The Duke, the Jester, and Hochfels in a Truce
In a dim royal chamber the duke seeks a temporary truce with a clever jester as a baron of Hochfels plots. The baron and fool spar over loyalty, love, and scheme, to outwit Francis and Charles, while the jester weighs a dangerous offer of alliance and danger to the princess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johann
Francis
Lothoer
Ieperpetewe
Ana Fool
Raf
Tank
Charles
Plaisant
Louis
Pfalz-Urfeld
Hochfels
Europe
Hochfeis
Solyman
Christendom
Baron
Fool
Hoechfels
Inapira- Sen
Gyth
Forsooth
France
Austria
Netherlands
Spain
Weill
Louis of Hochfels
Triboulet
I am sixteen and my sun's in the sky
A compact excerpt from Louise Chandler Moulton's In the Smart Set, expressing youthful exuberance and defiant optimism as the speaker celebrates being sixteen. It contrasts the coming of age with the joy of morning birds and a sunlit day, asserting that age cannot yet chill or dim the spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Chandler Moulton
Ocean
Cea
Michigan
Vincennes
Clark
Earth
Syria
Tadmor
France
Ode to the Wabash and Indiana’s Glory
A lyrical meditation on Indiana and the Wabash, praising river, landscape, and state pride. The piece celebrates nature, history, and the people of Hoosier land, recalling early inhabitants, settlers, and the promise of progress across fields, forests, and cities. The voice blends romance with patriotic exhortation and regional identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand
Ohio
Indiana
Tonian
India
Wayne and
Herrison
Tecumseh
Brasgarte
San Marcos, Tex
Americans in Canada migration pushes pancontinental vision
A National Magazine piece cites a Western minister praying for Canada to join the United States by consent, framing a Yankee continental destiny. It notes tens of thousands of American farmers moving into Canada, the migration altering population maps, and Western observers viewing this as a defining trend shaping the republic’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Joon
National Magazine
Grant
Canada
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
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Frederic S. Isham
The
Bowen-Merrit Company
Mr. Ugly
Indianapolis Journal
John D. Defrees
Hoosier State
Isaac H. Julian
Columbia
Freedom
Appalachian
Raven
Galatenon
Wabash
West
Volney
Iowa
Bri
Acter
Waterman
Indianapolis
Mayer's
L. E. Waterman & Co
New York
Charles Mayer &Co
West Washington Street
Vonnegut Hardware Company
East Washington Street
Ial Hale
Havana
F. R. Rice Mercantile Cigar Co
St. Louis
Indianapolis Fire Insurance CO
East Market St
Ind
John H. Holliday
H. C. Martin
UL TL UA
Washington, ST
Burford
Society Stationery
Garland
Willig’'S Furniture Store
Washington Street
Dandruff
A. R. Bremer Co
Chicago
A. Kiefer
Ssellers
Lombard Building
East
Stevenson Bauidin
Vv. Oh. Lock Wwoond
Lemcke Building
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