Mystery mission threads through San Francisco tale
Giles Dudley arrives with Henry Wilton to a covert errand in San Francisco. Wilton dies before revealing the task, leaving Dudley to pursue the secret via disguise and danger as multiple conspirators plot to trap him and a boy named Tim Terrill and Darby Meeker pursue new schemes amid Chinatown intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles Dudley
San Francisco
Henry Wilton
Dudley
Wilton
Giles
Ilton
Knapp
Barton
Tim Terrill
Darby Meeker
Dicky
Nahl
Ecker
Luella
Brown
Barkhouse
Fitzhugh
Porter
Richmond
Mother Barton
Policeman Carson
Mrs. Bowser
Chinatown
The King of the Street Back in Doddridge Knapp’s Room
The narrator returns to Doddridge Knapp’s office amid tense inquiries about a hidden boy and a murder. He overhears groans from behind a locked door, confronts Knapp, and learns Rosenheim and Decker schemes as Terrill prowls nearby. A night vigil leads to a council with Mrs Bowser Luella Mrs Carter and Horton at Portsmouth Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Terrill
Darby Meeker
Knapp's
Dicky
Mother Borton
Chinatown
Porter
Mother Barton
Doddridge Knapp
King of
Law
Henry Wilton
Wilton
King of the
Rosenheim
Bashford
Omega
Decker
Clay Street
Tom Terrill
Peter
Wainwright
Pine Street Palace
Portsmouth Square
Washington Street
The Woman Who Is Appreciated
A reflective piece on the generous and thoughtful qualities of an appreciated woman. It highlights kindness, forgiveness, cheerful manners, and respect for others, noting money cannot buy love and a home thrives on love and care.
Robber Shot at in Illinois Homesas Child Is Wounded
Chicago report describes Mrs Mary Jurgens fighting a burglar who woke her and shot her infant Earl. The bullet was blocked by a steel waist stay keeping the child alive. Neighbors also faced danger as Ruby Curran slept nearby. The burglar fled with $20 and a gold watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mary Jurgens
Earl
Ruby Curran
Jurgens
Deans Kidney Pills Prove Cures for Lake City Patient
Hiram Center of 618 South Oak Street Lake City Minnesota reports severe kidney trouble with back pain dizziness nervousness and irregular secretions. He credits Deans Kidney Pills with a complete recovery and perfect health since. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York. Rambling Rupert joke about barber college shave ends note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Center
South
Oak Street
Lake City
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Cuticura Cured Four Southern Women and Babies
A Tennessee reader reports Cuticura remedies cured severe skin troubles including a running sore on a child and tetter on the face. She credits two cakes of Cuticura Soap and a box of Ointment for relief after years of itching and discomfort. The letter also mentions other families aided by the same remedies and cites additional ad snippets and quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Wildher
Eleventh St
Chattanooga
Tenn
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He—Wihaab
Throyeh
Campatan
News OF Illinois
Robber
Son
Alexander Nowokofski
Fay Street
Fleischer Paper Box Factory
West Erie Street
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Deneen
Springfield
Arthur Meeker
A. R. Grout
Winchester
University of Illinois
Meeker
L. M. Kerrick
Grout
Alexander McLean
Samuel Streletsky
W. K. Aldis
Decatur
Carterville
H. W. Cann
Wv. C. Garrard
W. C. Garrard
Illinois State Board of Agriculture
Bright
Caroline
Coburn
Garrard
U . Lf
Bryan
Odin
Marion County
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Joseph Deadmond
Illinois
Kankakee
Charles Holt
Kankakee Gazette
C. EB. Holt
Holt
New York Tribune
Horace Greeley
Albany Journal
Thurlow Reed
Elgin
Elgin & Belvidere Street Railway
City
Bloomington
George Button
Button
City of
Morris
Eldorado
Webber Bros
Locust Street
Morton & Gee
George W. Martin
Taylorville
Edgar Sharp
Rupert
Cuticura
Mrs. Gadder
Mrs. Ascum
Seneca
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
Alifornia Kic Syrup Co
Meauty’ Look
THE
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Masa
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