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The Evening Courier

Our picture: Tarnmund, 30 October 2021, this afternoon. The Courier's camera was there. The weaving shed at Tarnmund burns through the night. 3 men are out of work.

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

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

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Rusk v. Brenn: Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: for the plaintiff, 18245 marka. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh. Kaltz v. Tunder: Concerning the estate of the late Tunder. Ruling: will upheld. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Vekklal v. Kaltz: Concerning an unpaid debt of 121635 marka. Ruling: dismissed. The Courier was there.

Money

The Courier's shopping basket.

Bread 608.2 pfen the loaf. Beer 912.3 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 124.57 marka. A room costs 436 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 45,359.50. Bank rate 3.31 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 253,577,250 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

159 births, 100 weddings, 146 deaths this week. Population 717,098.

On this day

214 years ago. The harvest at Weinfeld is reported the best in memory. Grain is 6 pfen the measure. Report.

214 years ago. The autumn fair opens at Grauburg. 500 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 2020 went to Grauburg Fortress. Full table.

ClubWL
Grauburg Fortress202
Hollstadt Workers175
Weinfeld Vintners166
Altstadt Pfahl Club157
Norrwick Printers148
Ostrabruck Bridge913
Reedside Athletic814
Tarnmund Lake814
Vellmar Wardens814
Marschau Garrison715
Brennholt Farmers616
Kessel Iron418

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

The Stars

Aries Someone owes you a pfen. Let it go; it was never coming.
Taurus The weather turns and so does your luck, briefly.
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 The road is longer than the map says.
Capricorn Hard work this week; the reward is next week, or the one after.
Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.
Pisces The water is high. Stay on the causeway.

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.