Parrot & Co. Chase a Rangoon Draft amid Intrigue
An American adventurer Warrington travels with Parrot & Co. toward Rangoon to cash a 306 rupees draft. Pete Chetwood and Arthur Ellison observe tensions as Warrington’s past with a syndicate resurfaces and a romantic subplot unfolds aboard the boat.
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Mh Gg
Iam
Irrawaddy
Parrot & Co
Rangoon
Pete Chetwood
Warrington
Arthur Ellison
Pareer
Warringgian
Adventure and romance clash on a voyage in the East
Elsa questions a wary Warrington about ten years abroad, seeking Harun-al-Rashid tales while he dismisses romance as mere twaddle. They discuss danger to traveling women, then drift to his unglamorous life as a dock worker and adventurer, ending with his abrupt exit.
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Orient
Elsa
Rajah
Flan
Mr. Warrington
Harun-al-Rashid
Sindbad
Hongkong
Singapore
Andaman Islands
Penang
Upper
India
Arthur
Galle
Lascars
Parrot & Co
East
Two Days of Paradise on the Andaman Journey
Elsa and Warrington continue their voyage from Rangoon toward Prome aboard a ship bound for Singapore. Their exchange reveals mutual curiosity, danger of public perception, and a growing, unspoken bond as they observe, discuss, and glimpse each other’s lives in the East. Warrington confronts his fear of himself while Elsa probes a deeper motive behind her journey.
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Rangoon
America
Prome
Warrington
Parrot & Co
Paradise
Elsa
Rajah
Orient
East
Singapore
Andaman Islands
Woman Recovers Health with Lydia E Pinkham Supplement
Ironton Ohio resident Mrs Rena Bowman reports dramatic relief from female troubles after a year using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says she can work again and has helped other women, including her nervous thirteen year old daughter who now sleeps better. The advertisement invites letters for confidential advice from Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Ironton
Ohio
Lydia E Pinkham
Alsa
Rena Bowman
10Th Street
E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Tora Pinkham Ra
Lynn
Mass
Cannibal Feast Among Fiji Missionaries
Early Fiji mission narrative recounts James Calvert and wife escaping a mob that seized 14 women for a cannibal feast. Mrs Calvert and another missionary woman fled through the crowd and confronted the king, where women were reportedly not allowed.
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Fiji Islands
James Calert
Calvert
Lincoln Man Saves His Wife with Marys Wonderful Remedy
Mrs. Anna Dah of Lincoln Nebraska survived a severe digestive illness after her husband gave Marys Wonderful Remedy. She passed many gall stones during treatment and reports great improvement after using two bottles. The advertisement promises permanent relief for stomach liver and intestinal issues with a money back guarantee.
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Anna A
Lincoln
P Street
Neb
Mary
Marr
Adr
Paradoxical Action in Blunt Jones Portrait
The text presents a brisk exchange noting Jones as a blunt, direct figure who tends to “come to the point.” The dialogue underscores a paradoxical perception of his style as both rough and effective in delivering conclusions.
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Carrot
Harold Macgrath
Bagdacs
Wright
Jaipur
Risa
Shwe Dagon
St. Peter
Lucknow
Abbine, JR
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