Des Trebes Death Escapes Aid In Banked Murder Plot
O Rourke tends to Des Trebes as the dying man names his killer. A Chinese coolie is slain by a gunshot as an intruder bursts in, prompting Lieutenant Couch to organize a police response and pursue a suspected Rangoon crime ring amid a night river pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Trebes
O'Rourke
James Trebes
Des
Vicomte
Sypler
O’rourke
Saint Patrick
Sypher
Night Window Figure in White Linen Extends Violet Hand
A man stands in a window wearing cool white linen, his figure clear against the night as he extends a violet hand toward the darkness. The scene suggests a tense or mysterious moment captured in the chapter.
Night Pursuit on Rangoon River Rescue Draft
A police launch speeds down the Rangoon River in darkness to locate a junk believed to hold Mrs O Rourke and Miss Pynsent. Lieutenant Couch commands the rescue party while O Rourke endures fear and hope, praying for the safe return of his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Couch
O'Rourke
Wheeler
Rangoon
Boarding Party Stood at Bay In Perilous Jump
A tense scene shows a jump from a ship to a railing as a boarding party fights danger. The narrator notes dim divisions above and the urgent attempt to reach safety, with a cliffhanger ending as the launch pulls in and the characters prepare for more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Rourke
Fear Well Founded Postage Stamp Adage
A humorous line imagines a postage stamp speaking to a love letter about sticking to facts. The joke pivots on trust and the idea that even in correspondence accuracy matters.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Testimonial Request
The ad offers one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo. It states the firm is trustworthy with 15 years known dealings and financial ability to meet obligations. Hall's Cure is taken internally and claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces. testimonials and price 75 cents per bottle. sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
New Discovery Promises Relief for Rheumatism
A sensational seventeenth century style claim touts Merital Rheumatism Powders as a universal remedy for rheumatism in all forms. The note urges sufferers to consult Lemmon's Pharmacy for the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemmon
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Promises Refund
Drugstore claim offers PAZO OINTMENT to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with money back refund if not cured. Sample price 50 cents.
Time Tables Fragment Anomaly
Fragmentary timetable text shows arrival and departure times with erratic formatting and illegible entries. The readable items include early morning and late afternoon times, limited station labels, and stray numbers that do not form a complete schedule.
Local Train Schedule Fragments and Notation
Fragments show westbound and eastbound passenger times and limits with incomplete station names and codes. Mentions Chicago Milwaukee routes and Broadgate agent indicating a transportation timetable note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Lim
Chicago Moise
Milwaukee Moise
West ‘Lim
Pagenger
F. IL
Broadgate
Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad
Gray hair is a sign of age. Wyeths Sage and Sulphur hair remedy darkens hair and aids growth. It claims to remove dandruff stop hair loss and beautify hair. The ad offers refunds if it fails and sells for fifty cents a bottle via McElhinney Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wryeth
Wyeth
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Cepool
Louis Joseph Vance
Ellsworth Young
Fy Louis-Joseph Vance
Fio
Hades
the O'Rourke
Leutenant
Tongs
Bombay
Pynsent
Coolie
J. Wilson
Co. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers Opposite Journal Office
Washington
Iowa
Charles A. Dewey
Lawyer
Washington County Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Casey Bros
EB. J. Perry
West Washington Street
Eicher
Livingston
Edmund D. Morrison
Morrison
North Side Square
J. J. Kellogg
Booth Side Square
W. M Keeley
Butterfield & Frame
Special Collection Department
Crail’s
J. Hanley
Lim
G. S. Lim
Washington Branch
H. W. Russel
E Kunath
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
A. White
Sam's L. Thompson
R. L. Coulter
W. A. White
McElhinney Drug Co
Chichester S
Chichester
Kriow
Ray H. Dean
Cook & Sherman
WY Ashington
J. Glyde Wallage
D. G
J. Glybe Wallage
B. G
Windsor
Fenton & Fenton Chirdpractors
Palmer School
Macon
Edigreed
Austin Sutherland
Chas. Brown
Harry H. Ross
Foley
Bright
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