Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 09-1918

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OXFORD
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DRAPERY-A

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BULL 1l0'TBL. STBEATLlIY

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LTC}>NSEE FINED FOIl DltliNKEl\
N'ES8

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Staple Prices No Longer
i&9S

,,,EN! S TN REl�DING

J

coat a

varIed but a little
standard of price, for
demand. have turned tbe t ra de in'lde out.

Wat

It's a

case

the store

FIND

We are buyrng

BIG ADVANTAGE IN QUALITY AS

A

AS IN

Need

or

Old

the

One

\Vlt'lt�r

loo

�

Otl'" a 1.1000 for
to
go o t 1\
I ram
utho It

Inby
her'
I L1
Jlrou>ction Cl�nJn!:it tile
I':old and chlll�
Buy
the little one a p-null

Made Like

New

DOWN

ungl;/

thl"! Ilfo or
,OUT old down qn It"!
I
bnvltl�
olle
o(
�lcnroys
LOOS}
{,Il

\\ lID>
r" III [])
"'111 FUNG
flul
11
eCI mu Iy
be
hC'l �1 t.. up bv ladles
,I 1
:'lilt n. rrol 1
SO
gun
t
v.{\C'
v t pr c(\(l
t 3/6 .. \
tnl olli

m

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C I Cl

n

J U\\

lar

liCK

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tock 111
n \-1t) It
t
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8 J
1/3

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t.. c

tt-

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fiJ:lrl"fl

prllltC(1
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rtl £I !>llOl
31 I
c coluu s" fn",t

1

sq Into

I
fOl I\hio OO'Cf
pi eh:l..<;lll,... [It !;'uch
Qrth ti/ll

flnd ltO(>l
pri ce C:�I not

r(l]

[)\�I\sl{

J ])ori nllv
I Ilrd
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n

111

Cl'

IS

�l 11 cllrt Hh-d

/I.od

onCPrt:lln

C

Shop and SI10\\ rooms from
117 C"VF.RSIIA� h:OI\I) are mw
I1 lU!lk-rred to abo\(: juldre;,s
Dunn/! (hccommg \\cclr.': wc !hall
he llIakHlg a

Special Display of
Season's Goods
III of which are made up On aliI
nel Id ng: Head)
to '" ear
M ES :U pnce:.
I :llgmg from .64 .. � 10 £8 8s
New .t)lesmLONG COAlS &:c
own pn:mlSes-

COSTU

](ORLAND LODGE OF FREEKASONS

ready are

Nl W M.A.srEl

lNS];\]]

El)

V\'c shall

AU

at

36

F,lii",.. &c•• WIll be lak••
MARKET PLACE

GARDEN

III

FRAMES

HANDLIGHTS.
BARGAINS

:l1Id

ItlSlkct

c:lrly-

.. I

"'

1/a.. tur(

I(arll IIJ/U

It lid

It In

&

READIN.

HAVE YOU. PRIVATE INCOME

as

fr011\
INVl:!s1 [\if �,s,
pnOPf IT,
1 1,USr
Ili�DS
&c ttc

11

IS

I�

�ollr ntcrest
ad'lce t....

to wnlc

(or

:\hSSRS ALU N !: COLF.
Income Tu: :lnei Exc�i\ Duty Speclaitsts
17 East SI BakcrSL London W I

Cretnnnes WhIch Bnng the
Blli5h of Sprmg to the Wmter
Also ThIck. Warm
HOlne
Cul1!mns to Stop the Draughts

Strlct..t c.uu.,.,c

-

COAL

and 1"1-05t
c-'l\ UI

)0 1Il

T'l o.3J11 TIE

:::rC(:n

11

red

;"tIlU hrulID

sn

4/11

hs:.ut'<"
rent to

l ble OOH�rg

ETlNG In l'Cru Rrecn
fnrl cl I' p ones too

(\

I

'I

TONGCLOTIf-n
cl

!J l{'ON'

10{d

h�L' �

a yunl

(,I .. ht III

";;poomJ stock of,
2/11: 3/11:

milko \\1.1 ch

..

white

(loT

,'dllto nnd

ul1 wool

5/11

yord

1t1

Never mend a fire With
coal alone-mIX one third
coke With It

II ko

Reduce tbe number
baths

nd 1111 HT\end

cl

tViilled

or

pln.lIl-all

cronm .E LA..!.'\lNBLETTES
onl)

cream

lbree

nt 1/0�

I due

tile

bo In

oH'eroo at

For Government Work In Mlddleaex.
,

�tl1lablc

I

artal1�ed

to and from

ram

Set \I\,:c

,
\11 lpphcat.ons should

NEAREST
And

ha"
the

be m"de

LABOUR

Referellce No

A:?03J

1

("11

I actor)

10 Ihc

EXCHANGE

.bould

be

�uOled

......... ......w .... .... .. .. . taw '.....n••
their .....Is •
_..P .a.... . I .....
•

KEY TO VICTIIay.

uld

durable-to

bt

sold

IT.

l.ho mOF;t
sky PUlk

10

-- - -

IMMENSE
OOAL SAVINe
Bow
,.. 1OIa�1!:" wlliata
,oarOeal
,

12-vard

McILROYS
)

WOMEN WORKERS
URGENTLY WANTED

qualities--

spooml

lb!'1 fine soft fa brlC IS ulroods �'lCCODHIIIl ono of
rRUSONION
Stocked III '" hltu Crftlru
populnl mn..termls for ladul6 da1nty undl(�s
mauve [\od lemon nt 1/6� a yard
soh

MUNITION WORKERS.

(

1

WIde MADAPOTJLAM-l'ery
lengths at 18/9 El dozoo. yards

�I ,

R •• e.. ber uaat
Ib· ... ,..cIoWllb_
_Ill ..... IIIe

Mc nroy� aro rOI wnata
Doublo ''Vldt.h RIrPLE CLOTH I" o.trMdy very scarce
"I\Xc., red and Illllk-.
1IJ haVlJ.nA' a fa rI) good qnantity In mau....e cren.m Idn
2/11! n "ard
10.1\ (Hutod ior dre�s li t:. gOWILS

io,.u

8ROOl(£ III COMPANY

Hav. fe".r hot meal.

hilt

SI1me p r lOO

spoclnlly

of hot

Never use a gas stove for
bolhn" v. ater whde tber.
IS a tire In any room III tb.
house.

It 1/3�

Ullul:iulllly ,.ood IElluf'

the I"test d�::.J",IIS (\nd \\ III

cre4.IW

FI \i\�EL
a

IS

,cry '\\\(Ie rllln'O

ern C]\.S
Phoso fire
1,31 l YArd

l:LANNEJ�ETIE
I vanl

d

\l{] nlny

�\xe

,

'er,) soft

1 rt',c:h style STIlRrDJGS-:l
\ V\ d

2/11�

me
Il v

Put firebncksl" all grale,

the Housewife Who Sews.

Piece Goods for
:\ ..

bru\\1

BENJAMIN

No penOD already .. C."_I Wen. will be nr.red•

Consider how ma.ny fires
you can do wllhout

" Ita", (:(.!',(>u ent ClRTUNS ] CW5'Ot.llci (>(1 a.nl Will <:rel m I "eltloll 1 /11 i
2/6
2/11 � :\ vtlrd Cu"'tomers Ctlll (\l� 1\1\10 :;Iort eascmellt CURIAINS
10 lIuttch
I(}..I
130\l.oll o::.:.HI
"11("[1111
rI I';

e

WON'T WASH CLOTHES.
2 BARS FOR 4D

Except m the poorest
houses, there WIll not be a
house ,It Ith as much coal as
It would hke to burn dunng
the conllDg wlDter

vnrd

It

ID

GOOD WAGES.

Hints.
or

w

Brand ,he can keep the woodwork of noon and
kItchen ta bl es .potlell-keep cl_n and bricht a l l lh.
metalwork and make the gla .. and chlnaware .parkle.
There 11 not hing '0 Irood for clearulll marble, III work
and I Inoleam, but It

IF SO ,ou ..... entitled to
reeo.er INCOME TAX

Amu mu..

1

T really wonderful the way Monkey Brand !i,hlen.
I aIIwoman',
ork
the household_ With M onk ,

DCrI\cd

HO\ls(\"'-lle
PULOW SIll �plall
11 e
I I qnll t.y u d I mustltched Worth allll
�Icllroys' PriCO 'lfl1 �

lor e 1I1un
le It 8fl

Her helping hand i. MONKEY BRAND.

Make. Co""!,, like Cold-Tin I.ke S.l

Jl I lTe<lfl 01 honler{"( 1 ]L\f\'l\�Llllf
J I A:-;KI:: rs (10 I bv tiO H m:u.lo III h.&W\
bill 16/11
I�Jr
\1 Q SIlI){!r or
fill hi;) 1\ Ith red l)Order the same /:i17.1)
t
19/11 lhe pUt

5'Ol\ado
peJ

MONKEY BRAND

48.

- Ca!!

Blankets al­

.a

---

rcLull QUi pi CIllISCS at t 17
Hoad as WOI krooms only

Orders.

Ihls ." 011 \a.llo
pOSSibly oome [i" �1I

rmd
!Vera

"

Cave, sham

Scarce as Coal.

) or Jl)U�('

l-BottJtl

lA VITnJ

secured
l{
(Londllll
Stree Istodi of P:lICI l Glazed I I�hl
offer thc S:UUc :'It " ;, per CCtll IC"'i
Ih ut curn:t\t Pl'1ct:s
E xccptJonal
opportulllly 10 protect p/allti\ fro) n
con 1lIJ: \\ lIl(U frost!!:ll a St\i:\11 t.;ost
LImited lelectlon
C•• not be !"op •• ted
\\ ELL M \01 GLAZJ! D :11lrl P \1�1 F. [)
Send for list or be wdl 3d, 15cd

Rolnblo

alrnost

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nSPECTIOV

,

LowaON WORK" lUST STREET

Be Wise!

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hi\\III�
Hi\W1HORNS
Ihe whole of Cl \1 :,

Teas_

IUt (LOln�

4/-

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PRICE LISTS ON APPLICATION.

oc.locKlf\(10111!=: -t,m �llIl (, }\ot.l'th1\t
allfl\'nlrod('r�l
n I re I l:. a d tbcrrfo C CJl:Hkflble , \.11 0 t 16/11 roch
allcrno:}\

"

Oar

llcmlltclrl

11 0.;;..,

7/- per doz. Bottles Imperial

LIGHT DINNER ALE
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CONDITION.

READING.

WAR-TIME

CO\ � RS the 11('<:1,., IS belli:;:'
I'lt 1/1 ' ..

'1 'HI I

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PLACE,

PERFECT

ALE

at

Both

"Iadc�

,11

III

MARKET

AND

DaInty

and

1nl

81 IENDlI) WOIlK m TlI! ROID
rp INS] Oil [ nO!dW

Covers

Table

IS

M. HARMS,

G.

('

cry
CT 0 rns
12/9 15/9

I lp�hy r\H1 1 COVIRS
tin" I
15/11 18/11 21/6 25/6 29/6

11 £' l1epnrtnC'nl

ID

Use

O.-dlnary

For

::;:;;aiioii;:';;_w/iC:
.,

Il!>

OWlll! to the lact tt at mf'll W{'lll shll nut \t
"lol\�h nnn (th('r plllct"O' aioAJ: thn lwE'
('{)Il"'KIf'rallr "f'\rn 1\nll' (>.xP('t cnl"e(1 In l:{'t
hili.': t) n d frOTl\ R('ld Ilt(' Oil tl c 10(1'11 Illft'
(1 rHl \� tll(! l'n1\l\I\, !If'r"> (\('ri
"If't(\"(1
nIT' 1
ns- r In
11 <tor more nonnnl con
dlhm@

lurklsh rOWt-;IS to be ci (':'Ir ('l!
1/11�c\{:h

le
1/9�

"h

of

Selection

Huge

�

klteholl :.n I "la
III 11)1 g wcalll g

I YP6l.t Le",
on I fit)

lch

whole M
'Vllh tI 0 en:cption of (our tt
the �trlk(>r� ut ROfldlll,l returlwd to work
('I
1 h trFlllin I 1 ncwr 1 'I ("e with tl f'J cI�
Cl"JOn of tlw �o\lth 'Vn.lf's ml'lll hut the

I

READING.

IN

tho

CO, liHS fOT I'M \!
C.'m � had n nIl le-.
.. J.: � and colour
to
tnA.tch
TOOl I
the
15/11
18/11
lit! 21/6

Brewers, Wine &: Spirit Merchants,

BOTTLED

practlCilllv to

g

�{cIho,s I �Ie Y(,ly
damty dosJ).,.,!t flOm
3/11� t(l 15/11
mcb

(I_t I)

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th", trafli mon \ ere working: I1S \1$\11\1
MlttcrR Vif'It' JlltprO\M on \\fl(ln('sdn,) ro
f:lr ru,; o"'pr('s� trrlln wero ('Q1l(,prnocl \JId
tl \ !lJlu hDTI ":'IS /!.I!'O h�htened h� poopil'l
rC'il:'ltlllnJ: Iron tr\\C'l1l1\g £':tcept where It
Stili thero wt'fe
[.i nb;;olllf h (\�enta 11
nnd
l\. h�Jr nu m hf.r of pooph' t.n volhn::c
lh� sct"ne :1.1 HN lmo:> stAt ou WUfl .n.t ttmM
q 1I1e unmlntf'd I I 0 trlllll� run were faiTh
11 up to time COO" .Ioru g Th(l .,'00(1"
tr Iffic w � hung up thom.:h efforts ,yern
lHl{ to dc.'\1 v.lth thnt "hlch had reachffi
It \I � �Id th at Eorn£'! of the
H\.rds
locnmotl\{, 11l1.'1l \\('ro N:'tnrllll);' to Yiork
L] (\ srI' ct" 10 �nd from R�'\(hnlJ' on the
J Illl(l �" R 'Vii!; oonslClf'mblv ('urtJIIIf'(1
1 It tIw S E R �{\\ 100 wn� runnmg prnth

QUILl

H.&G. SIMONDS

fl

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1'1gor

e __ " ........
·A a....
.,.' __.. ., ... 11_", ....... 10 • fi

Kll

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WELL

F I 11 (louL] ... bl" I "'IZC
DOWN QUILl, "l
all
de<:lglls.
Hy
.. clue
woll tillt:d
1(01 tfllly
!!10ft ucl
' <I ,m
25/6
29/11
35/11
39/11
45/6
4916 e.1ch

Your

}

dUtlDt

PRICE IF YOU BUY FROM MdLROYS_

New
Quilt You

In t.),e PflVtwy of JOllr own hoOlo
me<lIC1 t.ed il ud e1Y11OWltcd alkallno bat.hlnlJ
",aWl .. Iuch llOf"s nil t.haCo the ""nwr,of of an}
1 at ulIneral I'p"nR' Clan do In. fact lIe enn
IOopplS Idl'nllMU,. the AAtnn-m{'d'4HnaL hn
1>utll('nl� 101 �Oll to lhollKlhe III p1u.1n hot.
])OCWJ.i<l o(Wn dl 8 tt'" aoout JuHt
""fltt"
"hv t.1I:11 moolcllw,d 1J1\ltll Ilroduce;I sudl
for 1\'1 Itl 1I11�ny
am ttln"l) ( 1 "I('k �;iUH;!
nlhf'1 bl""1 I� of medH:"i fo\(' lt'ncf' 01l1UIOllli
_h8er rl!g trdlni::' ('� let. llUlli'IN bit. t.h<'l'e HI
In�� lloll('i!rlllnK whtl h
Ollhll1nillllK
o ne
Ihf'rp I.. Ilot I1 t'ItlKlo dl",,"wLIIIK VC'UUf) Itud
Llu\(. l/'i lh� III H v('lln I� 1111I1I-d1141M'lIu g IlO"f'f
\ pl.ll.ltmt may
nlf'Clical(\(1 Villt. r
or III
len!(' rheum ,tIC agony bofl)Te
llf'
the bfllh but. Ih) hall no palll
::, ..••.... ,.••• I RC'ton
, tell 1I11nlll�.. lulf'l

dlu'(l

....

drapery now which
w,ll not be on vIew untIl next year, just as we
offe� you now drapery bought Ia,t wmter and
early thIS Spnng

YOU Lt

IllfJre 111'11.) onoo u. time when IUlftcr61'8 from
}:Iaml! IIW('IIIDK unll
rheumlltlc Ot KOI t.�
"tlftnOftij hnd 10 Jonrnt"y t.o OM of Iho flU)"
of
OUII hOl fl.1.kahne ISI)nn... lA) tako a cour.;6
l'hut. Yi "10 LIll.! ..nl)
t h� mMICla_tfld blllhti
Imwl'dl
dlne
n
fi
of
sure
way thl'\ oould be
Ml'du�.1 o;eiarlot' howo ...('r tu
aWl 1'fI1 t't
nlftrio 'alii f;trldes �lnCle IhOi'C' day.. and be
(:omllOsi110n of th4'l I�Jcmol ... prmg ll'6ltrrs
llill" now bePn 80 f'xactlv Ill'iCt rlamro by antlh
!ns that; IlDY'chellll!<it eiln t4"11 you how lopro­

r l.:hve
ros.

to-day of "get what you can" and
th at buy. for Imm ediate need. na tur­

ally suffers

.... '"
Trained nun, '.YI thl' always ltopt
Anv
thl worlt .,ony Within ten ",Inulu
ch,mllt Cln hill you how to make your bath
No
••ter Itron,ly alkahn, at trlfting COlt
nlld of vlllt'ng Ixpemlvl hot 111,1""

n.nd 1
Ibe slldclenness of the !'!trlke Du d the
d In
raplllty ,th which It 8pretld re:tul1e
the ordin �ry trllvel
greut lnCOll\onleuCt:! t�
I I I g I) Ibhc "ha Icu\lilg home U6 usual all
bv
11Ie �1\1 IllQrlllog were wholly taken
probiemo.f.1Ct\l
5urprJSO to hnd It extremely
, het-her t he) would J'ellch then
bow
und tut>u It they dl
del!;tillu.t on:;
to return
a mi \ 1 ell tht!-� wo'Uid be nblo
y' Uead ll If
1 he 8 t7 whu.:h oonve�8 so mallpo..tu m. III
their bU>llnesiJ OCCll
people 00
b tt \f TfI
1'011(\ 0 1 W:l8 run aH u sl"' l thoug
1ho workmen � tralllll k.
lute
OOlUildombl
lI)<unt.mned ru!I
Urnu \('Y a 1(1 Nevo bu.ry Vi ere
Illd tl e mIlD) girls tram Pe:ulinl=l
IsuAl
able to
,vho ",re. employed I\t 1lhlton wore
tJlOugh ,anous
their de:.hlla£lon
J'('f ch
th
rurnout'!; were ill CIrculatIOn
be Il 10 to
d1L� liS to wlx-loor t hev 'fOuM
-tlllS
rotnrn to Hoodlllg 1n the e, eDlDg- the
howe\{�r 'Yr.lS sahsfnC-tonly arru.ngl!d '1' e
hit..
hour
all
about
rl'!torT tram bell g
eT)
,,(I,8
1l1l11l00r of t l/'\I ns on tlo whole
Sin III onh about 20 )cavlDg Paddlogton for
front.
th s dlstnct fhe bru nch f;en:t�!I
though to u.
l{.e uimg: were n"unta.med
I nlltNl c:dcnt and one Of' two of t.he trut n�
1 rHI Ion'" h"lll" In H<I;\(\(lwg smtion 1 he
Nl'\.tur
I" 1 to BIl""1 g toke left nho It 1 u
officmls Viere bNiclgOO. '9rilth m
dl�
people rrohSlDg tl e
nm)
IIld
(Ill r (\."
hO]lc\el> Ile�s of the slhm.tiou gI\,e up the
lien! v.rro qllto a
Id!.."" of trl\.\pJhnc
to
number o( soldlels "ho yere tytunlll\�
t hOlr 11n tq at the frout or at 110me nnd
tI (}.<;('O fOl)Orted to IIH' I;flrl'l on ndllllant at
] he tm ns that ron dill. fQ v.,tJ
Hl\a<l!liS
tho
On
man, mOI� stop� than UI)U�
\\ Ind�r 'oei He.ndlnlt I ne lh!'f6 '''Cl re book
rho goods Irfl.lIls \\oro
1111-::-; onl to fi.lo\l�h
pi wile dt) nil cn.llcolto:l HId It wns forlo
1l to that thC' temperntulo wnfol 10\1 or the
lo.;;� or 1)("1 I lblo gCJ(')d;J IIol1ld hu, e bc-en
In tho IOhunlln).l yl.I'(J,. work
mOl8 S{,110l\S
n stalltlstlll but
IllS broll'"ht
01

In the old days drapery
Nowadays there 11 no

FOR RHEUMITIC PIIIIS
TR' I HOT ILUlINE 81TH
INSTEAD OF DRUa 001110.

RAILWAY BTRIXJI

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Stap��§le
Department with
ifi�".'lIaI�"� """"""""""""""""

1918.

SEPTElmER

SATURDAY

COUNTY' P

Relldlng h kfo otlier plaoe.;, o n the G W R
f.J >;tOIn
hWo! boon IOCnousl) atfect«l by the
mllnll,} st.llke 1 be ruu]ont) of th e drncno
firemOl
ilnd cloollel;! ut .H.t>admg "enl Ullt
Mw. nl>out- �IX 0 ell)( k on TlIE'6d y morrung
Hnd It \ m�tlu held la.ter tb\: folloWlIlB'
resolutIOn w L� PO!clliOOrhut thw IllUS!; moolio:c of nuhl'll.y
workers
butll(t du:tmtitifiocl with th"
ba\ e uDuntlllOUNl
settlement
JI cent
protos t
1
EUI
cease "ork
to
<Iooukd
i gnlDst It
n.nd 'I'El Jn stnwt the two
CJ:6Culne commltt�s to enfon:o our
orl :;1II 11 deru"'Dds whic h we COD:uder t.e
"El regret to
be roo50ullble and Just
balO to ta};:€) thIS cou ree of acbon but
111\'0'6 agreed H It on I\pphcation to the
�tn ke CommIttee b:f iho officmls of the
r:l1IWlH lor men to work BmbulaDC(>
tr m!ol w(, lJ;re6 to do 50 \ copr of Bus
resolutIOn \1U8 S(ll t to the J:;xoontive
L om ml ttoos of 1he NUl{ nnd the A S

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AND

WiUiam Mcllroy, Ltd_ -- Readiql. Shoppmc Celltre.

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fop HOIE.MADE DREAa,

'm,.. CADS, PODDINCS uoI POll,
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