Reading Observer. May, 1914

BOOK.
LIBERALS AND REFOR'1"

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GIRL'S A'LLEGED ATTEMPT AT
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SUICIDE.

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stand. for the utmost IIm't 01 va'ue
po ssible
In footwear It ocouptea by conaent the foremost place
among half-guinea boots, being the first Introduced, and the best
now produced, at the price.
An appearance equal to expe nsive

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goods. supplied In 40 up-to-date styles, with hundred s

ot f itting

Dos£.lb llltles
E/ery purchaser Ie aasured of THE MO,STr PERFECT
FOOT COMFOR •
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Manfletd'. Itandar.!

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grad~ at16/6,

vldes 60 di st incti ve shoe 5ty les for ladlw Or gentlemen's wear. Thi s
l ine Inc ludes specimens of the hlgheet ekilled bootm akl ns - made by
t he r t ::!.rest a pproac h to handsawn methods yet d evised. "Manflel d
QuaRt:.',' a prove rbial exp ressi on , owee much of Its point and meaning

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stri king ..vIdence

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Quality Itlown In" Reliable hi ," Luxurious

e ~ S8 to a deg;:ee-wFi'iCh many weare,.. had never before Imagined,
IS cxperl ~ncetl d i rectly a pair of th~e boots goes on the feet No
OLIlC:r c'1m o aratlve ease Is tolerable wt\en onoe th is ease Is known.

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SPA{.D1NG'S SPEECH AT
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A ngorous speech dealmr pnqclpally wl~b !. (lne
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hOlJll ng qU6ILlon was delh ered by All' B N a~ ld4
Wir..t. wu flleled to be ap. attempt &t. ,ulClde'" ' lng. the prospectno Llb~ral caI)(h~te for Reo.d
made Itt Broad. ... l.retL. Reading, on lrldiy afternoon I 'm!:, IIot Lhe Urld2tt Street .\Slembly Room. OD
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b DOb~tb:rb Di<:Ik~r. of BehlloDedLI V'II'~' ..C tO'W thorD,e, T uesda.y eveDlng, on the OOC!&:I I OD of a SOCial gaL~er.
wh 0 ~ t at mormoC rooel\
a e t1:lr f rom D r
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young man brwl ng olf theIr engage.ment Du:.cer
glvcn to~ 'he Liberal, ~orken 0
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-BEITING RAID.
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PROPqSALS fOR REVISION.

A LARGE BUSINESS.

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CHURCHMEN E~PRESS CONSTABLE SERVES
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COUNTER.
THEIR VIEWS.

ling

~r.mcar,

apparently
escaJ>C4, IDJury
t.pewOWIDg' to under
the prompt
a
itude but.
of Ithe
he
d river knd t.o tho presenee of t fI hfcgua.rd a.t.Lached
\.0 the front of the ear
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Sh& wu brought. bdore t.he ~rougb magtlt.ratea
on :sa.turdar aDd ch&.rged lIflLh ~"browlDl herself In
(TODt. o,)f &. t.rlLlD.C8r 'Wllh the Intent'j~D of COIDJlutLlng
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held on t"be
of Katugrove
In't'ltlLt.lon or
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maD or No 2 dllt:rlct) a.nd Mr Harry
~&'D or No 1 distr cL), but OWIDg' to

the latter gent.leman WU uDII,ble to
Belldes Mr a.nd Mrs S(aldlllg t.hen
MeDcoy '~I~:2:'~i;t.t:'ctli l l
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FrederICk Holt W llshe.r of 28, Ber.ford~, a
t.ramea.:r drL,-er !lUted tbRt. at. about 220 pm he
waa dnv," ¥ a 'car f'lI.!twaro l In .Broad .~reel
Be
laW t.he pruwne r £tMndmg bdJlfeen t.he Lramhoea on
the sout.h ~Ide of the Iitreet, and as !.he ear apprOl.oebed "he ma..; e a qUic k move ment t o.... ards t.be
I'&l lA on ....hlch lUll car wa. mo't'l n g Be Immodiatel:r
rang the bell, turned on: the electrto current and
applied the \iUld bra ke
When t be pnlOner bad
na.ched t.ho railll shc d ropped down Ifl frODt of the
oar a bout. two or three) anill away from it
It. DELJOEHA I f AC'.f1tJ::-.;
The Cieri: Willi It a dehberate ..dIO D, 80 f&l' . .

:row;tnU~ "ii ~':~ei~be~~re:l
lI'bo

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WltDeM

a.ddod t ha t the

m my opiniOn

lay dowD
Boeing tll.t

prllODet

the rail 10 front of Lbe Cl.r

&CCident. 'Was I.nmmcn,. be ImmedIately a.pplied

the el~t n c brake, but. the car wu DOt brouiht t.o
.. st...ndJti11 until the! bull'er had ~ed over ber
ThlA relea.&ed the life guard "hlch picked her 'Up
Tho cond uctor fl.n to tiUI prl&Ooor, and w·th ....
6iata..nod nel~ ber ouL from uDdernea.Lh the ear.
She ...... apparently uninjured
8ko Mid,
I am
Yet')' lott')', I could no t help it, I calliht my heel
m t.he ~ram l m ~1 Q.lld f~ n dowD ;' She &1&0 made
IM7m6 Tflm:'lrk nbont ha'- Ing )()IIt DM pu~t. !!lOme
t.lme pre'-loulIly he Ilnd"ra!aod
Befo re P C Adam.
took the wom:ln to the pollee dat.lon Wlt!l.M1 .... id
to him
Tins _ a cue of deliberate at"mpt at
~)Cido , " antt t he !Itl-'ODer replied, .. Oh no. It.
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w~'~:;l rt! l.b~ldB:n~h~Pt~t.e"witne.
that
after tlle aOOldent the IIrlllODer talked .. though
ahe ~r~ nnt. In .. railenal frame of mlDd . ,
Ernea~ SlIUI. &Dtlqu~ dealer, of Battle.-street14wbo
,., t~ t.h«j OQCUM'e nNl .ald the pMroPPer Ulrew
hetMlf (lOWD liD the middle "Or the nl1M
Neither
her feet DOr ~er head were aeluallr on t.he rad..
I ll'I:atk m...t.M, butc her of 36 Bridge-d:l"eet, who
p'ftl &lrnllar levldonoe, .aId the pnlOQfIl' appeared
rat.her e:teP.ad
RE1BOl'ED lIY HER IJ)VKR
;r.o Ad&ml ",bo laW t be pn.ol!.or being pulled
hun v~ the oar, llated that abe denied throw(ng l).~f under the oar
She saId her a.nkle
P" w.r
On tlte way to the pohc& .tatIOD .he

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I dOD", remMnbeT anyt.hmg fr<lm tbe tIme I
left my young man t.tlT th e) 'Pulled m6 out
I
had bee n ,Olnlr out WIth hun ror I lxteen m ontba,
and DOW he baa ,I:t'l'l'en
] dop't know
what. I ,ball do w1t.bout
bTaID haa gone

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