Child of the Cave and the quest for Psyche continues
The narrator plans to protect Psyche while pondering Miss Duncan and her friends, hides Psyche at a cottage near Towerbridge, and negotiates with solicitors after advertising for a missing girl. A late telegram reveals a misdated loss claim and no connection to the disappearance, ending with a sighting of the narrator’s great-grandfather in the Towerbridge slums.
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Psyche
Towerbridge
Ecclesham
Miss Duncan
Times
Postoffice
Lincoln’s Inn
Peter
Bowport
Bernard Thorne
Mr. Thorne
Hat Threat on a Wimbley Line Ended by Comic Mixup
A Wimbleton to London train scene ends with a passenger alarmed by a man’s sudden movements and a supposed weapon, only to learn she has been sitting on his hat. The exchange ends with mutual embarrassment as the hat becomes the focal point of suspense and humor.
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Wimbledon
London
Lincoln upholds flag pledge in 1863 ceremony tale
Jeremiah Lotz recalls July 4 1863 when Lincoln helped raise a flag for a New England regiment at the treasury end lot. The colonel’s grand speech contrasted with Lincoln’s single line about duty, leaving a lasting impression in Indianapolis Star reportage.
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Jeremiah C. Lotz
Lincoln
Mr. Lotz
Indianapolis Star
Duncan’s High Chair Punishment Tale
A mother ties two and a half year old Duncan to a high chair for an hour as punishment. The father returns before the hour ends and asks why, and Duncan points at his mother saying he is surprised at that lady.
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Ling
Leo
Duncan
Instructive proverbs and health quacks from a late 19th century page
A jumble of quotes and household tips covers philosophy, health remedies, and domestic advice. It cites Washington and Lincoln, offers kidney tonic suggestions, teething syrup notes, and home remedies, while mixing literary lines and social commentary.
Western Canada promises for settlers in 1906 letter
A Wisconsin immigrant praises Western Canada from Churchbridge Saskatchewan noting high crop yields wheat 23 bushels per acre oats 60 barley 40 and a thriving garden. He commends healthy climate and low capital needed to start farming while praising land laws and overall happiness with the country.
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Wisconsin
Bee Metaphor Note in Attributed Quote
A quoted line credits John Wilkes as noting the longest chapter is accidents. A second adage compares a bee seeking honey to not entering a flower sting first, illustrating a metaphor.
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John Tauter
John Wilkes
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C. E. Fink
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Francis I
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George Washington
Macauley
Grover Cleveland
Lincoln CO
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York, Nebr
Putnam
Uaionville
Missou
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Amula
Canada
Churchbridge, Sask
John Langdon
Benjamin Franklin
Anada
Dominion
Ottawa
W. D. Scott
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New York Life Building
Omaha
Neb
R. Paxton CO
Boston
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Continental Oil Company (Incorporated
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