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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Vellmar, 10 September 1920, before. You can tell which. Bronnfeld & Seislol Machine Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as BON.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

SergeantWillem Rornden, of SandfeldThe 2nd Marsh Regimentkilled in action11 September 1920
CorporalKonrad Detkless, of ReedtalThe 2nd Marsh Regimentenemy action10 September 1920
PrivateFriedl Wendl, of VellmarThe 1st Marsh Regimentenemy fire6 September 1920
PrivatePaul Brenn, of HagenseeThe 4th Marsh Regimentenemy action6 September 1920

The Courier prints the Ministry's roll as the Ministry sends it. The Line holds.

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

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

The Regional Court of The Osmoor. Hinner v. Rusk: Concerning smoke from a distillery at Berging. Ruling: dismissed. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Westgau. The Crown v. Mistes: Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: acquitted: he was lost in the fog. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of Norrfeld. Meholt v. Hallin: Concerning an unpaid debt of 1023 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff with costs. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Marrow v. Holt: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: for the tenant. You should have seen the faces.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

Bread 34.1 pfen the loaf. Beer 51.2 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 33.96 marka. A room costs 25.58 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 3,878.50. Bank rate 6.98 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 5,722,542 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

218 births, 90 weddings, 123 deaths this week. Population 456,397.

On this day

115 years ago. Tomas Lamm becomes Speaker of the Assembly. Report.

108 years ago. The paper mill at Dammberg burns through the night. 3 men are out of work. Report.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1919 went to Marschau Garrison. Full table.

ClubWL
Marschau Garrison151
Reedside Athletic106
Tarnmund Lake97
Ostrabruck Bridge88
Kessel Iron79
Hollstadt Workers610
Grauburg Fortress610
Norrwick Printers610
Vellmar Wardens511

The Courier's verdict on the season: long. 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 Say less at the market than you mean to.
Cancer Stay near the water. It is where you are happiest.
Leo Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.
Virgo A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.
Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.
Scorpio Do not travel east this week. There is no reason to.
Sagittarius A wager is offered. Decline it with a smile.
Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.
Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.
Pisces Someone compliments your boots. They want to borrow them.

The Courier crossword

Today's crossword

Clues marked Across run left to right; the rest run down. Solution in tomorrow's Courier. Entries with a licensed calendar reference are void. 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.