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Washington Evening Journal in Washington, Iowa

22 Feb 1907

Page 8

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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1907

Page

8

Cap'n Titcomb Arrives At The Cape Cod Home

Bradley Nickerson arrives to stay with Miss Priscilla and Miss Tempy Allen as Captain Ezra Titcomb, a coastwise sailor, unexpectedly visits the house after a rough coach ride. The story follows the boy’s first night and the sisters’ anxious welcome, with Cap’n Titcomb meeting the new boarder.

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Mr. Clark Cape Cod Harniss Wellmouth Clark Emma Mr. Bodkin Barney Small Orbam Dan Ross Orham Pup Allen Artin Prissy Tempy Barney Iting Mr. Small D’hus Allen Sophia Hyn Ben Nickerson Welling Cap'n Ben Padley Bark Solon Nicker Solon Nickerson Sonny Bradley Sandwich East Boston Lon Ike Cap'n Ez Brad Captain Titcomb Ben Nickeon Coman Bradley Nickerson Titcomb Obed Nickerson Priscilla Allen Thomas Doane Camptown Bob Priscilla Temperance Miss Tempy Miss Prissy Mr. Bartlett S’teetman Cap'n Titcomb Ezra Titcomb Aso Allep
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Pert Paragraphs Reflect On Wealth, Duty, And Respectability

The piece offers social reflections on youth and elders, advising virtue and happiness through modest means. It notes riches fade, duty matters, and respectability is tied to paying debts, with witty lines on piker behavior and women’s roles.

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Castles and Coal Bills on a Fireside Dream

A reflective poem contrasts vivid visions of castles in Spain and private trains with the stark reality of a rising coal bill. The speaker drifts between nostalgia for boyhood pleasures and the financial burden that forces practical schemes to pay the bill.

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