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The Charing Cross Mystery · Chapter

List of Illustrations explained

A list of illustrations is presented, featuring a medicine bottle with two torn labels.

What happens

A list of illustrations is presented, featuring a medicine bottle with two torn labels. The first label shows partial text including 'C. A.' and 'No. A.1152', while the second label contains a chemist's guarantee with missing portions.

Key passages

  • A medicine bottle with two torn labels and incomplete text reading “ C. A. … Esq. , The mix… re as before. No. A.1152” on the first label and “Note This medicine has been dispensed by a fully qualified Chemist with the… to possible drugs… and is guaranteed… the wishes of… the Pres-… M.P.S. … St. W.C. ” on the second.

    An illustration depicts a medicine bottle bearing two damaged labels; one shows fragments of text including 'C. A.' and a reference number, while the other includes a chemist's certification that is partially legible.

    The illustration hints at a prescription possibly linked to Dr. Charles Ambrose ('C. A.') and a numbered formula, suggesting a clue in the mystery.