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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Vellmar, 17 June 1906, before. You can tell which. Brenn & Sons, Brewers lists on the Vellmar Exchange as OTJ.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

SergeantRudolf Prill, of NorrfurtThe 1st Marsh Regimentenemy action18 June 1906

As issued by the War Ministry. The Courier adds nothing.

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

Courts and Assembly

The Assembly this week, in words of one syllable where possible.

18 June 1906. The Canal Regulation Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 41 votes to 22. Provides 159964 marka for works between Tarnmund and Marschau. Comes into force on 1 January 1907. You will notice, or you will not.

The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Killfeld: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: returned to the regiment. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Mistes v. Brenn: Concerning an unpaid debt of 203 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff, half the sum. You should have seen the faces.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

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.

The week in the registers.

203 births, 69 weddings, 124 deaths this week. Population 395,845.

On this day

100 years ago. The bells of Brennholt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. Report.

91 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Grauburg and fells the old lime in Garrison Gate. 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 Someone owes you a pfen. Let it go; it was never coming.
Taurus Eat the eel. It is good for you.
Gemini A cousin writes. Reply this week or not at all.
Cancer Stay near the water. It is where you are happiest.
Leo An old debt is mentioned. Pay it before the month turns.
Virgo Your papers are in order. Keep them that way.
Libra Two people want your opinion. Give it to neither.
Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.
Sagittarius You will be late. Leave earlier than that.
Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Aquarius The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.
Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

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.