Napoleon’s Spirit Rouses Old Soldiers at Invalides
In Paris, veterans of Solferino to Kabyle and Gravelotte gather at the Hotel des Invalides. A blind adjutant and Grenadier Merc revive Napoleon’s memory, claiming the emperor’s spirit guides troops at dawn while Joseph Dubois ferries a wounded veteran to Paris.
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Paris
Hotel Des Invalides
Eiffel Tower
Butte Montmartre
Notre Dame
Napoleon
Seine
Invalids
Corporal Pictou
Solferino
Marine Fremy
Martin
Joffre
Quartermaster
Quartermaster Bandeau
Motte and Latude
Motte
Latude
Motte and I
Larede
Mao Ts
Adjutant Boteus Michal
Hiim
Latour- Michel
Grenadier Merc
Cou d'Argent
Gravelotte
Amile
Grenadier
Marseilles
Latour Michel
Marne
Latour
Michel
Jacques
Adjutant
Latour-Michel
Merc
Mere
M. Mere
M. Latour-Michel
Finland
France
Grenadier Mere
Emperor
Joseph Dubois
Joseph
Brave family waits for Billy in a tense home scene
Emma Lee Walton and family endure anxious hours after a telegraph message misleads them to fear Billy is killed. Mary, Lionel, and their mother cling to hope as the neighborhood buzzes with news, while a mistaken name backs a long day of suspense.
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Joseph
France
Mecsigny
Napoleon
Billy
West Point
Mary
Lionel
Forty-second
Censor
Mother
Bobbie
Billy Himelf
Father
Hobbie
Gieddiek UN
Smith
St. Louis
Tribune
Robbie
Curiosity of Wives Destroys Happiness in Collected Tone
A fragmented 19th century rant argues that wives obsessive curiosity harms marriage. It claims Eve started fashioning scrutiny thousands of years ago and women now pursue every word or action of their husbands. The piece notes husbands resent such intrusions and questions a wife’s role.
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Bia
Fragmented Political Gossip From A Rumorful Exchange
A clipped dialogue fragment hints at political maneuvering and public intrigue. The speakers joke about influence and loyalties as they discuss a rival and a political figure, reflecting a casual, inside-baseball tone from a past era.
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Frank A. Munney Co
Quartermaster Landeau
Military Museum
Sebastopol
Adjutant Latour-Michel
Emma Lee Walton
Frank A. Munsey
Skeel
Gale