The Schwartzistan Herald, 10 December 2025

A four-digit number appears overnight on the Weinau market cross

Weinau, 9 December 2025

A four-digit number appears overnight on the Weinau market cross. It is removed before dawn. Three people are questioned. Among those questioned is a M. Wendl. The Ministry's notice was posted at Weinau. The matter is before the Court of Chronological Offences.

The ruling will be reported in the Law Reports in due course. The parties left by separate doors.

Concerning: , The Ministry of Chronology, Markus Wendl, Weinau.

Fenn Publishing lists on the Vellmar Exchange as BME

Vellmar, 6 December 2025

Fenn Publishing lists on the Vellmar Exchange as BME. The listing was read out on the floor of the Exchange in the customary form and the brokers proceeded to business. The Herald will follow the matter.

Concerning: The Vellmar Exchange, Fenn Publishing.

Marta Hallin wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for Water to the Knee

Vellmar, 4 December 2025

Marta Hallin wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for Water to the Knee. The matter was the only talk at the quay that evening.

Concerning: Marta Hallin.

A new bridge is opened at Vellhausen by the Minister of the Interior

Vellhausen, 10 December 2025

A new bridge is opened at Vellhausen by the Minister of the Interior. It has 7 arches. The town clerk entered the matter in the minute book towards 3 in the afternoon. The sexton said: 'The clerk wrote it all down; you may ask him.'

Concerning: Vellhausen, Church Square.

The brewery at Sandfeld burns through the night

Sandfeld, 7 December 2025

The brewery at Sandfeld burns through the night. 58 men are out of work. The roads about Sandfeld were passable at the time. A retired sergeant of the Marsh Regiments said: 'They were very orderly about it.'

Concerning: Sandfeld, New Gate Way.

The telegraph reaches Hollstadt

Hollstadt, 5 December 2025

The telegraph reaches Hollstadt. The first message sent is the front-line report. Word reached the market square within the hour and was the talk of it for the rest of the day. Speaking to this journal, the driver of the carrier's cart said: 'You could hear it in the next street.'

Concerning: Hollstadt, School Way.

The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Brennholt

Brennholt, 4 December 2025

The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Brennholt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Business in Brennholt went on as usual through the afternoon. Speaking to this journal, a schoolmaster who happened to be passing said: 'It was over before the bell had done ringing.'

Concerning: Brennholt, Long Street.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

No roll this week.

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

The Assembly

10 December 2025. The Lindenmar Firearms Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 42 votes to 14. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 152 marka or 13 months. The vote was taken shortly before the evening bell.

The Grand Chancellor, Nadja Maller, has held office since 14 February 2021.

The Courts

The Regional Court of The Ostrand, 6 December 2025. The Crown v. Follkeck. Concerning theft of forty barrels of wine. Ruling: bound over. The gallery was full.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh, 6 December 2025. The Crown v. Ort. Concerning fraud on the Bank of Schwartzistan. Ruling: 8 years. The court rose at half past 3 in the afternoon.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh, 5 December 2025. Marrow v. Hallin. Concerning a boundary between two farms at Vellhausen. Ruling: for the defendant. The gallery was thin.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh, 4 December 2025. The Crown v. Kaltz. Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: 17 months. The gallery was thin.

The Market

Markets: a firm week on the Exchange. Published prices in the capital:

Bread, the loaf, 656.9 pfen; beer, the litre, 985.3 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 139.67 marka; a furnished room lets at 488.84 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 63,172.30. Bank rate stands at 3.75 per cent.

The War Appropriation for the year, 270,094,221 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.

Registers

Civil registrations this week, from the National Archive: Recorded this week throughout the country: 156 births, 101 marriages, 146 deaths. Population at the last return, 714,482.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

On This Day

From the archive.

220 years ago. The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Tarnmund. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Report.

219 years ago. The harvest at Wasserdorf is reported average. Grain is 6 pfen the measure. Report.

Pfahl

Final standings:

The League of 2025 was won by Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

Hollstadt Workers	19	3
Altstadt Pfahl Club	17	5
Weinfeld Vintners	15	7
Grauburg Fortress	15	7
Norrwick Printers	14	8
Reedside Athletic	11	11
Ostrabruck Bridge	8	14
Vellmar Wardens	7	15
Kessel Iron	7	15
Marschau Garrison	7	15
Brennholt Farmers	6	16
Tarnmund Lake	6	16

Correspondence

Sir, — The Herald gives bread at 656.9 pfen the loaf. Not in Weinwick it isn't. An Old Subscriber.

Notices

Vacancies: Kessler Vineyards, wine, Weinwick.

Room to let, Weinau, 488.84 marka a month, references.

Lost: keys, Weinau. Reward.