The Schwartzistan Herald, 10 March 2026

Monen Iron & Steel is declared bankrupt

Tarnmoor, 7 March 2026

From Tarnmoor. Monen Iron & Steel is declared bankrupt. 727 jobs are lost at Tarnmoor. The notice was posted at the counting-house in Tarnmoor and copied to the Exchange. Readers in Tarnmoor may send their accounts to the usual address.

Those in the trade at Tarnmoor spoke of the matter with some satisfaction. A woman selling eels at the corner observed that a counting-house is a counting-house whoever's name is over the door.

Concerning: Monen Iron & Steel.

Tarnmund Ironworks lists on the Vellmar Exchange as SKP

Vellmar, 7 March 2026

Tarnmund Ironworks lists on the Vellmar Exchange as SKP. The listing was read out on the floor of the Exchange in the customary form and the brokers proceeded to business. A statement is expected in the coming days.

Concerning: The Vellmar Exchange, Tarnmund Ironworks.

Kralich Department Store is founded at Oberbach by Jonas Kralich

Oberbach, 5 March 2026

Reported from Oberbach. Kralich Department Store is founded at Oberbach by Jonas Kralich. The notice was posted at the counting-house in Oberbach and copied to the Exchange. Readers in Oberbach may send their accounts to the usual address.

Concerning: Kralich Department Store, Jonas Kralich.

Fenn & Sons, Brewers is wound up

Vellmar, 5 March 2026

Vellmar: Fenn & Sons, Brewers is wound up. 773 jobs are lost at Vellmar. The notice was posted at the counting-house in Vellmar and copied to the Exchange. Readers in Vellmar may send their accounts to the usual address.

Concerning: Fenn & Sons, Brewers.

The Ostrabruck council installs a computer to keep the rates

Ostrabruck, 10 March 2026

Reported from Ostrabruck. The Ostrabruck council installs a computer to keep the rates. It occupies a room in Mill Way. The roads about Ostrabruck were passable at the time. Related reports are linked below.

Concerning: Ostrabruck, Mill Way.

A fire in Mill Street at Sanding destroys 8 houses

Sanding, 6 March 2026

A fire in Mill Street at Sanding destroys 8 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost. Business in Sanding went on briskly through the afternoon. A retired sergeant of the Marsh Regiments said: 'Nobody wanted to be the first to say anything.'

Concerning: Sanding, Mill Street.

Electric light is switched on in the market square at Brennholt

Brennholt, 6 March 2026

From Brennholt. Electric light is switched on in the market square at Brennholt. A peat cutter on his way home said: 'I have lived here 40 years and I never saw the like.'

Concerning: Brennholt, Reed Street.

Grauholt library offers public access to the network

Grauholt, 5 March 2026

Grauholt library offers public access to the network. The Ministry of Chronology's search notice is displayed beside the terminals. The bell was rung at the church and the townspeople turned out to see. We have it from the sexton that the affair was much as described.

Concerning: Grauholt, Low Street.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

No names were published this week.

The front line is at the Reed Line. No change.

The Assembly

The Assembly was not sitting.

The Grand Chancellor, Nadja Maller, has held office since 14 February 2021.

The Courts

The High Court, 6 March 2026. Kukfeld v. Brenn. Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act. Judgment shortly after noon.

The High Court, 4 March 2026. Seser v. Rusk. Concerning the estate of the late Rusk. Ruling: for the eldest son. The gallery was full.

The High Court, 4 March 2026. Sudmann v. Brenn. Concerning smoke from a paper mill at Tarnmoor. Ruling: dismissed. The court rose at the rising of the court.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark, 10 March 2026. Fenn v. Wendl. Concerning the estate of the late Wendl. Ruling: will upheld. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor, 6 March 2026. Brenn v. Tarn. Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: dismissed: fair comment. The court rose at half past 2 in the afternoon.

The Market

Markets: a quiet week on the Exchange. Published prices in the capital:

Bread, the loaf, 668.5 pfen; beer, the litre, 1002.8 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 142.61 marka; a furnished room lets at 499.12 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 78,241.20. Bank rate stands at 3.86 per cent.

The War Appropriation for the year, 277,775,667 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.

Registers

Civil registrations this week, from the National Archive: Recorded this week throughout the country: 127 births, 86 marriages, 161 deaths. Population at the last return, 713,739.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Deaths

Stefan Dorn, chemist, born at Eisenheim on 16 June 1950, died 10 March 2026. Of Eisenheim, chemist. Family flowers only. Donations to the regimental widows' fund.

On This Day

From the archive.

220 years ago. Brennholt marks the 700th anniversary of its charter with a procession along High Way. Report.

214 years ago. The Ostra rises 20 centimetres above its mark at Tarnmoor. Cellars in Weaver Square are flooded. Report.

Pfahl

Final standings:

The League of 2025 was won by Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

Hollstadt Workers	19	3
Altstadt Pfahl Club	17	5
Weinfeld Vintners	15	7
Grauburg Fortress	15	7
Norrwick Printers	14	8
Reedside Athletic	11	11
Ostrabruck Bridge	8	14
Vellmar Wardens	7	15
Kessel Iron	7	15
Marschau Garrison	7	15
Brennholt Farmers	6	16
Tarnmund Lake	6	16

Correspondence

Sir, — The Herald gives bread at 668.5 pfen the loaf. Not in Weinwick it isn't. A Subscriber since the Founding, Grautal.

Notices

The Station Hotel, Grautal: driver wanted. Apply to the registered office.

For sale: wines of the marsh vineyards, red and white, in cask and bottle. Kessler Vineyards, Weinwick.

Lost: dog, Tarnmoor. Reward.