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04
Jul
2009
An Instrument and Its Civil War Virtuoso the Cornet and Patrick Gilmore  

8 hours ago by harmoniousmusic

Written and Illustrated by Eric Ortner for The Civil War Courier in 1999 E flat Coronet with Rotary Valves Music was an important part of the Civil War. It called the beginning and end of the day, and was a means for the commander to communicate with his troops in a heated battle. As well as a subst ...

Harmonious Music Blog - harmoniousmusic.com/blog

03
Jul
2009
"Salt is not forgotten"  

1 day ago by gail

This account of the vegetables which "in Fijian estimation" are properly eaten with human flesh (bokola) was written by B.C. Seeman (1860) and comes from a collection of nineteenth and early twentieth century botanical writings called In Pursuit of Plants by Philip S. Short: There are principally th ...

gail - scribalterror.blogs.com/scribal_terror · 138 references

02
Jul
2009
Four Operas in July  

2 days ago by czechcentermuseumhouston

This scene from Bedrich Smetana's "The Bartered Bride" is also featured on CCMH's August 1, 2009 Gala invitation. July 9-12, Kingwood College Opera Workshop will present Forbidden Love: Barber of Seville (Rossini), Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss), Signor Deluso (Pasoteiri) and The Bartered Bride (Czech ...

Czech Center Museum Houston - czechcentermuseumhouston.wordpress.com

29
Jun
2009
Curry Udon  

5 days ago by Pasta Cooking With Pasta

by Takashi Yagihashi with Harris Salat from Takashi’s Noodles ( Ten Speed Press , 2009) Serves 4 Japanese curry? Actually, curry has been a part of Japanese cuisine for more than a hundred years. The Japanese navy adopted it in the nineteenth century from their British counterparts, who ate it on sh ...

Pasta Recipes Blog - pastarecipesblog.com

26
Jun
2009
Terms from the Past  

8 days ago by Russ

At a recent meeting of my writing critique group, I read an excerpt from a historical fiction that I am writing about the 1800’s and the westward movement. The narration included a reference to a “Conestoga” wagon. Several of the reviewers did not know what that was. I was surprised by that and a di ...

Piper Chief - piperchief.wordpress.com

23
Jun
2009
Commerce in Early Nineteenth Century Ethiopia, as Depicted by Foreign Travellers  

11 days ago by admin

This on-going series of articles presents excerpts from historically interesting accounts of Ethiopian markets, and merchants, as seen over the centuries. mainly by foreign observers. Our knowledge of early nineteenth century Ethiopian commerce is based, very largely, on the writings of a host of fo ...

Cyber Ethiopia - cyberethiopia.net · 2 references

Trade and Commercial Taxation in Early Nineteenth Century Ethiopia  

11 days ago by admin

This on-going series of articles presents excerpts from historically interesting accounts of Ethiopian markets, and merchants, as seen over the centuries. mainly by foreign observers. Taxes: Market Dues Merchants in traditional Ethiopia faced many problems, many of which resulted from the various ta ...

Cyber Ethiopia - cyberethiopia.net · 2 references

Personal Choice: The Range of Internet Business Degrees  

11 days ago by Business Reporter

Personal Choice: The Range of Internet Business Degrees Back in the early part of the nineteenth century, there was literally a selection of twenty degree types offered all around the globe and they were in accepted subjects. They were intensely normal and pigeonholed the majority who took them in t ...

Financial Freedom - Your ... - ownbu.com · Rank: 110,423

22
Jun
2009
British Library's 19th Century Newspaper collection  

12 days ago by Paul Stewart

Last week the British Library lauched its public access to the Nineteenth Century Newspapers Collection. Access is already freely available to UK higher education institutions. At SHU you can access this and the related British Library newspaper and periodical collections via LitSearch (select Gener ...

Library news for the ... - shu-lits-isdandsteam.blogspot.com · 1 reference

21
Jun
2009
Basics About Fishing Lures  

13 days ago by admin

Robert Feuring asked: What is a fishing lure? A fishing lure is an object that is attached to the end of a fishing line. Its purpose, as the name suggests, is to lure fish through a combination of movement, vibrations and color. Fish get attracted to the lure and attack it, in the process fall prey ...

Minnow Lures - minnow-lures.com

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