The Schwartzistan Herald, 26 March 2026

Nele Brenn becomes Speaker of the Assembly

Vellmar, 21 March 2026

Nele Brenn becomes Speaker of the Assembly. The notice was posted in the customary place and the new holder received the seals of office the same afternoon.

The measure was received in the country quietly. The Herald's correspondents in the regions report no disturbance.

Concerning: Nele Brenn.

The foundry at Reedtal burns through the night

Reedtal, 26 March 2026

By our staff in Reedtal. The foundry at Reedtal burns through the night. 39 men are out of work. We have it from a woman selling eels at the corner that the affair was orderly.

Concerning: Reedtal, Short Row.

Gas lighting is installed in Lime Square, Norrhafen

Norrhafen, 26 March 2026

Gas lighting is installed in Lime Square, Norrhafen. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. We have it from a carter who declined to give his name that the affair was much as described. Readers in Norrhafen may send their accounts to the usual address.

Concerning: Norrhafen, Lime Square.

The first television set in Weinau is demonstrated in the window of a shop in High Street

Weinau, 25 March 2026

By our staff in Weinau. The first television set in Weinau is demonstrated in the window of a shop in High Street. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. Business in Weinau went on as usual through the afternoon. A statement is expected in the coming days.

Concerning: Weinau, High Street.

Hagenkirchen marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Reed Row

Hagenkirchen, 24 March 2026

Reported from Hagenkirchen. Hagenkirchen marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Reed Row. The district officers attended as the lamps were lit. The Herald will follow the matter.

Concerning: Hagenkirchen, Reed Row.

Workers at the sawmill in Hochstadt stop work over wages

Hochstadt, 23 March 2026

Workers at the sawmill in Hochstadt stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 4 days. We have it from a peat cutter on his way home that the affair was brief. Related reports are linked below.

Concerning: Hochstadt, Weaver Gate.

The first train reaches Norrbruck

Norrbruck, 22 March 2026

Reported from Norrbruck. The first train reaches Norrbruck. The journey from Vellmar takes 3 hours. A carter who declined to give his name said: 'I have lived here 60 years and I never saw the like.'

Concerning: Norrbruck, Old Gate Street.

The first television set in Norrwick is demonstrated in the window of a shop in New Gate Quay

Norrwick, 20 March 2026

The first television set in Norrwick is demonstrated in the window of a shop in New Gate Quay. A crowd gathers for the front-line report. Business in Norrwick went on briskly through the afternoon. One witness, a carter who declined to give his name, gave the following account: 'The dog knew before any of us.'

Concerning: Norrwick, New Gate Quay.

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

25 March 2026. The Marsh Regiments Pay Regulation Act passed. Passed by the Assembly without a division. Charged to the Annual War Appropriation. Passed unanimously, as is customary for measures concerning the Line. Final reading, without incident.

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

The Courts

The Regional Court of Norrfeld, 25 March 2026. Matkroff v. Brenn. Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: rent for the removed period not recoverable. Judgment at ten in the forenoon.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh, 24 March 2026. The Crown v. Scharholt. Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: acquitted: he was lost in the fog. The gallery was thin.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand, 21 March 2026. Nikholt v. Totenn. Concerning a boundary between two farms at Norrbruck. Ruling: boundary fixed at the old ditch. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of The Capital District, 21 March 2026. Kessler v. Ehrlich. Concerning an unpaid debt of 8356 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff, half the sum. Judgment when the court resumed after the midday adjournment.

The Market

Markets: a steady 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

National Archive weekly return: Recorded this week throughout the country: 156 births, 109 marriages, 151 deaths. Population at the last return, 713,739.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Deaths

Simone Brenn, nurse, born at Hollstadt on 23 April 1974, died 24 March 2026. nurse, of Hollstadt. The funeral is private; a memorial notice will follow.

On This Day

From the archive.

214 years ago. The coldest night in 80 years is recorded at Vellmar. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Report.

212 years ago. The harvest at Eisenheim is reported late. Grain is 4 pfen the measure. 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, — Your report from Vellmar was accurate and I am grateful for it. The district office has been told; it has been told before. An Old Subscriber, Weinwick.

Notices

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

For sale: a parcel of last year's vintage, sound and fit for laying down. Kessler Vineyards, Weinwick.

Found: phone, Reedtal.