Reading Observer. January, 1915.

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From thIS date onw'Ird we are offerutg In oor Sale
"Bigger Bargams ' tm all departments Every pnce
ticket has been reviewed and the figure conslderab~
jTeduced

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G-r.a.nd J 1TJ threvo; o ut the b It "RIL n it H J r;r
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mes Dsic , a aold u
agf'd 19 yurl 'Who
ci arged "' llb a cnm lAl olr~ ee agll ~t. a 13 y ~.
OId g rI II.t W olcinghKm 0 ~ o e.n ib~ 16t b

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ACQUlTTI:D
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The Grill d Jury ret tned a 1m .. b II is& nl;t
Ed \"a rd Alafo ne Mellon & lold er
20 w ~o

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on a. charge of a
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We suggest an Early VIsIt-or an Order by Post.
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''' I\ryral''e QD. D ecember 31st
A ceDI d cou nt
cbilrged b m '9; t h ldece ll t. u l au lt
P r lOn er pleo.ded not. gt ltv,
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The g r1 s story W"8,JI to the effect thai the pr 80 ('
ea Ued I cr nto a. r.t nblc and comm tted he u ~
C'o np la. nl'd of
"ften. arrls sh e to ll ~er n 8 he
,.bat. hr.d takon piaOf'! and her f .. thet took her t o

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v. h.o 11'&& b refed for t.hl!l de fence t he g rt
aGm tted t.};ta.t 8he j ad k IIsM t he I an tI e d ll}
before a.nd o n t h e d kJ 4f t be all eged lI.E.!a III
TI;Ie ~ Ii s ather I p0"ke' to hu r ng he eo r
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EVILS OF

-no goods Will be taken from dIsplay untIl 10 o'clook
a m Tuesday, 19th when the ~oors open

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DRINK

' AU our Broad Street rvmdows WIll be devoted to tDe
display of "Bigger Bargams ' on Monday "J.8th, bu.t

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REJp5ING

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£7 389 0 "
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'The n n~r of Accou n t" nt h,. Of-neral l)epftrt
w be p!. ep~ k ngo 1<1 h e n ot b e r
S h e appr I'd t o tr: I . nt. 0 I Ih('?tJtr '\0 e ucr
914 'OIi U 11231 II I
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"'II.6ry frrigl\ t.c noo lUll fro m .... hal .. he &ft \ l· e c r
co mpa~l .... th lC092 it . rl\r IIgr " nf: rel Hl Of 13!l
£he pn800er to the M a jor of th e tl.eC men
II d
n ere we re 186?6 d el'C't. til ftNI 9843 rflpa)men I!.
~fl'trwa.rde to th e p o l <:e
I .. II nR I!: tOot ..1 of 28 469 fo r Ihf' J" e .. r
Dr J ohn :lfoCr ea of \'argl a e '!R-ie a r eport of I 7 \61. . (' rA by (""c r &;.ate fro n he PO~ t Ot!l.ce aDd
I::!is ex-sm nat on of the g rI fro .... ch t AP I en ed ot h er !:II\ \' nG!\ Banin to l h s Ban le numb~rM 2S
1Ih~no ~r OIlA aM&. It had t U,en Ili a c
I\. d RntCJun t-ed t o £1754 5t 8d
9\' h itl li , e !.Tanlfera
• LATE, D
o T hAtcher wh o ar reat..ed t he I'lr !oner ... d r ro n th'IE Bank to the Po~ t Office S"' I ~I' Bu:.k HMFORCES
wbe the w arrtl.n t ,~ re-ad t(l him pr~o ll M" er phed amouTl tfd tq iJ01 6e l d
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NEW IoDOl't'IO'Ia
, I "Wa6 onl v sk ylarlc.mg 'W t h her
She to ld ne
Out ~ the ~ar th r ee ( nv@ronltint I te knntl t III
-.be ........ 16\1nd t b at III e hlld le ft eel 001
When e.I11oUlItInJl:" to £37 ftfl c boon p r ('hued the total
8.t "Wok ngham pruoller &a d
I .... IUI ob].; I5 ky n Ilnber of &nntl htft h{'kl II rou!h thfJ .auk '" t he
Under t h e UrA in
lark Plg
She t old m~ ,I e
over 15
'ZOtb November \\ it S 1':1 11 I tb,. amount pa,. .. hle to
people an a t Ih l,
Goum!el for tba p no&cCuLl on p l n ~r sonerl be arniult.. nt.a " II./! £5H
!4...~~ en t 8~ th~ nol ~ e e9 r ~ h('a r tiS ~ ch W&I I S1.ofk pu rc~ ASc~ an I r ll I fe r~ a OUDt6d to £1477 InB' & hru.kdo~n
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't¥'<>r ve roT dere Ctl And ", . h t d l5a) I am n ot .Il nG K..Iea and t II l1lfcr ., () £'Z 030 th e toW amo unt bu rned Up witho\lt
gu J"
I WIU o:1 lv &!I;" hlrk :lg .... It h h er
uf stqc:1r. held 'or d r- po! (l ~ ot! the 20tb Nayembe r tbe r ner VOU B meftt,1
IS .,.,. .... t he cue rb. t he prO@ec t on
be ng £38235 0\1' 10 1 &.11 compared Wit h
IP r"l60 ner on oath s pted t hat 1 (' \1U a tl r ve r n ~38 838 41 lru a year a""n
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tliQ 61st Co of Ie llil ~ I E ng ecl""\O no w llta.l o f' 1
In Hie 8 poc a l I n ell tn e~t Dep&rlment t ber. baa
.. l ~ary ave
He J!"> ?~d t hf' r g en t on Se pte
bH n An n r f! aS(' 1 r !lg the "eAr of 53 In the f'um
bfti 7t h lind had f' (' 'at "'. /Z Il"e AI ou t a "Week b~r o f AceO n t! And nf £9 1()(5 l ~ ... 2cl n th e amo n t

BADGES

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",ent In thf!l Bl"ltl. h A .. mv

I!" ,.,,,,o'elll.,d ih oo""eot: heraldlo oolou ....
eaoh
Po.t Froee
quotations fol" large quantttle••

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R.iboonl a nd B&n of t'·I ·uy duc.npt on tn St.oek

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prior t o t l e de..() of I ~ r h a rgt:
H e ;:a e h s ~er a 16 to d ep .... to !;
'J'l e t nt.!'. {ndll on u,. 20th
of tit' a iTH
nil f H
" Ir thaI thefe w.u 0 ~ o (l mb!:r 1914 II n n ed t o £68129 128 ltd .n
a.t~mpt.. of a c r
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t ar.d hat .... hd . t<tOk
ncrCMe of £9 All 14A lId
on the to t al of
placo w.f6 done W II t he 0 ~lIt nf he i rl
£59 317 18 ~ o n II r- Itt e datt' last ,ear
All
~ccond L e cna
S tI of p 60 n o s Com pa y
n 0 en rece , e(\ n t h ~ r1 epftTt.rDtmt. AnI lnYMted
bay", I m nn cliccl en \' cI ara('ltr
. olely n tl 0 e Ir I",tf'e It!!' r 1. JI!~ autboriud hy A(l ~
\ Ilcr h e1LT' ng tl C A I rhl'l'IIa ror U e ne. rt: nce th e. ot Pari a I e l t
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J U(ll!e n Ihe CO'UrMC or h II iU I I I! P
~on
B Wll ne .. It t t he b ranch of'Rcea ..,ahl flh~1 p ro
mended t h& Jury ~o d 5Cll rd t he !'<leO II cau
of n g ress
I e foll o" n~ 16 a Iu mmal"]' of t.h ,ear'
dl!!~n L UM\ t on t ht' ~ro ldl' tJ ll l t .. old Ie l r1l.11.5acl a na _
... " e5t. Branch
q u t.e D&Afe Oft t he C ri a cy denCl! to- Uy th ll. L th e
1; rl d d not. comen t
0
t h e fi rat eo In L Of at
TrFl.tluct 01'18
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ten pOng to co n t ... cr IU n lli a Ullult the J r) \ ocoullt.-Genera.1 Depart ment
721
"'0 Jd h a ve car ef II} ~ 0011 8 d el" the el illent."'8 lo
Spec 1.1 In vNtment. Dept
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~I1d whet.he r t here ... M .a ny !l.ttempt or no
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I"- fter n short eon.8u\t.a.tion t he ulj Tel. rned & DepoeltA- General Depar tment
6 145 10 1
.,.ctd ct of ::'\ot gu It y a nd fl r ..oner 'lVU accotn
SpeCial In¥elllme It Dlipt.
, 1 ,15» 9 10
!nit!y d ICha.r, ed
Paymell.tl'I- Ot:neul Df!'p&rt.rnf!'nt
52JJ5 16 5
Tn d ~m u n.!:' t he l UI""\" th e J ud ge cont, t ul &l .. J
Spec at lllY eltm ent Dept
5' 7 8
On t M !IIB-t .sfllcl.ory CO ndlt on of t e co n t
D Ul tv depoe ta ra-. . rel .. flda onme
General ~ DcparttDen t
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K'~G

LEWIS,
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In t be wmter monthJ flOCId8 b "ve greater terron
than fros ts; lor fa rmElr8 (say"
The T m~
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Ohly is an ezeeU'l:6 ra.mfa.1I devo d of eo mp en ~ a L;
ng ad,anta.gcs comparable w tb tbo"e that trehU
from r,he ad on of ff"Ollt but. tt ... a d red; ca.u ~
of Injury too "()roPI and a ,"n otil aourc lI of dl~llD
lort. to lIT& stock Th~ cotl n try 1$ moat OODe4rn!"!d
..t prl!i6nt a.be t. th~ effect of Uie ltoodp lind !oaden
Jt.ate of t h e land upon the yOU D&: wheat P rol!ab v
a.t the m<lme:1t no I:rea.t da.mage h al> been dOlle
but the p resent slate of t h ng5 oV"er three foonll
of Engl«nd hu e leme.nh t.ba.t roak-e for li\'ra.,.t per
ma.ncnt. injury to the wheat hanest of 1915
In the fa.ee of adverse c r CUm.&tILnces uclud n ~
&CutAll drought. and .. scar<:; t1 of 1.&bourers ou r
f&rlll~rl oontrlved to s ow thelr normal area of
w n t~r whea.t Md Ii many OM'" fRIcoeeded 11\ ex
tendmg t by 10 per cent or 16 per cent
I t 11
n~ &t a ll mprobabJe nllW t hAt t il e r labout"!!. "Ill
be d !icountedM; bda.ntlall), by the a l normal ra n
fall The d&nger 8 nereast:d from t h e fact. t.hat n
gH~lL-t m aJ ont.y of the ... heat Wiloli drilled late Ow D",
to ma.b I t..y t o ge~ the land ludy unt 1 the
droug bt :broke In t he teeond ba.lf of October The
freed. &Own afte r the m ddle of November h M
had. a cbanoe to c&tllobl llh ...trong plan
t he earth Wall so
underneath t hat
Decem ber before ~he lan d
,C l: -.~.. " wu not until n6lr the end
begll.n to sho\"\' !l
of the ove(tow
beg nn ng of
! a fety of tbe
h~~;d~:;~~,~l~ centr~ n ILn early
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and soog nant W Ler
crop WIll lJUifer severely
of lohe seoo t he
drqw D
Its I?en s b ng n II. 00 d
s the l"1J\k or lD lu ry ~r om
sudden f a.Il lll. t he tempera.
ba e a.b att:d and t h e so I
ttl Sl perfic &1 rno !Sl Ufl'!
'II e preMlnt
Llmo for one of the IIiO$~ Imporh nt
of mOO\!l!"rn L me.
()8n
"th.stttnd & mod eratt amount of
nJu t ,. but t he r e.nduraD<:e baa b&en
t he pa.st f ew .... eeks The herds J.nd
tn Ken t and other co n hes where t b ey arll
g u:ed largely o n n &rshetl ..and on rver baa ll S
ha e had to 00 mo ed to h gh er and dr e r but leu
produ cl ... o P8.St res Tb s m gr&lilln Is t he f!'lIuL
lished custom II the famoul Romney Rnd F e en ~t}
Ma rs hes but thiS ,ear t haa h ll.d to b~ t:xtcndeq
.... t h the r&'J ui t that the ftoclca In pa.rtu;ull. r II e
great ly res t.r cted n t he r e /fortll to fe.nd for the m
sehee "W t h regard t..o <lattle a 1II"ot !leMon ,as
nJ r 0 IS to tho pRstu rCi; afO ta the an nal & tU; IA
scen (I tbo b lackened oond t on of many of the
e ncl o!lu rl:!s

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Dero!! ts fo r Head Office (291 )
E ut Bra nc h
'T' r an ~l'I c:t on s
Aocouote--Genc-ral l)e"art.ment
Spe c &1 In"Ves1me t De[lt

Depo! ta- General Del')a:ri llent

~pec 11.1 TnvOl!ltmen t Dept
Pa.lmept..s-G ~neral D-epar t-ment

Due t o d e pos tersGenera.l DeptLrt 1 ent
~pec ",I tnvedment D en8Tt ment
Dcpo!! t.s {or HeRd omee <.}28
Wok "l!'h Rm
'l'ra.tl6kt ons
Accoun ts-pener .. ' Departm ent

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fl'ormmg 8 I;utrer ng equally with fl.t'1Il

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h e ycgotablc crops n market a:ardcns a 6
gOt"O U6 jgro .... lh prOml! n~ a. f! ppl
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l o meet the de mand but digg ng plant r1!{
manur ng have ~n grea.tiy mt-fJ rfered w tb by
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OLD POLICE STATION AS A
'lfJBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY

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Hat'()fd lfMh ttl sa Gtefft1&l'S-ro.ad ",u ebA:r....Jed
"'It.~ ~'" dtMa.k n Pr"iar.. treet on Tue~ ..:..J;E'.C
Eyre e.ttl h' .~'" t.h d&fendtnt rolhn@i abou t! t he
p &,.ern.at h,. I'rI8.r str m Wi t h .. crot.fOl1? 1r n g
hu:a,........l)efendant wu d uobarged aD p&y
nt of tbtl
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(nay 8HOPBltElM<ERS
T\to boll ,,~o "er~ remand~, II. tortfti,bt. ~ Oft
I chlrp ~t *bopbreaklDI ~~n IIIp~red kfore
Ute m.,ll trl.telJ .nd to "La -a nnounced t b&t oIIeh!'lO\s
hid. be", fauDa for t hem
0ne"&11 IfJnt to t hf!
Naut cal & hool ..t Portllb ea.CI. :Btlltol a.nd the
otMr to tlie North Ldndon I ruitl'l&l jbOOI

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DrST~ICT DEFE~CE
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Also on Arm! Elbow, Neck.nd rice,
Walked Foar Night{ After Nisht
With Her Used CUf(cura Soap
and Ointment. Now Quite Clear,
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and s be hu .. Mau:'ltN bead. of Uk now"
(Slrned) Ml"II larab L. N~ 1_ 11 14.

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