Poleon of the Greatheart Leaves for a Far Trip
In this chapter ending scene, Poleon sails away with Necia and John Gale’s family, promising to seek a distant place while Molly and Johnny mourn. Burrell and Necia share farewell, while Gale and Doret part with heavy hearts, and Poleon hums a French voyageur song as he disappears toward the distant hills.
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John Gale
Molly
Johnny
Poleon
Burrell
Gale
Poleor
Doret
Borrell
Inna
Necia
Johnny Gale
Tina
Poleen
Paters
Necla
Meade Burrell
Poleon of the Greatheart
Queer Indian Custom in Himalayan Hill Women
An English traveler in India reports hill women along the Himalayas lulling infants with streams of water from bamboo pipes. Babies lie in sheets as water lightly wets heads and drains away, a practice the correspondent says provides deep rest and a unique sensation.
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Himalayas
India
Franks and Friends in 19th Century English Postage
A historical note on Charles Lamb and franking abuses in England. Wordsworth, in 1815, mentions using Lambs in London to obtain free letters. The letter describes how a friend in London could have letters delivered and Lamb’s name altered to Lambe to bypass restrictions.
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Charles Lamb
England
Wordsworth
London
Lamb
Lambe
India House
Coleridge
Bees Show Directing Sense Beyond Sight or Smell
A Paris researcher argues bees possess a distinct directive sense guiding navigation beyond sight or odor. Experiments with bees returning from two miles and maze tests indicate separate directional cues, likely located in the cerebroid ganglia rather than antennae.
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M. Gaston Bonmer
Paris
Langstroth
Dadent
M. Bonnier
The Plush Coat
Fifteen years after a Wigglesquack Centre rumor about Eben Crabshaw buying his wife a plush coat, tensions grow between Eben and local storekeeper Jared Minthorn. The tale ends with Eben’s wife Sarah Jane declaring the plush coat extinct due to government protection, silencing further talk.
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Wigglesquack Centre
Eben Crabshaw
Eben
Sarah Jane
Jared Minthorn
Jared
Sar’ Jane
Harvey Stockpole
Burnt Meadows
Harvey Stackpole
Stackpole
United States
Clock Talk Traps Girl in Plain Figure Dilemma
A girl asks a conductor the time and is told the clock is three seconds shy of 2 48. She frets over the precise moment and later checks a large clock downtown to study the hands and exact time. The scene highlights a comic obsession with exact figures.
Within Her Means scent bag inquiry at drug store scene
A three year old girl in a drug store asks about a scent bag after being told it is a scent bag. The clerk notes the item and the girl comments that it is cheap and suggests taking two. The remark appears in Lippincott's.
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Lippincott’s
Eccentric Tailors Describe Warped Wardrobe of High Society
A West End tailor recalls clients with bizarre demands from coats with movable sleeves to suits woven from human hair. Tales include a brown suit tied to a wife’s hair, a gown painted with forget-me-nots, and a dog color matched wardrobe with a portrait sewn inside.
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West End
K.C
Paris
Samuel Pope
Topographical Curios in London Directory
A list of curious London location names includes Elephant Stairs Dodsleys Folly Adam and Eve Yard Clock Stands Balcony Arcade Petyt Place Morton Tower Folly Wall Axe Place Bella Isle Seven Step Alley Balmoral Grove Jesmond Dene Alice Prace Hare Marsh Beehive Depot Bryan Vale Sweet Apple Square Paddy's Goose Hall.
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Elephant Stairs
Dodsley’s Folly
Adam and Eve Yard
Clock Stands
Balcony Arcade
Petyt Place
Morton Tower
Folly Wall
Axe Place
Bella Isle
Seven Step Alley
Balmoral Grove
Jesmond Dene
Alice Prace
Hare Marsh
Beehive Depot
Bryan Vale
Sweet Apple Square
Paddy’s Goose Hall
Woman cries out as husband jailed for a month in Manchester
A woman hurries down an alley in Manchester and knocks at a house. The resident above reports her husband has received a one month imprisonment. The exchange shows the tense scene and mistaken fears about rent recovery.
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Father Barnum
Necias
Manchester
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