Snake-Eyed Stranger Leads Fatal San Fran Mission
Giles Dudley arrives in San Francisco to aid Henry Wilton on a secret mission. Wilton dies suddenly, leaving Dudley to assume his identity and uncover the truth amid sieges, Chinatown peril, and a masked conspiracy surrounding Knapp, Luella Knapp, and Terrill. Dudley fights to survive and protect Luella as danger closes in.
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Giles Dudley
Giles
Dudley
Henry—Wilton
Wilton
Sanrancisco
Henry Wilton
Knapp
Mother Borton
Tim- Terrill_and- Darby- Meeker
Ky’ Nahl
Decker
Knap
Luella
Brown
Barkhouse
Sitzhugh
Porter
Richmond
Mother Barton
Carson
A Deal in Stocks Chapter XIX
In a tense morning on the market Wilton meets Doddridge Knapp and orchestrates a bold plan to sell Crown Diamond and buy Omega under one hundred. Brokers Lattimer Hobart Eppner Wallbridge Bockstein join the clearance as Crown and Diamond trades ignite a volatile opening with Decker’s forces fighting back.
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Decker
King of the Street
Doddridge Knapp
Lattimer
Hobart
Wallbridge
Bockstein
Eppner
de Marget v
Wilton
Beckstein
Crown and Diamond
Night Raid in the Courtyard Ends in Gunfire
In Chapter Eighteen, Luella and I hide as Chinese attackers swarm the passage. Tom Terrill appears in a Chinese blouse, a pistol fires, and I fend off the gang with three shots left. I entrust Luella with my revolver and warn her to defend herself if I fall.
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Carson
Luella
Mrs. Bowser
Bis
Doddridge Knapp’s
Tom Terrill
Sun Baths Safer Health Practice Endorsed
Evan T. Roberts of Cincinnati praises sun baths as highly healthful. He recalls treatment in Berlin for nervous prostration, where doctors advised sun exposure and fresh air. He describes daily 40 minute sessions in the sun and quick improvement to a well state.
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Evan T. Roberts
Cincinnati
Germany
Berlin
Self Delusion Many People Deceived by Coffee
An advertisement-like letter critiques coffee and promotes Postum as a cure for headaches and nervousness. It recounts a family trial where coffee was replaced with Postum, claiming head pains disappeared in the first week and health improved. The tale ends with a product slogan and a request to read The Road to Wellville.
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Corson
Luella
Wisman
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Doan’s Kidney Pills Backed by Staunton Testimony
Mrs James M Long of 113 N Augusta St Staunton Va cites relief from backache and urinary trouble after using Doan’s Kidney Pills She notes in 1903 cure and in 1907 four and a half years later says she has had no kidney trouble since The pills cost 50 cents a box and are sold by all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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Doan
James M. Long
Augusta St
Staunton
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
The Way Out of It
Amateur dresser laments lack of fabric for the hem. A facetious friend suggests bravely facing the problem.
Government opens vast Tripp County lands near Rosebud line
The government plans to open about one million acres of fine agricultural and grazing lands around Oct 1. The Rosebud extension of the Chicago & North Western Ry is the only railway access with Dallas South Dakota as the border town. The U S land office is expected to be located there. Pamphlets on securing a quarter section homestead are available from W B Kniskern at Chicago Ill.
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Rosebud
Chicago & North Western Ry
Dallas
U. S. Land Office
W. B. Kniskern
N. W. Ry
Chicago, Ill
One by the Colonel on extreme heat
A narration features a colonel and a driver discussing extreme heat aimed to astonish with exaggerated southern heat. The colonel asserts hotter conditions than locally claimed, noting popcorn popping on stalks and cane juice turning to molasses, blending into a famous popcorn molasses mix.
The Less Age Rides Beyond Wires and Hawses
In a breezy exchange, CGholly exults in imagined future wonders such as telegraphy without wires and riding without horses, while Maude counters with playful skepticism about thinking without brains.
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Maude
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San Francisco
Earle Ashley Walcott
Wainwright
Terrill
Twell
Mr. Wilton
Alfred _Vanderbilt
Holland House
New York
Ardsley
Hudson
Tripp County
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