Parrot Co. Adventurer Warrington Faces Suspicions in Rangoon
Elsa Chetwood, a rich American tourist, meets Warrington known as Parrot & Co. and learns he has beaten a syndicate and sold oil claims. In Rangoon a card row with Newell Craig leads to a stabbing. Warrington’s past and a hidden real name Paul Ellison draw Elsa into a tense social chess game as gossip swirls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrington
James
Irrawaddy
Parrot & Co
Rangoon
Elsa Chetwood
Urser
Arrington
Newell Craig
Hilsa
Craig
Elsa
Sngapore
Esa
Penang
Mallow
Singapore
Andes Construction Company
Mr. Warrington
Arthur
Paul Ellison
Western Canada Rail Growth and Alberta Education Rise
The article notes Alberta railway mileage has doubled to 4 097 miles in three years with Dominion Railway Commission oversight. University of Alberta attendance rose 1 000 percent in five years, drawing students from sixty-one districts, while resident J D Edward of Blackie Alberta reports substantial agricultural profits and improved health since relocating from Iowa. Ad ends with a question about the old fashioned soda fountain and Barsaparilla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Canada
Alberta
Dominion Railway Commission
University of Alberta
J. DD. Edward
Blackie Alta
Iowa
Cass County
Blackie
Noted Tensions in a Diplomatic Dinner Scene
In a tense dialogue a consul general and Elsa discuss trust, law, and the Warrington pseudonym. The wife sympathizes with Elsa as plans for marriage and a pre dinner social swirl unfold, revealing hidden motives and looming choices.
Elsa seeks solitude a ride to botanical gardens
Elsa follows the hotel rackshaw stand selection to hire a sturdy coolie for a solo ride to the botanical gardens and back seeking breathing space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsa
Botanical Gardens
Misheard Childtalk on Fathers Roles in a Courtroom Debate
In a fragmented dialogue a child insists their father is a minister or lawyer, while another counters claiming a real lawyer versus a minister. The exchange hints at family roles and parental occupations with playful misstatements and a final interruption by a mother or judge.
Woman Could Hardly Stand and Then Recovered
Philadelphia and Providence women report relief from displacement, backache, and inflammation after taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials claim improved sleep, appetite, energy, and health, urging others to use the remedy for female ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Philadelphia
Harry Fiser
Nicetown
Providence
R. I
Iydia
Abel Lawbon
Lippitt St
Providence, R.1
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Harold Macgrath
Martha
Jaipur
Elaa
Straits Settlements
Hisa
Surray
Chet‘wood
Miss Chetwood
Guardian
City of Refuge
Hisie
Grace
Disie
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