The Greatest Nonsense in Norland Court
King Almer of Norland offers half his lands to the man who cites the greatest nonsense. Sages boast diverse examples from sun and moon to earth and dream. The dwarf Nemo finally declares the king a fool, earning the prize and throne.
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Lmer
Norland
Almer
Alaskir
Valder
Obadimir
Ostag Porcupine
Nemo
Gilded Kennels and New York Housing Crisis
A New Republic essay notes New York City housing is unaffordable despite wealth. It critiques supply and demand failure, cites aspirational multi family living in mid Manhattan, with prices from 387000 to 76000 and annual charges 6000 to 12500. Describes narrow courts and cramped windows as typical.
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New York City
Bruce Blegin
New Republic
Park Avenue
Andrew J. Thomas
Manhattan
First Canadian Copper Mine Mentioned by Lescarbot
The article notes Mare Lescarbot, a Parisian lawyer and poet, as the first to mention copper mining in Canada during Champlain era at Port Royal Nova Scotia. It recalls Isle Perce arrival August 16 1609 and Sieur Prevert’s claim of coming from a copper mine. It cites June 1807 eight carloads from Revelstoke to Montreal and then England.
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Canada
Mare, Lescarbot
Champlain
Port Royal
Nova Scotia
Lescarbot
Isle Perce
Sieur Prevert
St. Malo
France
England
Revelstoke
B. C
Montreal
Omar Khayyam Rubaiyat and Translations
The word rubaiyat derives from Arabic meaning a collection of Persian quatrains. Edward Fitzgerald translated about 100 quatrains though the exact number Omar penned is uncertain. roughly 1,000 verses appear in various works and manuscripts attributed to him.
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Omar Khayyam
Edward Fitzgerald
Omar
Flower Girl Frocks and Trousseau Fashion Aims
The piece highlights the flower girl as a key visual element in wedding color harmony, praising inexpensive yet colorful fabrics like cotton voile and organdie for charming, washable frocks. It discusses going away ensembles, fabric choices from crepe faille to bengaline, and a honeymoon look, with emphasis on practical, elegant tailoring and period style.
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Trousseau
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
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