Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette 09-1920

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BY THE WAY.
1st/4th ROiYAL BERKS REGT.
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BERXS PClLEOLOGICAt SOCIETY

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ExcurslOn to Lambourn.

1USTORY TOLD BY CAPT C, R • J!

BERKS

CRUTTWELL

St)CICtl

MALI

C EL! P l ER XXI -Co ntl []lIcd

-So of

\\ ord.

mTIlIllIlIlIlIlllIllIllIlIllllIllllllllll

Messrs.

H.& G. SIMONDS

ThIS IS one of the excellent cakes obtaInable
at all branches of the InternatIOnal Stores

(LiIDited), READING,

Oxford Genoa---<l R,ch Genoa Cake perfectly
D'ade of faultless IngreDIents on an Ideal bakery

have pleasure In announclI1g the
tntroductlOn of theIr

116 each

We ight about 14 ounces

1t IS an oodex to the exceptIOnal value you
obtalll wh en you purchase InternatIonal
Ca kes
Better qualoty canllot be obtaIned
e ven though vou p ty much more money

,----

MILK STOUT
(L,censed undel Pat=ts 13528 of 1908 and 1269 of 1909)

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I SMALL CAKES

I

Each Plllt of thIS noun shll1g beverag-c

SLAB CAKES

contains the energlsll1g Carbo- H ydrates
of 10 ounces P ure D aIry M Ilk. It IS
In v Igoratll1g and stImulatIng and IS an

• ch

1'6

I Oxfo rd G eno,1

!

p <!r

( H 11/,. /flJ / 0 )

Almo n d

I / l'
1/ 1:

I
I

FrUIt
Sponge

9d

V,ctoroa

~ndlVl cbes

- 1/-

Ih

C herry
R,ch Genoa

2/

Sul t ana

1/6

York
R, ce

1/4

1/8 I

Id eal drink for the Rheumatic, InvalJds
and all \tV or kers.

1/2 I

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Bottles hnperial
13/- per doZe
Half-Bottles Imperial 7/6 per doZe

International Stores
T HE
T EA

SPECIA L TERMS TO TH E WlI OLESA I,

er.Yl..l~ll,Q}fA

receiVc

1/8,2/-, 2/4,2/8,3/- [1111 1111111111111111111

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ARTIFICIAL
t\Al' C ~"'J... LoolI." ~ r.

rein

Orders ff1TDlorded 10 The Brewery. R eadmg
prompt allenilOn

~ ROVIS I ONS

G ROCERIE S

I "! 185

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fILo\DF_

CROC ERS IN TH E W O R! D

TEET H

I 1-': 1 f Fo e TI y F fITED

~"Il

E!'<GII S II

DI " I ~I

\\II RIC\\

L.

\ \ 0 1< \.

B~ {U13URY
I

(Over Bazaar). 12a,

< I I-

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B I~OAD

\ Lt.e-nd:1.llcc

I

S rRE. E. l , RE<\OING.

Co mfort

}t{ellins Ibod

s..'llisfacll OJ

for the Baby,
13 alternate with Breast Feeding

FURS

Melhn's r ood may be used for the brcasl fed babe from bonb.
\Vhere the Row of bren..<;t Illl ik fad s to mee l t he n eed s of th e babe
or the quality pro\ es u nsatl s !ac t0'1, Mellm S IS of the gre

nest

a.d vantage to a lle rnate With breas t m il k fo r Dlgh l or day feedlDg

cleaned and
remodelleci
S"n d)ourrur ~loE \ S l ~I\N
1.0 I e reaa) for u ~c ,

so as

MeUm s Food

IS

fre e from starchy s ubs tances and when prepared

for usc IS n ch ID vltnmmes, those food conslttuents essentla.i lor
healthy gro\\ th
Sr:,1f d jor Sl1mp/~ and Spe.c l a l Pa ", p" ' et to
MElliN S FOOD WORKS. PEC K HAM, LONDON. S E 15

S !\ O W
bell I bo

cold we.1.thcr COlD !!! a d ,1\ a id fl bk
Qf delay and dl sappOI nt.mcllti throug h
Lho ru h of late oruer b
\ N SOX} c t fU rrlen:; clean
rc model a.nd tiler fUr!; to t he latest
new shyl
It rcasoll~bl c eost
:F I s nl\N H sp eclfLl prorcss rml\ es
the f~ r 11 d IS perfl:!Ct.ly han nless
tnr coats cl clned repi lred a ltered
or rc lmoo
J:;AS r ~1

Branch for lerma,

Ca rnage paid

(I

What '\':Nould you do if offered
a House at the Pre-War Price?

or write to H ea d Offlcc
tC fcay 0 t n il olders oj 5/ (l1Id ov ..'7'

E~~vT~E~)~~N
The

Wouldn't you buy it? You know a bouse can never be buIlt so cheaply al then,
and-even If you d id not actually want a house now- you would not reject the offer

London Cleaner'S and Dyers.
LOCAL BRANCHES _

'1 h e U lld em ear Sll u~toon

IS somethong Iok e
l h e J l ouse p,oblc ill
1 he old pri ces ca n
ne \ e r co m1.; bac k
Costs a re gOlllg lip
to d ay- they \\ III go li p for man) months
to co me, fOl stoc ks 01 J- lW lllAtc nal a l e
Scal ce tnd c\ e lY pd l t o[ m a nufac ture IS
dea re r and d ea l CI

2, Queen Victoria Street, Reading.
1I00 EM lleh Shopt
III

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L on lOll and

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;~LY&
LEWIS ~c@:~
~~~2~ ~ING ST~Efl _"gp"6

r
I
I of World,:~,~,~:,~~~:,~.~:
_~.fADING~_

these

to perfected me thod qual tv o f ma.tena\s
I sed a nd lugb!) sk lied OpC f" ILI\ l:!:i With
a li fe l i m e s t r:unlllg III the \\altham
( hat IS wi ~ Waltham leads th e world
1ll standardised" ltehm ikmg, nnd \\hy
YO U I
watch selection should be 4
Walth am
,V~ CQlJ

supply

(1 l \lC l lI b I
It nbo I 1:i.:l U
I rd .!
11 '-'
Sl I
ClI I HIU."
t

11 I «101 1 lh e
, ne l l u l l

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li d

J h(' b udd..: r,<l .... c re :; r J o hn ~t bll l ~
11"-1 I ro l l CT
I I (; l.l1 1 -<':f' Ilt.u I\ <:hn nb \

II'" it II led hy Si r Joill ]:.RI.bU II wi (; lmlil

hO!'; l l l l l tI ) he<i.C'S [JlclI 1)()1I\1; J"eq lJrcu to
o, on d \v :\1 d p rill 101 II ~
!W I!
I ii,.. lo!'; \ ta l o r :.'''IO~;lo l!;Q ,..t 11 1
eX I..L.. I I II f\ 0 d m u n "bl l ('ollie t o ch urel
a lCI
<l, I nti con lu 10 t U{;.l r prav n.I"s for
tIp-II fo Ul I 8 !KI lil 11 I~ rl be."I.lttlf ul ha~e l
vI l 't'r t lo r o lJ Icoplo on th o nortl
l,If t il e
cht rcll\OI I
S Ir
rhoIl\:\6 ~x "t.S th.:!
tfl ilkier of II c-I3.p('J 00 t.h e north sido i\i r
h~ V ~ OT ~ 1I.1 I t h I t no had ,)Lqcovcred t hree
o n~'1n:\ 1
tJtm' !!ton{'& nJ eh lb o 'lenr
I lnrod to roo;tol'C [\1 I ['I(Hnted o u t l\ e u rto u s
Ul lq J(J If f' hfl r k'S I t.h at was bou~ht for l\
f ('\\,"
Illl JlJ !"!"~ tit the sa le Il~ l.Jtmboun
P I Il \lid hi nO"lV sa Id t o ho WO'l th nbout
IU f'nd c lllr I

Call and s::ur Selection

f;t etar es

II (; ( 1\ 00 11 ('r ", l ll f' n JV\lJ no,:o;ed 1.0
I ~ 1.! lIu urc.;
I eXXl lll t 11/ h ~ o u 'I\ a~ ul1 tJ ns:
I
11 CI
I II u I O"'l l t..tllu L{'('(l J Io n ll ot.c J
\ ltl!! \.; I (L'i
llI uc h
Icllo",l C
o lh !) ptlT t ~
I::; I ...1 t.l 0 \ C' \ IWe c ll ITch tic deblll!'; v I
\\ h lt l I CPO dc~ rl lJel! b) th u pnlS Htcnt. ,~ho
cI :1.1 H; t<:1 "cd
L
I~
l h::l kbh lro"
tlUest
cl l re.- I It \ l" ung I :J..Jlv I !'io W,lll eh 11t h
\ I I (..'('J r I ral lo \\(r In ti l) 11t h cl!n lur ~ 00 11
~ It! ~ I h ~ Icnll Oll:; t.fll) k ll lco tJ 0 lId)

£ I )HlO

Th l' ('o fn pa lll I I ell iJtronoo: :l.Cross
churr./h tid TId \I sl~l

I

IVa ltham JVntdus '"

~(Jld

ro'hd goli an d ~tlu, m us and lIS
"any styles fo r ladll'~ a n / Jo r gentle
mtm S 'U/6or
IV/I) not mil lnd ~'t! our

L.umoIJ ll.:oI

fOI nlt rll th o bome

t ha

PLA CI'!

ot

t.ho 1l1pp161ay fa.ml ly
\ I Q bavof' I Cf' (, lILh sold It to Mra I dWaTliF;
:\11
:'!-\0 1l(,), d.~c n IX"<! tho h OUl5C and saul
Liml It \nl ~ hlll lt In 1&"3 U\ the tuo lh
TI8nr} lhppu>! c\ lho popumr sqUIre ot
l "\ mbon f n Irml uu:~ dCill grJ o f Prol('s90r

t he

DOfmJd w n

w~c

ClIr'l n J,;

wailiseotting

formerly

artd

Cul;o

In

olk

1l0lr.ic

nrlllPt.on ",1.Bcl also belougod to t h e HIp
I)l :!i luys
1' rorn lA1ubourn th~ plIrty drovo to
EAS't'IUJf~"Y MAN O l llousl
IH).r ..: ~ootl:l~ d bv 11r

wil(ltc t hey

n Ul h ~

Cieorgo

sboo,1'oo I.hem ov-er Lho boU6(l
,\ h c h coulaHl.!! ;.olllO fiD6 Jnc:oboa.n caI'nn~
nn.d ,II, i l dlDs hok> It wns t h o rt'Sldc.nco o r
tho Estbnry f3-MUJv .. ho WeTO s u ch bunofnc tors t o JAmbounl c hurch OwinG' to
laclc: of timo the Y lL"'b"OO of Welford and
Bo:-;f-ord \\ef"O {)nutted thoutr.h With much
l cg ret ns Mn.JOT lloublon b ud kIndl y ID
Vlt P.f1 the 9OCIOt]' to Vl!ut 11\9 ho tlt;6 and
doer park and tho nC:It place Y1 S1 ted was

, Joel iJ

iii bo

They are easily the finest value in the trade and the
chance o f such low prIces can never occur again.
J .. d I c= s

;a ll wool
P '1 \..:.\IA S \\ lib
b ncy stnpe
011
c ream g rou( d S5f11
or II c rall) I HI
siIlpc.d \\ Hh;e"Vt'tlc
lfom 12/11
\\ o v e n CO MBI N ,\

Del!~h tfnl q 11 :J. I It Y ri

II OKs cream Q
nll Ulal from 6/11
t h c=
f a m 0 1\ S
Ramescs
br \I d
at 12111, or thc= we ll
known "Len a
1 asue make: fro n
71\ 1

Jap ' II k

WhI te RIpple cla til
CrOWNS :l.ll-wool :lrc
from 1718. or CoHon

lrom 21 /S
LUhes NrGHTDRESS~ In lon:!clofh and nam
sock trimnted Val tao.;e and cmhrOldcry either
long Of" ahort sleeves., 12/11 to 21/11

AIl wool COMBIN
\Tl ONS
speaal
offer from 21ft. also
Wool BODICES
natural o nly

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TEETH t
rEETH 1 ,
TEETH I"
DE.NTAL WORK OF EVERY D ESCRIPTION
Per <;onal \ tte nlt0 1l

~ah faCti OIl

GUilranleed

Hwldreds of Ladies COA I
OVERALLc; 1II rose: brown
creen nan 12/11
Th e well-known
Her.cules
OVERALLS for J_lldles.are o l1ly

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READI~G.

Y au I ~ ~l l: RDA \

B.-a c he~ BASI:Il GSTOJ\ E a.n :t

E.st~b JII READ1NC 18 76 by F

J

to}l tU til
f I ' n r lat e-r b\ 3t1Potntme'lll
t-;l \ \ BUR\ ~o r \I te n 1.:1. l C ~ see local lJape ~

C01SH Denial Surgeon.

aU!! a.t

Phone 772 Readiog

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~

oj

t.ho

_ _ _ __ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _

\l'hi ~ h

'rr

coutams all the neceaary dry Ingted.1eDts (<< evety calc and moat pudding••
The ~ of eaeft ere exact m proportlOl'l ..d
YoUr . . .,.., ~ CJ/III4J at 1 ~ per txUket

Ll.I

ae makes a ... cceuful bakmS d.iy
W11U kr '1111 f7U~ 1lM:It» .s.ol(.

a

~kslure eX"OUl"!l10n nnd ['11'0.",1 bow
lit to eee m one~8 own county It
1!1 ~ Year'S AgO .noo the 800.1ety vuntcd

Tcml

tlJ1R'lb ~

Ltmt'bour:n IUld onl,. two of thG COlnJ14'T1Y
'M!re ~nt on that former nnd rather TO-

mota

O~

V

or

W lllier "(:I~h t
OIr C:C IQ l

re

A big number or RJ pple

KN ICKEIlS 111
n avy brown
g rt'y saxe and

crt.' un

cloth

D RE S S I N G

JACKETS, Bllt, "'1

"U.

lim art.

Underskirts, Petticoats

Autultln Corset Models

[,;tclies Moitttte UNDERSKlR"rs In ~rv
IInaglDabk COoIour 8tU, OWSIUS 10/11 a.nd

Ncllroys are undoubtedl) Ihe b'ggCJ\ Cou d
Amo ll~ the IlllnV
rc t;1l1ef'3 In ReadlllJ;
fam ous makes stocked are l he \V R 18J
In strong whllt! coutu. ~ Ilh low bust and
deq, ove r lups.. wllh 4 sllspe n c er~ 15 II
T'hc W B RED USO" modd .al 21/., and
:I. gnod pm!.: .and Willie F.POR
C01~SE 1
at 1111
Children 8 and Laches LIB ERT \~ BO Dl CY.S
msmall SLZH frem 2/1f. Lad ell :!ille 411 8/1 L

12111
All sh_rtes III ~ fUle ~ilk PE'T'MCOA.TS
I, Of" m t:bctiI. triUe from a&lt l

at

rna

rs

Spencer Coats.
ladles KnItted SPENCER COATS with

lo ng :!ilee"o ~ chaI"lIlntg ~hadc!

lilt,' 1/1 1.

DELIGHTFUL ARRAYS OF BABIES' & CHILDREN'S WEAR.
Glrl~ GYMNASIU M COSTUMES In good Davy serh'e,
fro m 341n 1036m f. o m 21 It
B .. nr eI' of C lllldren s VELVET SET'S COml)rrsml!
C6ah and BOllnr:ts the two 21/1
I Bfa nb
Lambswool TOJ)DLING CO \TS damt) li ttle
models 21 /. 10 27tU

~m al't ~CHOOJ FROCKS, In nav't' or bro .... n
cloth 24111 10,,6n from 12/11

(,Irlt!

Chlldrf:!n II KN I1 TE D COATS and CAPS
coloun \411\ to 26m from 14/11

In

cream ;uld

I~etn:trhble .. :due 111 G U'I'" W oollen JU MPERS wlth V
!lQt1a'1'/! IH!dI: rlaill colours or fane) Sh'lpt:S frnlll 12/1 t

or

C hllclf'tn s all wool COMBrNAT IONS
ha rd w lnlC1' weal ~IZC 2 1/11

of IllS ~
TUM and tide lralt for no man and the
Mmplmy WOl'e hUTT1ed off to tho Rtatlon
WI\B

With

A hig lot of Lad,es fancy top ncbccJ VESTS
e :tf:ra long for wmter wear 6111

8/11 1

"Otn(l

II It

WsnCC)elle N1GHTDRESSES
!!quare neck 9t11 and 12/1 t

Maids Cooki ng APRON~ round
or sqU:'lrt! bIb l er) s eClal \;uue,

JXlNPIOING TON CAB'l'U

In

Wh ile VOile PnnCe9!'1 SUPS
prettily
lnmmed lace ;md wllh nbbon shoulder
Str.lps SUHe:d lor eventng \\ e:tr ' {11.

to wh1te mushn and coloured
fancy VOile 1/11 t to 5/11

memben;..

\r.1enee o.n 0"X1"t'(!168 tnull soon convoyed thom
lunuewlU'd.'1 'l'ho excUl"I5lon W'ft8 Dluc h an

Vests, Slips, etc.

L:lrge ranges of Fancy APRON S

Mon ev s tutld mg on jJrt) steps of
(he gatohol16O described. md told UIO eto rv
of lta wOtuombio t:>Wgu WhOll Colonel Dou!
nllantl} held out and resisted the "hole
force 01 Cromwell s R.l'my of ttbollt 20 000
IJ\IMl lIz: Yoney quote..'i some lIllernsting
1&ttm:s WTIUien bv Mf""I Montngu d esc rlrnn'
hwo visit to Dotuungton, and l'Delltioning
OhA.t1Oftf', Wl!U. "hiOO. ",Ull c:tist3 Rnd nJ.so
ClltLOeer H oa.k und8t' the ~e of \I hlen
t h(-t poot I S euppoaeri to ba'9(l Mt and w:rrttcn

1b1.ed by a ll who took pert

1/11.

SllIt

thn nked Mra ~perhng klr b e l hospi t rtllty
1\ fl'flI' too the memboN; 1JI00Ulted til O ill 11 and
l I!ntcd Lho gf"and old rUin !; (f

I erms :\10(1(; rate

MR. P. CO ISH, 21. Station Road.

At Hoo t" "( O~DA \

h oi alf

Ladles~ W1T1Cevdfe 2nd F1all1leidt e C.HE ~Sf:S
and KNICKERS, mmmed silk clDbrmdery:,..BfIeclai

Overalls, Aprons.

l)ONSL'i CTON C ASTLE Flous'R.
r().';idence 01 M.r,ll Spm:imc who had
IIQ.'<t klll!ljy IlInted the '\hote company to
tl'
\\hlc h wa", grCl\lIJo o;pprec.lt\ted ~I r

tJu

DRESS ING

(O WN~ 4i!JG

tltA

J)11cl field

Mcllroys u n de rwear Stad"
present,
lhe refol e, a unIqu e opportunl i)
fh ey
were purc ha.qed so lo ng ago th at they
a re very nnd erp nced, Judged by to day S
standard

?\e\\

r

st) Il ~

W.O C I\ ~

1\

Veh c=tec=n

III

dc=hghtful

shactc=s 18m 10 36m

to 11[11

21/1

111 all SlZes., for

1\11 S'11.e~ In cruldren s Menno COMB1NATION..c;, made
With !lbort leg~ Size 2 I!\ 4/1H

A range 01 ""nl hundred Infanl3

Jap silk FROCKS,

marked for"lmmedlate dlspen;;tI Olt'l2l11

Tnmmed BABY BASKETJ;," wlute .~ (lr ptni:

ISllI, 27111. or u",nmme<1 at 1111t. "111

111"11. "'"

D,bi." T URKISH SQUARES from IG/l1 adoml
Infanh cream SILK ROBES pl'ethly tritmned Val lace

,,,d em hrOld,lY, II/II

Cha.rro~ btUe models In tnfants Hand..made JACKETS

7[11, 1/11. 1/11

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'f\uutlfuUv ~olt: nd S1l1IC wool SHA:WLS hr Baby frorn

IG/11 10 1711.

McILROYS'

Readia,'. ShtppDg Cetstre,
W•• Mcilroy, Ltd.

OXFOID ST., RUDINC.

Children' rehaOb~

lU1NPRO

(J API!:S ZllIa.it)
3010

11111.

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