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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Dammsee, 21 November 2013, the crowd. Spot yourself. Mossbach Foods is founded at Dammsee by Heinz Mossbach.

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.

20 November 2013. The Motorway Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 52 votes to 9. Provides 180296 marka for works between Eisenheim and Berging. You will notice, or you will not.

17 November 2013. An Act for the Better Regulation of Weights and Measures goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 53 votes to 29. Sets the duty at 11 pfen in the marka. You will notice, or you will not.

15 November 2013. The Teachers' Pay (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 39 votes to 11. Applies to children between 5 and 15. It changes The Teachers' Pay Regulation Act. It took them all afternoon.

15 November 2013. The Berging Highways Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 41 votes to 22. Provides 207922 marka for works between Lindenmar and Reedtal. Nobody cheered.

The High Court. Brenn v. Kessler: Concerning a boundary between two farms at Vellmar. Ruling: for the plaintiff. The gallery was full.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. D. W.: Concerning possession of a clock face with an unlicensed year. Ruling: the clock destroyed; no further penalty. The gallery was packed.

The High Court. Krielter v. Rusk: Concerning an unpaid debt of 262523 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff with costs. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. The Crown v. Salm: Concerning fraud on the Royal Post. Ruling: acquitted. You should have seen the faces.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

Bread 525 pfen the loaf. Beer 787.6 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 1008.71 marka. A room costs 393.79 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 42,322.80. Bank rate 3.62 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 209,210,413 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

151 births, 103 weddings, 154 deaths this week. Population 720,017.

On this day

204 years ago. A fire in High Walk at Grauburg destroys 8 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost. Report.

200 years ago. Grauholt marks the 500th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Well Square. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2013 went to Grauburg Fortress. Full table.

ClubWL
Grauburg Fortress202
Reedside Athletic157
Altstadt Pfahl Club148
Hollstadt Workers148
Norrwick Printers139
Weinfeld Vintners1210
Kessel Iron1210
Marschau Garrison814
Vellmar Wardens715
Tarnmund Lake715
Brennholt Farmers517
Ostrabruck Bridge517

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

19 November 2013. Grauburg Fortress win the Pfahl League, their 16th title, with 20 wins from 22. Mika Peirdor of Altstadt Pfahl Club is top scorer with 34 stakes. Sport report.

The Stars

Aries A letter you expected does not come. Buy bread early.
Taurus Someone at work repeats your idea. Let them.
Gemini A cousin writes. Reply this week or not at all.
Cancer The causeway is dry. Use it.
Leo Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.
Virgo Your papers are in order. Keep them that way.
Libra Buy the loaf, not the cake.
Scorpio Someone is keeping something from you. It is probably a cake.
Sagittarius A wager is offered. Decline it with a smile.
Capricorn The Ministry writes. Write back.
Aquarius A stranger asks directions. Give the long way.
Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

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.