Moonlight Bargain Before Castle of Ragnit
In old times a young Littauer named Turisch tames the man in the moon to light a castle window with a borrowed lantern so he can fetch mead from a hidden cellar. The ruse leads to marriage with Mareilis, a tale of moonlit wit and a changeable celestial rule.
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Ragnit
Marcilis
Rombinus
Mareilis
Turiseh
Briden
Marilis
Iurisch
Turish
Karalene
Littauer
Littauers
Turisch
Peter
Satan
Marcils
I Iurish
Koenigsburgh
Man In the Moon
Moon
Lucy
Ruonit
Ie Amin
Larish
Iurnseh
Fie
Iurisc
Iurish
Suvisch
Iuvisch
Marejlis
Jurisch
Ighters
Castle of
Origin of the Consultative Body in Politics
The piece discusses the council of war as the seed of consultative bodies in governance, tracing early practices to military necessity. It links assemblies among Romans and Spartans to shared decision making, then shifts to Hereford cattle breeding origins in England and America, detailing key breeders, clubs, and importations from 1766 onward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Spencer
Popular Science Monthly
Council of War
Gibbon
Kyan
Tacitus
Furth
The Hereford Cattle Breeding Debate Emerges
Carey K.R. Smith of the Western Stock Journal surveys the Hereford and Shorthorn debate in cattle breeding. He urges free discussion of breed merits, notes Shorthorns’ sterling qualities, and calls for understanding history and claims of Herefords through the agricultural press and conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey KR. Smith
Western Stock Journal
Trade prospects with Mexico and California role
A correspondent to the Los Angeles Mirror argues that Southern Arizona New Mexico Sonora and Chihuahua will soon see major railroad development expanding trade with Mexico. He asserts California must act to retain its share of Mexico’s foreign commerce and warns rival regions may seize the opportunity if California remains passive.
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Cambro
Los Angeles Mirror
Mexico
Arizona
New Mexico
Sonora
Chihuahua
England
New England
California
Rockies
San Francisco
Wilmington
San Diego
Rocky Mountains
Turkish women rights and laws described in excerpt
An excerpt discusses Turkish women gaining property control at marriage, ability to abandon husband for just cause, and lack of obligation to labor for husbands while the husband must support her. It notes an oath on accusations of infidelity and the possibility for her to borrow or sell property in his name if funds are unavailable. The text also includes a humorous bedtime exchange and closes with trade import figures for New York dry goods.
Fool Qnce More
Detroit Free Press recounts a man’s claim that his wife’s illness, once thought incurable, was cured by Hop Bitters after years of medical bills. He asserts two dollars bought the cure and favors the tonic, calling the folly wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Free Press
Tsawa U
H. W
Mich
Wearin' O' The Green Version Counts For Irish Cry
The poem recounts a version of Wearin' O' The Green praising resistance to a law forbidding shamrocks in Ireland. It reflects Irish distress, mentions Napper Tandy, St Patrick's Day, and a call to wear the green despite oppression, with imagery of blood and resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s Day
Napper Tandy
Ireland
Spontaneous Combustion and Foundry Sand Troubles
A 1881 note discusses casting irregularities due to sand quality and facings, urging consistent stock, better irons, and proper grading. It cites costs and supply issues, then shifts to experiments by Professor Haas on nitric acid causing combustion in packed materials, confirming heat and flames in saturated inner boxes, with implications for larger bulk reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Couch
Aurora
KE. J. Cowen
Bacon
R. Haas
Carlsruhe
Fishing Excursion Ends With Eel and Laughs
Mr Spoopendyke invites his wife on a Brooklyn fishing outing. They borrow rods and four worms, lose fish, and hook an old boot and a rattling eel. The fun turns chaotic as the eel escapes and Spoopendyke tumbles into the water, ending the trip with playful talk of a college education at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
Mrs. Spoopendyke
Mr. Spoopendyke
Mrs. Spookendyke
Mr. Spookendyke
Spoopendyke
Mr. Poppendyke
Also Mentioned on This Page
Moravia
Lurisch
Muchhi
Littau
Benjamin Towkins
Hereford
Ajacent
Tomkins
Smithfield Club
Smithfield
Henry Clay
America
Messrs. Corning and Lotham
Albany
N. Y
Sse
New York
Ocean
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