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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1912

Page

6

Wanderer aboard the Rance confronts assassin in a perilous night

On the ship Rance the adventurer O Rourke awakens to a knife strike and gunfire. He shoots the intruder and pursues the attacker toward the bridge as danger erupts in a tense midnight aboard the tramp steamer.

The Rance at Aden Aboard a Shipboard Murder

On the Rance at Aden a captain is fatally stabbed by a lascar. O Rourke fights the mutinous crew, secures the killer, and recovers the Pool of Flame only to face a deadly confrontation with Mrs Prynne and the serang as gunfire erupts.

Quick Aden Sco O'Rourke Colonel O'Rourke Danny

Fiendish act ends in Pool of Plame catastrophe

In a moonlit scene a villain flings the Pool of Plame away from O Rourke as a great stone arcs into the sea. O Rourke, stricken with despair, watches the lascar escape by a daring jump to the rail and a fatal plunge, sacrificing his life to win.

Eittak O'Rourke

Time Table Scrambles East and West Trains and Local Freights

Rail schedule lists eastbound and westbound arrivals and departures for multiple numbered trains. Includes Washington Branch local passengers and freight services with daily except Sunday notes, agent names, and notes on regional trains.

Lim Washington H. W. Russel J. E. Kunath

A Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promoted

An advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a natural solution to dull, thinning, and prematurely gray hair. It claims sulfur supports color and vitality, advises using sage and sulfur, and offers a money-back guarantee if it fails to work as represented. The product is priced at fifty cents per bottle and distributed by Wyeth Chemical Company of New York through druggists.

Wyeth Chemical Company of New York Wyeth Miblic

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