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QUARTER SESSIONS

B ERKS

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GROW.

ACORNS

each day of m mute s.
They make or mor the blg
thmgs-the perfectIOD of style; the perfection of comfort;
tbe smooth runmng of the home.
up

made

IS

days. and

of

neglect

Don't

Get them good.
Get them now.
them!
at your service With enormous selectlons of
sUItable goods at nommal prlces

Mc[\roys

IS

F'iii'"'i4R$t<

Fancy Bags, Attache
Cases, Sugar Boxes.

Home.
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Ihat Jlw oomcr3. \\ I.B IL Ih'
'elmll.n (\\ho Y,lll> 1 cm 11 Ca.1 Min.) nnd It at. It
1\.11<1 brell slQINI frol I there I he pros"cutor h:!. I
hllled t.(l �bo" that .t WM ever tJlorr 11.1 cl I () I n I
no II.llcrnntJ\fl bl t to Ii.ak the JUI") to find n \{If
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thiS y,!l.9 clone, and thc prisoner w'"s ll.Cl'1lUt

l\ r mute thlOgS count for much

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wood dercndlXl
I he fl\d� of the. CIL!C ha., e been roccnUy
nor1.cd
rh£! Ica.n1ed chlUrlfllu1 s�1d It, hAC! to be prOlccl

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WIL:-sON

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l 30 11 O'Ioidlo.r
Gcorge Grant Co
£18 from
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cllcteeJ for steahng a. Qllmcr�
Boor Wood Ho!;pltn.! the properly oI Alexander
WIlI,am ) ctman
Mr H DnvC) prosecuted nnd Mr F W Shcr

slaid collar stud lV11l often spod the most appetising
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hrcakfa,t. a broken comb spOIl an a n gehc temper.

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TREES

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VOLUNTUlI. lI.ECRUITIlIG WEEK

Co n.la""" Shot'"" 12 d.ug"'"" of th . d. I.nd
l lh her rather 8!Wd she �8\\ Mrs
R.nt who \\f1.8
a l ld .uler
RemangLOII strike at Lhe defenduut
wardsl.Ir ltomlngLo n put. Ius h d round h s
nook 'I hen her fath('r \\M p.'\rtJy pushed 10
Hc nu1tOO Ins slick shc 811\\
wa.rds Ihe gBW
blood but dui not sea hIm strIke
The letlMIOO ChfUrala.n In IllS slImmmg lip
Sl\d there "as vcrv httle c\tclcncc of tntlffit 10
ma.hclouslv \\ollud the prOlle6utor
The JUry ro md the dnre (hu t g IIltv of n.
n.nd expl'i!f;.M!d the op nlon lJlat
cornmOl 1Ul!llUllt
ho h""d been subJooted to groot pl'QVOCn.1l01l
The clefencl:.-nt. was fmod £20 wluch \\ M Im
m(l(ha.tely pAId

A HEAVY CALENDAR

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pCI 1000
11/6 nd

13/-

Luminous

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Hands and

Prico 50/- POll frce everywherc

Butly & Lewis,

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l(')tJ.:d

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the Dark.

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101 yc�r .. III bUSIIIC5S 31 m lIIuh.clurcTi t l In \111 0; w;uch
( Ish leJundoo al ne. I'
the \I.'!\tch IS 1101 cllllrcly L'lflsf lory

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UNSOLICITED

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fit 1"- 110"0( • .01. I haol
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2/11 i
\\ halcbol C 1 1 \IR BRUSHI S fo<:ewoM 11 d
cbonJi=- 3}11 1081

Fountain Pens.

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COUNTY PROFESSIONAL

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Every Month is Gift-TilTle for SOlTle Child.
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& BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

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The Groce...
Ock Street.
1'<1. 8s.
HBUfODO".

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Boots �Chemists

Local

12,

Branoh

TREET.

HIGH

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WEEDON B r08., GORINGt 0 100,

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30{
25/
pellClI b) I"d �b

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e

Hosiery

be

will

Much

Dearer.

w. H. BRAKSPEAR & SONS, Ltd.,

It IS Wisdom to
steadily grows.
buy for your future needs. Mcllroys
can show you savings on to.day's
regular prices. And you win prob.

r...nd'� hlltk bslc lace }10SE
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wool
1/111

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D�
H�A=I�
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.NRIAD.

BAYLIS
BERKS YEO...IJRY PRO)[OTIONB
u,ciJcs Dlock Pophn HOUSE SHOES 0 le
Sc\\11 sole:;
b r
3/117
Cn 11 t WALI\.lNG
11(1
gllCC
Ladies
511 OES \\ Ith 8f1wrL buckles alld Cubn.n
I!eclt;
14/9

THE SOLDIERS FREE BUFPET
ID tho EdItor of tJ e He ullllg Mercury IIr d
HI rks CounL) PI1IM r
Sir _'1' e nerbhlrc Wonun VolUUU!>C!fM wi311 to record
11 roolutk>u kilt! U al k' to S r ) ro Iel" /.kltlt and
their

W� �L::e�ril�! ;::U�I t: !�)(j �11I1%tb tlll ll�:it:.. u�..�

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Fn." Cal Iwo
t OU'Ito lion
The ellllwcn III 1.< ,,,d it<! (uul(.h }enr 0
d�y HIlI'! 11 I I a� n d wltl tohe teatelil .ut.'\:C1i1'\ lbun1ut
to IhOl(l WOO 111.\6 helpcd wit!
Ime glib and n onll)
no ftl�p1.l0UII han: lK:uu
ltar)
Bl'l..,..v�hillll 11;
holo WOl'R III IQ) a.ld
IInll the
HlikM
Slocb.1 \J InkA Il.re c.luo to Me961"i1 IJUl tiey ,nil I'almllf
!tIlt of II-"l ta, to MoCaIK'H sahno" for
for tJ 6 u
to Mr <.., an ben for ue of n w V
tell I\IXI c;olTee
Cl ub room and many ot.bera too IUma.rOIJol. to IlllntJon
nol....1. carted
The
.v in ....hkb tac 'tforkUlj II:hc Unlir
r.crvleel In 1111 Wtl!.th6n nnd ofte I • ndcr dlll1mlUCI\ I..
H t.hOlC ... 1 0 �'(lofItrlhllt.4l oould bear
l"'yrmd ,11 prai�..
onc half at 11 e gratlludo ftl1pr�1 toy tho men mu
Iheir oIHoeu (lllttel"ll nrt.e 1 neaollng h. trotll t1. front)
uld be IQOTC than fflJl8k1A
U\ey
C.
imF.ND
Prcaldent n w \
11111
I:kJluiOf$

1...:\11 cs hlaek cashrool'C HOSE ribbed and
2/6. 2/111 to 4/6
Jllnm

LOOies

good

and

qur�llt:t m xi;\ re
French sh-ades

ROSE

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glnce kHi PRO
toUguC8 ond
18/9

III

Sp<C"o.! .t 2/3;

f..a£heB &hot Clumnrerc HOSE hello blne
2/6�
tun Ilond "luLo

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vol

Children Fi Uuoo qUII-rter SOCKS all 1\-"001
tan IlM:or bhwk md crcnm from 1/6!
1
ChJldrcn s .. 11 wool ha.lf SOCKS III nnvy
Imd bluck from 6td
Belg1a.n

1'11£ OLD IIEwtly.
HENLEY

____
____
__________
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ably pay double Mcllroys' low
charges If you delay y our pur·
cha s e s.

11 mdrcds of La.<lJCS cola Irod hbre HOSE
f""'1I
In tan
\,ill COtlOI tOj>8 11d feet
2/6!
g� y (J.ark grc� \-Od white

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III NLFS.

I here IS no hope o( hOSiery prices staYing as they arc. Makers' costs
are rlsmg; raw material 18 getting scarcer and scarcer. yet the demand

�p<'P'B.1 olT.... r r I ad Cl' hln le �llk S'10CK
1 :\:GS Wllh hsle lop� ami \\001 sole::.
3/11t 4/11�

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Lw::hcs

black suedo COURT
supenor <tunhty, v;tlh Cubnll hcels

14/9

William Mellroy, Ltd. --- Reading'. ShoppiDr Centre,

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wo

SHOES

Mcf'l..ROYS

....

SPRING

MEDICINES

ELCO BLOOD PURIFIER for all Skm affectoons

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1/8 per Bottle

SALINES from Std

ROWELL (Puw,.... MPS) S. Duke Street, ReaClIIlll.
•

lite follo\\ n,,/lromollono:: In tht) UcrkiS \co
II l ll l ry nro a.: 1rt;1J1 N I CUllt 1 Ill!; to 11 ne llrncedenf'6 Ui libllod11 \ BCllyun (Mnrch;n 1917 md to IUIlllun
scconrlfl(l)
(, W n 'I IinlCklllozton ptareh iI I W)
G Llo:-.c1�I)IIc.i (�I\Y I 11I1- nml to remu.m
slJtlnndf'l)
W 1 1 Crosl HId (Iulll III HII 1I0J to 1'01}1I111

socouded)

\\ (I 1 rhorold (Jui)
!>OOOudt!d)
C I 1'1luhf!r ( Jul)' 11
\ Crmllnll (Octobe r
HC<'.onclod)

Hi 13li uud toO
1(17)

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\ 11 Ih.whnb-t.tH1 (Oclol)(l1' ! I!H7)
1111uI 1 N Stltton to he Co.ptllW (October 9
1!117)
W �t Budglltl 10 be Cn.llhHll (No..
J Icut
\omoor 6 1917)
Smt.!ra.l or thrtl'O monllonOlI am IlIlSOCI"tecl Wlt.h
l1e1 kllhlTe Cltplnm 11 \ lIenyon 111 tho IiOIl ur
Mr J Freroort. Donyon Cnptmll 'V II Cr'('Itllnnd
Mr Crosland J]l of l o.nlltJ
HI lho lIOn of
don
8111l Cnllhull 1 Noel BIlHon IS thu ollly
IUr\lvmg son of Mr l.eonarrl SaUolI
The Rev C 11 MandoU-Jonoell who hu been
curate m"charge at SL s..Vlour B
HuneerlOl'd,
ror the 1_ two VfNU'I a.nd Du nm.: been appoln
leel tn the VIOIW"'IRI of EMt.bury h.u been pm
eent.ed WIth • wa.ilflt con .... ft1DI nftWly £� I n
. a ..11() UUI t'«Itpumt Bf • h..nd.onu�
Dote. He .....
sllwer Olpntille C!U6 from
..ambon at the
('..m.cll Route CluA.

The Grocer..
25 Hlgb st.. TeI

Co.

MJUDElfHEJlD.

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NE\lIIUltl'.

BKYLIS

Co.

Ybe Grocer...

90 .. .l'1li....III at.
REWBUBY. T<I. So4O

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Boots �Chemists

BJUNClIlII;

1 Queen Street and
120 St. Aldate•.

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Boots �Chemists

I.OC.u.

na ... NCIlKS

16 It: 18 Tham.. Street.

91 P...eorl Street.
WOKIliGUAlI.

Eo C. HUGHES.
ON

WAil.

OFFIC& LIlT.

Ball.er, Coatractar, Sultary Ea&l__
Ftrr�..cntI Speclalll&,

AlbioD Workl, WokiDlbam.

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