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...captive princess leaned despairingly on the parapet of the high tower. She was angry. In all fairy tales that she had, ever read, the beautiful prince had come riding to her rescue out of the far north, had slain the wicked ogre and had borne away the princess to a happy, if thoroughly respectable, wedding. She raised her telescope once more. And once more a rescue came speeding into view upon the rim of the farthest horizon and once more he turned and field as he caught sight of the wicked ogre. She wondered if the world had grown...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Boston Princess. | 2/5/1920 | See Source »

...ticket department announced that 70,000 applications for tickets to the Yale-Harvard football game have already been received. The new Bowl, believed by the Yale authorities to be adequate for any intercollegiate contest, seats but 61,000. The management has consequently decided to build wooden stands around the parapet that caps the Bowl, accommodating approximately 9,000 additional people, thus allowing 70,000 persons to view the big game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FORM WHITE "H" SATURDAY | 11/3/1914 | See Source »

Green tickets admit to the wooden stands and the parapet; blue tickets are for reserved seats, and H. A. A. and season tickets admit to those sections specially reserved for holders of the same...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GATES OPEN AT ONE O'CLOCK | 10/31/1914 | See Source »

...game. For complete list of ushers see yesterday's CRIMSON. Men marked A in that list stand at foot of stairs; men marked B at first entrance; men marked C at second entrance: men marked D at top of promenade; and men marked E on wooden stands below parapet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Directions for Ushers | 11/16/1912 | See Source »

...bring some means of identification. Ushers must remain in places assigned throughout the game. Men marked A stand at foot of stairs; men marked B at first entrance; men marked C at second entrance; men marked D at top of promenade; and men marked E on wooden stands below parapet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ushers for Dartmouth Game | 11/15/1912 | See Source »

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