Mystery mission strands Giles Dudley in San Francisco
Giles Dudley travels to San Francisco to aid Henry Wilton in a secret mission. After Wilton's death in a tense Chinatown confrontation, Dudley assumes his disguise and fights to survive a deadly pursuit led by Terrill and Knapp allies. Luella Knapp's courage shapes the peril-filled night.
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Giles Dudley
San Francisco
Henry Wilton
Tley
Dudley
Wilton
Giles
Erform
Hemilton
Les Dudle
Knapp
Luella
Brown
Barkhouse
Fitzhugh
Porter
Richmond
Mother Barton
Carson
A Deal in Stocks with the King of the Street
The narrator returns to the office to meet Doddridge Knapp and learns a plan to manipulate the market. Crown Diamond is to be sold while Omega is bought below one hundred as the trading floor seethes with price battles led by Wallbridge and Decker brokers. The intense opening sees Wallbridge’s aggressive bid at 62 facing a Decker counter on 66.
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Doddridge Knapp
Luella
Wainwright
Tom Terrill
Terrill
Porter
Barkhouse
Mr. Wilton
Carson
Corson
Wilton
Decker
Bockstein
Eppner
Lattimer
Hobart
Crown and Diamond
Wallbridge
Practical Fashions Misses Skirt Pattern No 2482
The circular Paris pattern No 2482 for a misses skirt features an optional center-front seam, inverted back box plait, and left side closing with pearl or fabric buttons. Suitable for thin serge, flannel, Panama, mohair, heavy linen, duck, pique, khaki. sizes 13 to 17 years. Yardage listed for 15 year miss. pattern costs 10 cents from Pattern Department.
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Paris
Paris Pattern No 2492 Child Coat and Cap for 1 7 Years
Paris pattern No 2492 features a natural linen coat with wide plaits a cape collar and cuff trim of coffee filet lace. A matching cap uses lace insertions and turquoise ribbon with options for material. Four sizes fit ages one to seven. detailed yardage for five years provided. The article also notes limited horse usage in China listing Shanghai Esing Tau and Tien Tsin and mentions Australian waters horses imported to Shanghai.
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Paris
China
Shanghai
Esing-Tau
Tien Tsin
New South Wales
Methodist Church Growth After Union Unites 1500 Societies
Since the Wesley Brotherhood joined the Brotherhood of St Paul unifying 1500 societies the Methodist church, the merged body has seen membership rise from 150000 at union to rapid subsequent growth.
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Methodist Church
Wesley Brotherhood
Brotherhood of St. Paul
Giving More Difficult Than Getting
The difficulty in American philanthropy lies not in finding donors but in discovering wise ways to give. Ideas for prudent giving are rarer than funds awaiting opportunity.
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America
The Whip and a Quiet Ride in Glyar Dawn
The scene hints at horse riding, a whip, and a conversation quoted from Arthur Goodrich about Glyar Dawn. It suggests tension around using the whip and a respectful stance toward the horse’s legs.
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Sige
Laig
Max H
Arthur Goodrich
Glyar Dawn
Good Cause for Wrath Over Bogus Paintings
A Chicago art dealer recalls William T. Evans the New York collector amid a wave of fake works. Evans admits fierce anger at being duped and compares it to a waiter's fury over a spoiled dish marked by a dead fly.
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Chicago
William T. Evans
New York
Evans
Cure for Eczema Heals After Two Year Battle
Mrs David Brown of Locke Arkansas details a two year eczema struggle. After two doctors and numerous remedies failed, she found relief using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. Three applications ended nightly itching and helped her ankles heal quickly. It has stayed cured for a year.
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David Brown
Locke, Ark
A Timely Objection
A dramatic exchange expresses a parting between two lovers as they refuse to submit to a government injunction. The dialogue highlights familial commands and personal resolve against legal restraint.
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Fred
Ethel
Grape-Nuts Helps Woman Gain Twenty Pounds
A York state woman credits Grape-Nuts with transforming her health after ten years of stomach and liver trouble. She stopped coffee, began Postum and Grape-Nuts, gaining twenty pounds and reclaiming energy to work from morning to night, with improved digestion and strength.
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York State
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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