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Charming Jacques Tries Too Often in Headlines and Crime
A rambling 1952 report blends Albanian prison critiques with a sensational Philadelphia medical tale about Jacques du Johnston, a self styled charming nobleman. The piece threads political prisoners in Albania with a bizarre life story involving deception, theft of jewelry, and a surgeon’s risky operation.
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Athens
Nana
Jacquess
Mercy-Douglass Hospital
Marquis de Montfort
Jacques Claw
P.eBamet
Philadelphia
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Jacques du Johnston
Peart
Jacques