Mysterious San Francisco mission and perilous escape
Giles Dudley arrives to assist Henry Wilton on a secret task in San Francisco. Wilton dies without explanation, and Dudley, posing as Hamilton, navigates a web of betrayal at Knapp’s brokerage and during a Chinatown assault, protecting Luella Knapp as gunfire erupts and the chase closes in.
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Giles Dudley
San Francisco
Henry Wilton
Giles
Dudley
Wilton
Hemilton
Napp
Les Dudle
Knapp
Luella
Goards
Brown
Barkhouse
Fitzhugh
Porter
Richmond
Onry Ilton
Mother Barton
Carson
Mrs. Bowser
Chinatown
Terrill
iEmrison
A Night of Escape and a Stock Market Duel
Wilton and Luella flee a violence sparked by a Chinese gang at a theater passage. Back at the office Doddridge Knapp orders a bold, high-stakes trading strategy, directing brokers to shift Crown Diamond and Omega stocks amid a tense market push and a volatile opening to the day.
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Wainwright
Tom Terrill
Terrill
Porter
Barkhouse
Mr. Wilton
Carson
Doddridge Knapp
Corson
Lueila
Luella
Wilton
Decker
King of the Street
Lattimer
Hobart
Crown and Diamond
Wallbridge
Fragmentary Emotion on Doddridge Knapp’s Steps
A narrator recalls a brief, intense encounter with a brave woman. She clasps his hand, gazes with electric resolve, then vanishes. He staggers away into a tumult of emotions descending Doddridge Knapp's steps.
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Doddridge Knapp
Practical Fashions Misses Skirt Pattern No 2482
Pattern No 2482 shows a circular misses skirt with optional center seam and inverted back plait. Suitable for plain or striped fabrics and closed at left with pearl or fabric buttons. Sizes 13 to 17 years. yardage varies by width. 10 cents to Pattern Department with size and address.
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Paris
Childs Coat And One Piece Cap Pattern No 2492
The pattern shows a natural linen coat with wide plaits and a cape collar for ages one to seven. Cap made with lace insertions and turquoise ribbon. preferred fabric options and yardage listed for five year old size. Also notes suitable for late August to early September wear. Methodist Church unity boosts membership to 150000 with 1500 societies already forming.
Eczema Relief After Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. David Brown of Locke Arkansas reports two years of eczema that caused severe itching and inability to walk. After trying two doctors and many treatments she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills three times and slept well. Her ankles healed quickly and no relapse occurred within a year.
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David Brown
Locke, Ark
Hard Times Indeed Few Horses Used In China
In China only Shanghai Wsing Tau and Tien sin use many horses. Australian waters from New South Wales supply the bulk as 20 to 50 head are imported to Shanghai, well cared for on voyage and put to use within weeks after arrival.
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China
Shanghai
Wsing-Tau
Tiensin
New South Wales
Giving More Difficult Than Getting Taxing Philanthropy in America
The difficulty in American philanthropy is not locating donors but discovering wise ways to give. Areas for wise giving are rarer than funds awaiting opportunity.
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America
The Whiz and the Muddle of Letters
A cryptic fragment presents odd word shapes and misread letters, shaping a playful puzzle about garbled names and phrases. It hints at a writer’s quip about misordered text and the challenge of reading meaning from scrambled phrases.
Wrath of William Evans Over Bogus Paintings
A Chicago art dealer recalls New York collector William T. Evans’s fury at being sold eighty fake paintings. Evans, deeply angered by repeated deceits, compares his rage to a waiter muttering about a dead fly and a two dollar bill as a joke overheard at luncheon.
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Chicago
William T. Evans
New York
Evans
Objection Sparks Parting Of Lovers In Comic Exchange
In a humorous dialogue a woman cites her father’s injunction against calls while a man protests against submitting to government by injunction. The exchange highlights class and authority tensions in a social sketch.
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Fred
Ethel
Grape-Nuts Boosts Woman’s Health in York Letter
A York state woman reports ten years of stomach and liver trouble improved after quitting coffee, adopting Grape-Nuts and Postum. She gained twenty pounds, regained energy, and now works daily, noting life feels renewed and she can eat in moderation without ill effects.
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York State
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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