa
Khi
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Miss Chetwood
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