Mystery in San Francisco and a perilous pursuit on the train
Giles Dudley travels to San Francisco to aid his friend Henry Wilton who is murdered there. Disguised as Wilton, Dudley protects a secret boy, faces a Chinatown raid, and evades spies aboard a train toward Oakland as he and Luella Knapp seek safety and answers. The chase continues through Livermore to endanger the hidden mission.
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Giles Dudley
San Francisco
Epry Wilton
Dudley
Wilton
Henry Wilton
Sanrancisco
Knapp
Giles Dudle
Luella
Giles
Tim Terrill
Carson
Stock Exchange
Crown Diamond
Omega
Decker
Luella Knapp
Mother Borton
A Night in Nilgiri Hills and a Town Meeting
In a southern India tale the Todas of the Nilgiri hills guard dairy rites with a strict priesthood led by a celibate high priest. The narrative shifts to a distant town where a wary group plans defense against lurking foes as rain threatens and a secretive group arrives by train.
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Nilgirl Hills
India
A Piece of Strategy at the Station
On a quiet platform Fitzhugh and I walk ahead with hands in coats as Abrams signals us. The train is absent and the curious crowd thins while Lockhart spots Abrams beckoning, only to find no one else present and puzzled.
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Oakland
Livermore
Abrams
Fitzhugh
Sacramento
Lockhart
Niles
Los Angeles
Wainwright
Dick Thatcher
Thatcher
Porter
Brown
Darby Meeker
Fitzhugh and Wilson
Mr. Meeker
Porter—Fitzhugh—Wilson
Billygoat Climbs Fir Tree on Hood River Ranch
Witness Hans Lage reports a Billygoat on Fran Chandler’s Hood River ranch climbed a tall fir tree about 50 feet high. The goat browsed contentedly as it swiped sweet peas through a weigh-2 picket fence near the property.
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Hood River
Fran Chandler
Hans Lage
City
Lage
Mr. Chandler
Hood River News
Practical Fashions Paris Pattern No 2538 All Seams Allowed
Pattern instruction details three collars with material lists and sizing for medium small and large options. It notes handkerchief collar options, embroidery ideas, and required fabrics. To obtain pattern, send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name address size and pattern number STATE.
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Paris
Texas Clergyman Praises Kidney Pills in Testimonial
Rev. M. Gray of Whitesboro Texas recounts four years of misery from lumbago and credits Dean's Kidney Pills with removing the pain after a short time. He permits his name to be used to help others, noting the product sells for 50 cents a box through Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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M. Gray
Whitesboro
Tex
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Child's Box-Plaited Dress Pattern No 2499
Paris pattern No 2499 offers a linen cotton gingham frock for ages six to fourteen with box plaits and a trim collar. It requires specific yardage of fabric and braid, and advises optional high necks and long sleeves. Send 10 cents to obtain pattern No 2499 with name address street and number size.
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Paris
Madras
Too Early for Them in the Apple Tree
Adam and his life partner discuss caterpillars in the apple tree. She says none yet. he goes to inspect and returns doubtful that they have been created. The brief exchange has a playful, speculative mood about future growth.
Tickled by Stubb Becker’s bold remark to suffragist
A witty exchange shows Stubb Becker praised by a woman suffragist for urging her to brace up and be a man, a remark that pleases the audience and signals lighthearted gender-era banter.
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Stubb Becker
Penn
Stubb
All Natural Believers Quote
A compact quotation notes that true interest lies in truth and the link between cause and effect, reflecting Emersonian philosophy about belief and understanding.
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Emerson
Grassville Summer Tourists Summit Promise
A guide leading tourists through the high country urges climbers onward as they push beyond the timber line toward the mountain summit.
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Grassville
Fellows
Three Cures of Eczema by Cuticura Remedies
A letter-style testimonial recounts three summers of eczema on a brother with back and shoulder outbreaks cured by Cuticura Ointment and Remedies. It cites Mrs. Miller’s daughter and a Michigan reader Mrs. Sarah B. Lusk from Coldwater, citing dates in 1907.
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Indiana
Sarah B. Lusk
Mich
Boy Grades the Clergy in New York Essay Reading
A New York ecclesiastical audience heard a Coop town schoolboy's essay on "Cl men" read by Bishop Potter. The humorous piece, describing two kinds, drew much amusement from the crowd.
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Bishop Potter
Ecclesiasti
New York
Coop Town
Ladies Home Duty and a Woman’s Remedy in Society Life
In a dated appeal, the piece highlights the burdens on women who manage homes and family, detailing pains from female troubles and urging Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy. It cites testimonials from Mrs. Ellsworth of Mayville and Mrs. Boyd of Beaver Falls praising its benefits and daily feasibility.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
F. Ellsworth
Mayville
N. Y
W. P. Boyd
Beaver Falls
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Texas
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