Judge, 1919-10-25 · page 29 of 36
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This page combines a romantic historical narrative with book advertising. The main image depicts **Napoleon informing Josephine of his decision to divorce her**—a real historical event from 1810. The article frames this as tragedy: Josephine, a Creole woman from obscurity who rose to become Empress of France through her marriage to Napoleon, was ultimately cast aside. The headline's phrase "love sacrificed to ambition" captures the narrative's point—that Napoleon's political and dynastic ambitions (he needed to marry for an heir) outweighed his affection for Josephine. The accompanying text emphasizes the "romantic" nature of her life story, presenting her as a sympathetic figure whose "kindness of heart" and "fortitude in adversity" won public admiration despite her abandonment. The page uses this dramatic historical moment to advertise a 12-volume encyclopedia of famous historical figures, arguing that real history surpasses fiction in dramatic power.
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October 25, 1919 LOVE SACRIFICED TO AMBITIO SIRE THE OBSCURITY of an island plantation inj wre remote corner of the globe to the highest pinnacle off human grandeur in the world’s greatest capital under thd glare of that fierce light which beats upon a thre »S ephine, the inexperienced Creole girl, and Josephine, the wife of the gre doleon, moving in queenly splendor inj the palaces of Versailles, displayed in all the circumstances) of her checkered life that unaffected kindness of heart) and fortitude in adversity that have won for her the love and admiration of the world. | Was ever a tale so romantic as hers? How, widowed by the bloody ruffians under Rot and herself condemned to die, she met and, after pestuous courtship, was won by the little Cor Napoleon Bonaparte, the day-star of whose fame was just} beginning to rise over the smouldering ruins of the French} Revolution—how as Empress of the French shew: Napoleon ¢ wisest counsellor—-how, despite their mutual rrificed on the altar of his ambition s ver before by the famous American, historian, Abbott, with many other marvelous and truel] NAPOLEON TELLS JOSEPHINE OF HIS DECISION TO DIVORCE HER _ stories, in the 12 volumes of . Famous Men and Women of History 3600 Pages—Large, Clear Type—Extra Heavy Paper Rich Cloth Binding 12 Volumes—Each Volume 7!3x 5% in.—Full-Page Illustra- tions in Sepia. Stranger Than Fiction N°, OTHER SET of books ever written shows so convincingly that Fiction ever lags after Truth, that the wildest im s of the romancer after all fall far short of the real facts of History. The Romantic facts that the authors have brought out in strong relief in this series, giving the lives of the world’s most famous characters, demon- strate how unfruitful i invention, and how cold and barren is imagination, in contrast} with what life itself can show in those ever changing circumstances that make of every fully lived life e. The heights and depths, the lights and shadows in the I of histor: lof being e! Ps of c ave moulded cireun to their will, ch: are full of valuable lessons, aside from affording that va of interest which is ever the mother of j “enon Remarkable Characters All GENGHIS KHAN ‘of a rude age, being a. man “ shad utstanding virtues ONLY $1.00 NOW oie England “Mistress of the Se world from a Prussian ALFRED THE GREAT of the noblest names in all history, why ns through the mist of ten © ginning of the world-encireling history of the CLEOPATRA A royal Vampire; cured with beauty that was the bes ing of herself and all with whom she came in con- MONEY BACK IF NOT SATISFIED E MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY PETER THE GREAT Greatest of the Czars; the type of man most needed in ee ee ee ee Russia today MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS BRUNSWICK SUBSCRIPTION COMPANY 418 Brunswick Building, New York City Aromat fig e affaires cts and half th WILLIAM THE CONQUE} L agree sll Introduct th fol- jf fiv a startling illustration of the in: on character. of the French Revolution; one of the most charming and misunderstood figures in history. JOSEPHINE ati Address Occupation 29