Identifier: opencourt_aug1917caru (find matches)
Title: The Open court
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Carus, Paul, 1852-1919 Open Court Publishing company, Chicago
Subjects: Religion Religion and science
Publisher: Chicago : The Open Court Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Digitizing Sponsor: CARLI: Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois

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of a clock in the tower of one, a few charredsigns directing one to Moscow and Petersburg in front of the other.The Germans were beginning to clear away the wreckage and hadlong ago repaired the rails. There are several theaters in Warsaw and they were wellfilled last winter. The opera too, it was said, had not been socrowded in many years. Because of the new national spirit, onlythe Polish language is heard on the stage. In spite of this, a greatnumber of German soldiers and officers were always to be seen inevery audience. There were good concerts given throughout thecity, and many places of amusement, such as movie shows, vaude-ville, etc., were well filled. 470 THE OPEN COURT. Food conditions in Warsaw were still very good for thosewho could pay. Indeed, to a late sojourner in Berlin, where thediet was so limited, Warsaw seemed an epicurean heaven. All thestaple articles of diet were on sale, including the luxuries of sugarand butter, eggs and white bread. To my amazement whipped
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