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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Kessel, 13 June 1906, after. You can tell which. The foundry at Kessel burns through the night. 54 men are out of work.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

The Ministry sent no names. The Courier is glad of it.

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

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

7 June 1906. The Sanitation (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 41 votes to 19. Every town above 5000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. It changes The Dammsee Sanitation Act. Nobody cheered.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

Bread 16.3 pfen the loaf. Beer 24.4 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 1.4 marka. A room costs 4.91 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 2,288.10. Bank rate 3.57 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 2,555,086 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Born, wed, gone.

210 births, 67 weddings, 97 deaths this week. Population 395,845.

On this day

101 years ago. Ulrik Datel becomes Chief Justice of the High Court. Report.

99 years ago. The paper mill at Hagenkirchen burns through the night. 30 men are out of work. Report.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1905 went to Tarnmund Lake. Full table.

ClubWL
Tarnmund Lake122
Marschau Garrison95
Vellmar Wardens95
Ostrabruck Bridge86
Hollstadt Workers77
Grauburg Fortress59
Norrwick Printers410
Kessel Iron212

Player of the season, says the Courier: whoever planted the last stake. Ten out of ten.

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.
Taurus The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.
Gemini You will hear the same story twice. Believe the second telling.
Cancer Check the clock against the Ministry's. It is slow.
Leo An old debt is mentioned. Pay it before the month turns.
Virgo Your papers are in order. Keep them that way.
Libra The scales tip your way on Thursday.
Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.
Sagittarius You will be late. Leave earlier than that.
Capricorn Hard work this week; the reward is next week, or the one after.
Aquarius The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.
Pisces Someone compliments your boots. They want to borrow them.

The Courier crossword

Today's crossword

Solution in tomorrow's Courier. The setter is not responsible for the Grand Chancellor's name being awkward. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.

Printed and published at Vellmar by The Evening Courier. One pfen. Registered under the Press Act. Casualty figures as published by the War Ministry.

From the Courier's digitised back issues, every evening since 4 September 1871. Reproduced as printed.