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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Dammberg, 26 November 2003, this afternoon. The Courier's camera was there. Kakak Clockworks (Licensed) is acquired by Berging Railway Company.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

No names this week. Good.

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

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

21 November 2003. The Wine Excise (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 53 votes to 12. Sets the duty at 11 pfen in the marka. It changes The Wine Excise Act. You will notice, or you will not.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Rechel: Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: fined 12765 marka. You should have seen the faces.

Money

The prices that matter.

Bread 425.5 pfen the loaf. Beer 638.3 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 774.64 marka. A room costs 319.15 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 56,360.50. Bank rate 3.92 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 166,736,167 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Born, wed, gone.

164 births, 105 weddings, 167 deaths this week. Population 716,895.

On this day

198 years ago. The harvest at Wasserdorf is reported average. Grain is 3 pfen the measure. Report.

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

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2003 went to Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

ClubWL
Hollstadt Workers184
Marschau Garrison166
Grauburg Fortress148
Reedside Athletic148
Norrwick Printers1111
Tarnmund Lake1111
Kessel Iron1111
Weinfeld Vintners1012
Altstadt Pfahl Club1012
Vellmar Wardens814
Ostrabruck Bridge715
Brennholt Farmers220

The Courier's man on the bank rates the champions' stake-men 8 out of ten and the ferry 5.

20 November 2003. Hollstadt Workers win the Pfahl League, their 11th title, with 18 wins from 22. Jurgen Voss of Marschau Garrison is top scorer with 26 stakes. Sport report.

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.
Taurus Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.
Gemini You will hear the same story twice. Believe the second telling.
Cancer Check the clock against the Ministry's. It is slow.
Leo The Exchange is not for you this week.
Virgo Count the change. Then count it again.
Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.
Scorpio Hold your tongue at the ferry.
Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.
Capricorn Hard work this week; the reward is next week, or the one after.
Aquarius A stranger asks directions. Give the long way.
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.