Mysterious San Francisco intrigue ends with a deadly turn
Giles Dudley arrives to assist Henry Wilton and uncovers a dangerous mission tied to a boy. Wilton is murdered, Dudley disguises himself as Wilton, and a tense chase through Chinatown and a harbor town unfolds. Mrs Knapp reveals truths aboard a tug, shifting alliances as Dudley fights to protect the boy and uncover the plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles Dudley
San Francisco
Henry Wilton
Wilton
Dudley
Henry Ilton
Wilson
Knapp
Gilles Dudley
Mother Barton
Tim Terrill
Darby Meeker
Duella
Chinatown
Terrill
Tuella
Giles
Zrevolver
Carson
Luella
Stock Exchange
Crown Diamond
Omega
Decker
Luella Knapp
Mother Borton
Livermore
Oneeesan
Udley
Poddridge Knapp
nAapy
Mrs. Knapp
Moo. Knapp
Practical Fashions Pattern No 2612 and 2597
Two Paris pattern descriptions for a ladies two piece Petticoat skirt and a child’s dress. Details include fabric widths yardage for various waist sizes and pattern numbers. Pattern department requests 10 cents and full size information. Quote on personality ends the notice.
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Paris
Pattern Department
The Chase in the Storm Leads to a Mysterious Note
On Montgomery street the rain thickens as a messenger delivers a note to Wilton. He reads the envelope and feels alarm as the Unknown’s instructions begin with Follow the beaver of this note.
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Trent
Owens
Carson
Central Station
Montgomery Street
California Street
Merchants’ Exchange
Thad
Stone One
Mr. Wilton
Aiso
California Trees Posed As Ancient Wonders
California’s stately trees are described as dating before Chinese history and the deluge, yet Prof. Charles B. Hessey argues a 7A foot diameter tree shows only 1,147 years by ring count. The piece also notes the envelope’s late acceptance after its 1683 invention.
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California
Charles B. Hessey
Fly Youth and Castoria Ads Tie To Immigrant Labor Note
An archival page blends satirical lines about Fly Youth and a Castoria safety reminder with an immigration note reporting Brazil receiving its first Japanese immigrants. It notes 781 individuals under an earlier nine month agreement and states they work on coffee plantations with future shipments planned.
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Mrs. Knapp
Henry Wilton
Doddridge Knapp
Mr. Knapp
Henry
Brazil
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
In Lynn Massachusetts the Pinkham Laboratory houses letters from women attesting to cures by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The notices claim it has saved many from surgery, is made from roots and herbs, and acts on the feminine organism to restore health.
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Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EE. Pinkham
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eagle Walcott
Barkhouse
Mr. Dudley
Gaid
Vame
Emerson
FLY Youth
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Carters
Whittle Iver Pills
Coldey
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