Nero’s Fire Fables Debunked Says Nero Sought Fire Relief
Historian Arthur Weigall refutes the old myth that Nero fiddled while Rome burned. He says Nero was away at his country estate, helped fight fires upon return, sang a funeral dirge when near his home, and was a renowned opera singer more interested in music than disasters.
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Nero
Arthur Weigall
Rorce
Weigall
Rome
Albert HE. Wiggam
International Cosmopolitan
Cortes Remains Said to Rest in Mexico City Church
Pathfinder Magazine reports the Mexican government holds documents proving Hernan Cortes’s remains lie in the central altar of the Jesus Nazareno church in Mexico City. The ashes were moved in 1823 during anti-Spanish unrest and later linked to Cortes’s hospital founder legacy in the capital.
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Cortes
Mexico City
Hernanilo Cortes
Mexico
Church of Jesus Nazareno
Pathfinder Magazine
Seville
Spain
Charles
Sausage Tithe Dispute in Demen Germany
In Demen Germany the church claims 130 pounds of Mettwurst yearly from tithe-payers. When refused the church sought legal aid and pressure to deliver the sausage, but the beef content allegedly failed to meet standards. Mecklenburg Schwerin has long seen friction over parish sausage tithes and bond terms.
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Demen
Germany
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Castle of Sleeping Beauty at Eliz Castle Germany
The ancestral castle of the counts of Eliz sits high on a rocky promontory in Germany with a cloud piercing tower and green woods. Dating to the Twelfth century, its gray walls bear many battles and the site appears as three connected castles around an inner court. The rooms hold dream-haunted parapharnelia, heavy iron bound chests, carved doors, old pewter, and massive refectory tables used for feasts.
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Sleeping Beauty
Eliz
Germany
Holyrood Palace Echoes of Mary Queen of Scots
In Holyrood Palace Edinburgh the walls mute to former grandeur yet hold Mary Queen of Scots memories. On the Yth of March 1566 Lord Darnley killed David Rizzio an Italian accused of improper relations with Mary. A year later Darnley was murdered by the Earl of Bothwell who then wed Mary after under three months.
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Holyrood
Holyrood Palace
Edinburgh
Mary Queen of Scots
Lord Darnley
David Rizzio
Mary
Earl of Bothwell
Uttering and Publishing in Counterfeit Deception
The note explains the legal terms uttering and publishing as used in criminal law to mean offering or publishing a document as good. It cites Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Webster's dictionary referencing Wharton to define uttering as offering directly or indirectly by words or actions a document as genuine.
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Bouvier
Webster's Dictionary
Wharton
Sowing and Reaping Temperance Lesson Commentary
August 16 lesson on Galatians explains justification by faith as the motive for right living. It urges restoring a fallen brother with meekness, bearing burdens, personal responsibility, and supporting teachers of God’s word while condemning alcohol's harms. It emphasizes the law of sowing and reaping guiding conduct toward all people.
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Paul
Christ
Competition Suitor at the Parlor Scene with Family
A curious exchange unfolds as a character asks if the rival ever peeps through the keyhole while the speaker sits in the parlor with the sister. The dialogue, delivered with a burst of candor, hints at family tensions and gossip within the Boston Transcript era.
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Boston Transcript
A Sad Ending Map It Production Question
The note discusses whether a project titled Map It was completed and produced. It mentions a chat and a player named Wip-Did, asking if the work finished and answering yes. The fragment format implies a local conversation about completion status.
Knew His Wife
A cryptic exchange unfolds with a mistress saying she will be ready in five minutes and a response about lying down before an hour and a half call, hinting at a tense domestic moment. The fragment suggests a dawning realization or plan amid uncertain personal affairs.
Engine trouble on detour sparks cautious driver warning
A driver states that a sophisticated jack-something appears faulty in the vehicle’s engine and urges waiting to exit onto a side road before further inspection. The dialogue emphasizes avoiding haste on the main road.
Farm Calendar Grow Good Fence Posts
Farm notes discuss selecting durable woods for fence posts including locust red cedar sassafras heart cherry and heart white oak. Farmers are urged to plant locust on idle land and to invest in steel or concrete posts for longevity.
Local families and reunions span Lititz to Manheim
A roundup of Sunday visits across Lancaster County includes Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Miller and son Jerald greeting the Staeufer family in Noffsville, several Moyer kin at an area reunion in Mahamtango Snyder County, and numerous gatherings from Lititz to York. Jerusale Reform Sunday School attendees also joined a Bible Conference in Landsville.
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Ervin Miller
Jerald
Kenneth Staeufer
Noffsville
Isaac Moyer
Pauline
Jean
Lititz
James McMullen
Jaco Moyer
Jacob Moyer
Alice McAllister
Moyer
Mahamatango
Snyder Co
Robert. Biemesderfer
George Biemesderfer
Elaine
Frank Beard
Maggie Biemesderfer
Abel Hollinger
Lebanon
Irvin Smith
Him
Cyrus Dohner
Eliza Eitnier
Vera Fry
Herbert
Ralph Adam
Manheim R. D
Niel Decker
York
Ellen Decker
Lakeville
Catherine McColea
Jonathan Decker
Kennard Yeagley
West Willow
Paul
Jerusalem Reformed Sunday School
Landisville
Paul Koehler
June
Russel Bishop
Brunnerville
Dorothy Long
Quarryville
Wallace Zook
Gerald
Rothsville
Samuel Derr
Dor
Local names join Sporting Hill and Miliport roster
Lis, Misses Margie and Meda Keath of Sporting Hill, and Elmer Zook, of Miliport.
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Lis
Margie
Meda Keath
Sporting Hill
Elmer Zook
Miliport
The Righteous and Learning Provide Spiritual Fruit
A compact reflection on righteousness as a tree bearing fruits of piety and charity, with guidance from Matthew Henry, and a warning that education loses value when it ignores God, echoing Bab don's caution about secular learning.
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Heaven
Matthew Henry
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Western Newspaper Union
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the Record Printing
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India
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California
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National Biscuit Company
Walbeck
Babbitt’s
Victor Bread
P Boat OF
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Victor
Asco Coffee
Acme Coffee
Tm Lititz
Vielatty
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