August 25, 1903: Professor Presbury took Lowenstein’s elixir of life a seventh time. [CREE]
“And what is left in our hands at the end?”
Hello Treasure Hunters!
We are now at the final ten days of this edition of the Treasure Hunt. I hope you are having some fun and are not too discouraged if you lack an answer or two. The final week is always the time for (re)attempting the questions that seem a bit impossible.
If you are not finished on September 1, please submit what you have accomplished. As always, the John H Watson Society will want to acknowledge your work here on the site and with a small keepsake via mail. Even if you do not have an answer to every part of every question, you could still come away with High Honors. The scoring is on a point system for each part of each question so results may vary greatly among the various submissions. You could earn bragging rights yet!
Thank you for participation, patience, and good humor.
Margie
JHWS Gwen
2016 Treasure Hunt Master
Watson the Doctor: A Filk about EMPT
Let me know what you think of this song, as I promised the author I would let her know the comments I received.
Ballad of Sherlock Holmes
There is no event on file for August 21st, but let’s consider these words:
And to this day we read of them
their ventures have no end.
(Kredens, Diane. “The Ballad of Sherlock Holmes,” BSP, No. 30 (December 1967), 1.)
On August 20th…
August 20, 1889: Jabez Wilson started copying the Encyclopaedia Britannica. [REDH]
On August 19th…
August 19, 1889: Jabez Wilson applied for a job with the Red-Headed League. [REDH]
Limericks
There is no event on file for August 17th or 18th. Since the last case was CREE, how about three limericks by a wonderfully talented Sherlockian and Hound of the Internet who is sorely missed? Which ending line do you like? Let me know, and on with the show!
The Creeping Man
He ventured out every ninth night,
To scramble up trees in delight.
But then he was seized
By the dog he’d teased
Whose fangs tore his throat with one bite.
-Don Dillistone, November, 2002
The Creeping Man
He ventured out every ninth night,
To scramble up trees in delight.
But then he was seized
By his dog whom he’d teased,
Who slashed his throat with a well-placed bite.
-Don Dillistone, November, 2002
The Creeping Man
He ventured out every ninth night,
To scramble up trees in delight.
But then he was seized
By the dog he’d teased,
Who ripped his throat with a savage bite.
-Don Dillistone, November, 2002
On August 16th…
August 16, 1903: Professor Presbury took Lowenstein’s elixir of life a sixth time. [CREE]
On August 15th…
August 15, 1898: At 3 a.m., Hilton Cubitt was shot to death by Abe Slaney. [DANC]
August 15, 1898: Abe Slaney arrested for the murder of Hilton Cubitt. [DANC]
On August 14th…
August 14, 1898: Seventh and last Dancing Men (Message: “Elsie Prepare to meet thy God”) appeared. [DANC]
On August 12th…
August 12, 1888: Holmes received a copy of Jim Browner’s confession from G. Lestrade. [CARD]
August 12, 1898: Hilton Cubitt visited Holmes again. [DANC]
On August 11th…
August 11, 1888: Jim Browner confessed to the murders of Alec Fairbairn and Mary Cushing. [CARD]
On August 10th…
August 10, 1888: Holmes examined the two severed ears [CARD]
On August 9th…
August 9, 1860: Lucy Ferrier and Enoch Drebber were married. [STUD]
August 9, 1888: Susan Cushing received a packet containing two severed ears. [CARD]
On August 7th…
August 7, 1888: Jim Browner mailed two severed ears to S. Cushing. [CARD]
August 7, 1903: Professor Presbury took Lowenstein’s elixir of life for the fifth time. [CREE]
On August 6th…
August 6, 1888: Jim Browner murdered Alec Fairbairn and Mary Cushing [CARD]
On August 5th…
August 5, 1909: Holmes killed the Cyanea capillata [LION]
On August 4th…
August 4, 1860: John Ferrier was murdered [STUD]
August 4, 1909: MacPherson’s Airedale was killed by the Cyanea capillata [LION]
On August 2nd…
August 2, 1898: The fifth Dancing Men (Message: “Come Elsie”) appeared. [DANC]
August 2, 1914: Baron Von Herling congratulated Von Bork on his successful espionage. [LAST]
August 2, 1914: “Altamont” (AKA Sherlock Holmes) handed over the book disclosing British naval signals (AKA Practical Handbook of Bee Culture) to Von Bork. [LAST]
August 2, 1914: Holmes and Watson captured Von Bork. [LAST]
On August 1st…
August 1, 1914: Steiner’s store was raided and Steiner sent to Portsmouth jail. [LAST]