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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Vellmar, 23 January 1913, before. You can tell which. Hallin & Krorer lists on the Vellmar Exchange as HAR.

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.

21 January 1913. The Vaccination (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 38 votes to 11. Every town above 2000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. It changes An Act for the Better Regulation of Vaccination. It took them all afternoon.

17 January 1913. The Vagrancy (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 48 votes to 3. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 213 marka or 4 months. It changes The Vagrancy (Amendment) Act. You will notice, or you will not.

The High Court. Kranz v. Quast: Concerning an unpaid debt of 229 marka. Ruling: dismissed. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. Brenn v. Wendl: Concerning smoke from a distillery at Hollhausen. Ruling: dismissed. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Mertz v. Rabe: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: rent for the removed period not recoverable. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Quast: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: returned to the regiment. The gallery was packed.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

Bread 18.3 pfen the loaf. Beer 27.5 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 1.71 marka. A room costs 5.98 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 2,808.10. Bank rate 3.21 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 3,321,410 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

216 births, 79 weddings, 118 deaths this week. Population 425,807.

On this day

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

87 years ago. The Winter Action at the Ninth Kilometre. The 1st Marsh Regiment engages enemy movement in the reeds through the night and holds the line. The front is unchanged. Report.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1912 went to Marschau Garrison. Full table.

ClubWL
Marschau Garrison122
Kessel Iron104
Hollstadt Workers95
Ostrabruck Bridge68
Tarnmund Lake68
Vellmar Wardens59
Grauburg Fortress59
Norrwick Printers311

The Courier's verdict on the season: worth it. Table below.

The Stars

Aries Someone owes you a pfen. Let it go; it was never coming.
Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.
Gemini You will hear the same story twice. Believe the second telling.
Cancer Check the clock against the Ministry's. It is slow.
Leo Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.
Virgo Your papers are in order. Keep them that way.
Libra Two people want your opinion. Give it to neither.
Scorpio Hold your tongue at the ferry.
Sagittarius You will be late. Leave earlier than that.
Capricorn Do not lend the ladder.
Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.
Pisces The water is high. Stay on the causeway.

The Courier crossword

Today's crossword

Across runs across. Down runs down. Solution tomorrow. Do not send in almanacs. 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.