OK, if at first you don't succeed... Even if you sorta succeeded, but needed to prove to yourself that can actually succeed properly...
I did a second round with the USB install using MacPup, just to prove to myself that I actually have a clue. This time I followed the advice of the ever-cool IcyOS (otherwise known as Puppy Linux World) on YouTube. He has a great video (though aimed at Saluki Linux) which is excellent for installing any Puppy Linux distro to USB. You can watch it here.
Basically, it's doing it the "manual" way. Setting up the USB stick via gparted, then copying over the files manually, then setting up the boot menu via grub4dos. Nothing automated. It's quick, it's simple, and you know that everything is done properly. And it works like a charm. I'm doing this entry in FireFox under MacPup off an 8 GB stick on the Toshiba. (I was going to do it off the Acer desktop, but it won't boot from USB. Literally hangs at the Acer splash screen. Weird...)
Granted, I know this is old, old hat to most Linux mavens. But, to me, it's a major achievement. I feel like I've done something cool.
Low-level geekery can have its rewards...
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