Gazing Through Life's Stages in a St. Paul Pioneer Poem
The excerpt reflects a speaker recalling dawn, noon, and twilight of life, contrasting youth's beauty with later hardship and ambition. It hints at solace in calm repose after struggle, noting poetic musings credited to Jamsford inst in St Paul Pioneer Press.
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STH Jr
St. Paul
Treason in Paris Spy Jealousy and a Ardennais Officer
Jacques Laborde, a young Ardennais officer with a bleak background, falls for the Comtesse Jeanne dAntrague a captivating widow under guard by a crepid old man. She is a foreign spy whose refusal drives him to fevered despair and unreturned love. Jeanne hints at deadly demands and Labordes obsession grows as days pass without a response.
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Jacques Laborde
Comtesse
Jeanne d’Antrague
Malesherbes
Antrague
Jacques Lars
Paris
Jeanne
Jacques
Treason and Devotion in War Time Paris
Jacques Laborde spirals into treason against France driven by Jeanne Antrague’s lure and fear. He resolves to steal war papers, but a street scene with a sentry embodies France itself, challenging his guilt as he hesitates at the ministry door. The moment before surrender becomes a test of honor and love.
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Comtesse
Jeanne
Jacques Labords
Rue Saint Dominique
Ministry of War
Jeanne -Antrague
Jacques
Rue de Grenelle
Jacques Laborde
Ministry
Infantry
France
Rue de Verneuil
Mery
E. C. Waggener
N.Y. Mercury
Playing to Deadheads in Connecticut Valley Tours
Robert Morris notes in the New York Star that a touring company, costing him 1008 dollars per day, played towns in the Connecticut valley to about 600 in attendance, 150 paid 50 cents, while 450 were deadheads admitted on passes. He argues returns rely on passes to fill houses and sustain a profitable one night stand.
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Connecticut Valley
Robert Morris
New York Star
Eiffel Tower Can Withstand Wind Pressure, Paris Monuments Falter
Calculations show the Eiffel Tower could endure a normal wind pressure of 831 pounds per square yard totaling over 6,000,000 pounds. A hurricane of such force would likely demolish surrounding Paris monuments while the tower remains standing, according to the New York Telegram.
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Eiffel Tower
Paris
New York Telegram
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