Reading Observer. March, 1915.

On iApnl 2Dd 1908 Mn E
80 Audley Street Readmg
thlrtfICD y~II.TII sgo I bpgan
ID my! baoe aud they olten
811d leg" There were
I tned varJOU& reu edles

wLatdver (rom thew
Tpen I read of a case Ilwlla.r
been ~u red by Doan 8 b8.CW:n.cLe
I tried tbls medlcm6 and derived
from the:r
The biWkache
Pfl.1Plt~ho
1f!ft. me and I
altogethCl Jemce M'y
II .. 'Ytlry bl~h one 1 8h 11 cerlOlliI.
the pills to athOl J eopJe
(~ Igu .d)

On Octob(H 14lb 19H-over
Mrs. Hltchen Raid My

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seri~usly

in coal
RINSO.

splendid at ce

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Send 1M"
Frfe
B onk on
Chu:rfulneu a d nth.,. Lo q

Pil

l m cold water equally as well
R INs~washes
as I s
preparahons do
hot
In

Thus the cost of

the copper fire IS
aVOlded~an
unwholesome atmosphere IS dispensed wrth Labo~ IS saved,
too, beca se you soak the clotHes III RINSO and
cold wate~ overrught-leave them soakmg all the
mght-RInse and hang to dry In the morning
RINSO

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UNKENNESS

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LICENSEE SUMMONED.

the j:,,:aSher---easy for the

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told

In

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That he h
beukab9m waa the explana.tlon
offered by' G Iberl l{srwood ~hom PC Colbert
took to be drunk n Q\ cen 11 roa.d on February
26th Mr HarwQOd u the I cen5a1'! of the True
P a.trlOt Ort8 fQad a.nd he v,; as summoned at the
Borough Bench on Saturday for be ng drunk. on
the hlghwa.y
P C Colbert ,a,d that abo t 3 45 ~I the .Iter
nann he saw dd!'lOd..a.nt come out of tHe Spread
Eagle
stumble down the step!l leading to the
....'n. J I,"'''P''D and go towlilds Queen Brold.
WItness
that he wa!l the worse for dnnk
He
staggered from s de to s de on the footpa.th col
hded WIth a. lamp post m Queen s road aDd ran
nto Mother b.mn POl'lt nt the corner, of Queen s
iPa.d and King 1:1 roa.d
Be crossed the road to
the corner of Qrts
"nd went mto II ,bop He
~ill""'d' ,H followed defendant to the True Patnot and u.w
h m m the prtvatc a.r
He told h m that he
should report hIm lor bern.'! drunk on 1 censed pre
mLl!CS
Defendant I1'lpl ed
I beg yoW' pa.rdon
I don t think so
While ha v; a.s speaking added
wltness he lean-ed :very beav ty on the counter and
spoks very thickly ~
Crose: eum ned by Mr Hatt WItness dId not
USlst dsfendant
H m ght have 8&1d aomething
to the etlect that ~e was a ll r ght but he spoke so
tbu::kly that Wltnese could not understand hIm
Walter Blms 142 Cholmeley road 45&\d be was
wa.lkmg down Orts road on the footpath a.ud saw
defendant comlllg towards him
He '111'&11 obhged
&vold defendant who would otherwIse h&\e
:l:~~~~'~~~:'~ up aga.mst hIm He concluded that h e was

.home.

packet. everywhere

TOMMIES' MEAT
rmEVES SMARTLY CAPTURED
:Ql. th,ft 01 • portion

AT rEADING]

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to t he 7th B",ttahon

A meeting of the Executl.l Conned oC the In
oorporat~d Society of In~B of Weights and.
y~ ~as held at the Bbt]'( H&ll
ng on
Frida.y III la&t week
The qhatrmM Mr G W

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Dans (WtRlt Brotrnrieb) prelIlded and the follow
rng mem~ werei'Pre&ent Hr T C Brown VIe&chairman (Dudl"!J ~
CuncWfe ISm th
wu:a:) T Kyle (~clu) L&.i.rd (County of

E)

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of • conSignmeDt of mOAt
Beru Regtment was

the cause of the appeara cp of Harry Rumaer 32
Pr nee of \, ales aver ue and John Na sb 17
Cba.ti:is.m E>treet before th o borough JU Btlces on
S+tur~&)
Rumsey who was employed by :Mr
CSa&. Beleher tJ, bu tcher of 147 King s road wa..s
charged Wlth .teal og 2H Ills of meAt that mom
ng and Na. s'h nth uoe Vlng t know ng t to

Re&1

have boon lltolen

b

Mr BelciJer ,poke to .e~l1lDg RUlllse. ,nth ~I

S Coopor (O.teoh..ol G 11 Cole IMane .... rl

Q'Wta pi meat to TompkQj.1I ~ltot'Y fOT the 7th
W Kenyon (Sheffillld) A
~uttierford (
.) Batt Royal Berkll Reg~ ~e l(ienb6ed the mea,t
G F AJJ"ood (Wol ..rham~tonl C lda<donald produced .. betng part 01 t~e eODllgnm.nt
(G laogowl A Grang... 11!fnUnghaml C ~
P S .Ph II
d h
t h dId It!
th
,AlUtlD (NottmghlWl) Watec¢, aen fEdmgurgb)
Ipll 8a.I.
e m~
e e en a.n 'In
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a cart In Blagrave street NaJsh took a
basket
jW. CTabtree leonnty of Nottll A.. Street ( ty of from beneath h s coe.t and Rumsey put !lOme mea.t
\London) R Wn~ht (Read..iJlgl A J )\ nght n It
H s ,sUS PICionS be n g aroused he followed
ICounty of Berkl) T .Ma.jor (Cardiff) 4.nd R ?;a.lsh and questioned him
~meb repl ",d
Robert.l!on !lecre~ (Watfo
Belcber s man gave 1t me I: don t know whether
Tho Mayor enf.trt.p.med t mem~n to tea. n b e WAf, .8uthomed to do so I had anotber lot fnr
h II parlour
I n ~d tion to thoae m~ o'hled Mr whIch I g&ve him la"
Subsequently he took
A B Bull M1' E 0 F~. the Town Clerlt RumSf!Y to the police. station and there he sa d
(Mr W S Clutterbuck) 1Ul~.JM~lOT" Potllton Ch e.f
I W I\S do ng It for others all well as for mYlelf
Inspector for the County of Be
l rka wer.e present
Nau:h ~a d tJ:.lLt he d d not know the meat Wl\.ll
The ].UYOR n elcommg bIll gue1lta repllndcd stolen
I bsked for a p ece h e said
and
them tbat m the urne of -Oueen Elu:abetb the he 63 rI H ell YOllrwlf
:?taror W&II Clerk of the !.t.aft.ete and l'upons ble
'Mr B elcher lJ'POlo;e n Ruml'ley s behalf uymg
for the lIrorkmg of the Welgh~ and Meaau~ Aet.a h e d d nol v sh to press the charge &8 Rumley
rrhe ~tayonl no doubt fpundJ~~ work too great had ~ un satl.8fact on for t he s x ;} ears. he h ..d been
a.nd 90 Inspectors were appolLed
It I~ poss ble n h lA employ:
that their appo ntment WM a. finlt reJent~
~
Tbe Chairman siud the I;na,s:t: strates con.slder~d
ceuti) at a meetmg m 'LOn DO a. sug~n h,ad Na. sh W<UI tbe \"orse pC tlie tYlO pr sonere
He
been made t haJ: more Inepe rs .mould be a.p was fin ed £10 Ilnd £1 1$ bd CO~tII With t.v; a
po nted to see tbat peonle
tbe seed trfde did months 10 pnsonment In def,,]t In the CL'5e of
their dut;} and there was
at 0pp081t a to t Rumsev K. tin~ oC £ 5 w th one montti 10 default
but rea.lt) hone.st people ha
otbing to fe r
It WL" Imposed
was h s expel' enee t hat people were glad to finel
Tbe ma.g fit~;&te.s commended P S Ph II ps for h s
tha.t t bey Viera so well looke(i after
Be rarmly smartness and effie ency n ('£feet ng the capture of
'welcomed tb S~ety and r.!ferred. to lII' h at. Read- the men

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i ber A, BONA FIDE MISTAKE

lrlr Batt made a. long s~h to the m agtBtrates
DcfendllJ1t he saId was s6rtug wIth ... bad at;...
<C':--==.C-:-:.II tack Df rheumatilPU In t.he rIght kn~a.nd ankle,
Bnd t h II accounted for bus uneven wltl"Goms-

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down some sWa p steps outH de t he Spread I!; ..crle
he stumbled 0 er the et:eep drop and hurt bts rbeu
Willi."n.II~'iDI, 1 1 mat c bmb a good b 1,
Mr Ha.t.t pomted out
thnt
aefendant"Was told by the conflta.ble
to be drunk on I censed pre

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charged w th being dmnk

brought &gQJQst
DW'mg the
only two glaslles of brtter
He submItted that the con

no eha.rge WAJI
~prea.u Eagle

had

m s.ta.ke-no doubt an honest

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~lr D n ' 8 lD acknowled
g the M&Y~ s wei
eome reieJTed
the fa.ct~ Rea.dmg
lsaueri

the old ••, l>"poe ~' nth,

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A COLOSSAL UNDERTAKING
We get 15(1me de:l of the magn tude of the task
wb c9 the OermamJ ha, e accompl l!hed at Klelby far the greaU:lt engmeer ng feat 80 far carried
0 t 0 t he conl nent uf Europe- when t 1. stated
that the v; dt4 (If the canal at th e botlom haa been
"
ne"6U8ed from 72 to 144 leet ls depth from 29 to
no l es~ than 40 feet; and Its w dth ut the", ater
level from 220 to 334 feet. wh 1e ts Dew locks
two at each enha.nce are the greatest of all co I
crete structures
It 8 a I ttle o\ er 61 mIles lD
length BO can cia m to be the second lona:e&t c\nal
11 the world
It 11 onl) exceeded n length bl' the
Suez and 18 some tv;; enty m Ie. longer thau the
ne:v r.hllo nel a.croBl the Isthmus of PlLIlama
IE rom a.n art de (In the K eol Cana.l 10 tbe March
Landon Magazme j

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68 South a~t who W&II
whIle aefend"Â¥t W88 bemg
d there wl!1 nothinv to

~noon'"",. S.8

t ""'h

father Rnd l5~n were mem
of/the Coun~ I- tv; 1.I
generalions sen
a.t. the ~ urne was un q 1e
,ecord
That; morn ng they had the pie sure of
1'r C14" ng the Abtiey Ru ns
d otber .l n1.relt. ng
iea.tu(es and be l came to t..hI!t conclu l! on b at n
add t on t.o III
record Jlead ng was a good
0te of
!b:Ufl nell cent~
He moved .. heartv
tha.nks to t.he M ror
Mr T C lhtpw'N 1U aeobnd ng rema ked on
the good feelmg which eXlllted between Local
A.uthont es and the Society
:Mr H \\ RWIlT offered a ""leome to the \ J.S
tOni
H e m ent oped thllt MtL)or Po+n pad on
behalf of the count" done all n h s POv;& to en
terta. n them
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Mr A H B'C"I.L ment on~d that be r,ll.a no
~rfUlger to man~ of tbem Cor he ba.d
tbe
annuR.I con ference on bree PcCB.!l nns
Mil Jor POUL'I"01'f on hahaUI. of tbe oo,m
sa d
,.,bat a pleasu....,...:t wa.!l to n eet 10 many lnrpectonl
and to know that the ' ere 10 much mte~!;ted In
the r work to o::nD'l:e Crom all pouts of the ~ngdom
!Iolr F oUtlER a1so spok~
On Sa.turday morn ng a.t t he nnt&LIO (If the
Ma't"or t he members went o~er Mellrs
ntlo s
Aeed establiRbment and also \; II' ted t e t rfal
~rounds
They were verT' much nterened. n all
tha.t t.heT M""
The Mayor .at. tbe lDv).t&tlpn of the C~A.1rman
prom lied to t.a.k~ the eha r s.~ one of the rpeet I ga
1Il London at the annual cOnlerenoe In June

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gave eVidence bearmg oht hiS 1l0ltCI
statement
!lie SAJd that ha ~ee became
while he wa.s s ttlng n the s~ Eagle
thill W8.8 the ~aon for h s 1 m ng on the
wa.y 40me
He did not eollide w
the lamp
posts but leaned &8'3 nIt them to ease b 8 Ie ...
Frank MuOn I censee of the
Beehive at
John s rond deposed to seemg defendant tliat after
J)".Dda,"

OF BIRDS.

noon

He

WaH

1 mpmg but

qUlte

sober

M:r Hatt bad e~vera l other w tnesse. but the
mag1Btra.tes mttma.ted tha.t they beard aruffiClent
Ibe c&ae was dlsml8aed the Chairman (Mr F B
Parfitt) sa.y ng that they were of op Dlfn that P C
Colbert p,d been perfectly Btralghtfofwnrd In h s
BV dence but ill '\ ler of deCenda.nt 1J infirm ty a.
n stake mlght have been made and they would
gIve defendant the benefit of the doubt

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DRINK AND STRIKES
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READING OISSUVBIt

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VISIT TO

READ~G

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v ut<lnl

tong
~hhey

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of Mr

s~r ng s

the membe rs Qf the Read ng L b

s:>ce h til
h

al Cou c

gra n of wheat tha.t could be boug t at tb p ~t
Now see ng t.hat at tJhe meet 19 he ri n ~ {!
Mu\et.-place a resolutton was
cd con.:l.
clause cs.lhng upon the Go crnment to 1) ha

cal

wheaL

se eral people btl. e ELPPrP8Ched n e

t he object. of &holll7 19 how!' lly t
resolut on 11' ....
Yet m fact the r080 u t on lIay
mcth ng q ~
d ff'erent. to Mr Spa d n g II sta.t.emrnt
1 he ac

word ng

s

That thls m eet ng \ calls upo

Government to purchase &11 whea.t:

~ bat 6

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a (.!.'is b

for the purp ~e of feeding the ~ple a t. be II
ruI nS lh rily dn.ys before the ~Jl' and t~ a~ ;lllJ t
losal that nay be ncurred sholl
Ire l hro'ol n LipOil
\.b'tna.t 0 al revenue n t.he. same '\IV',I!-y a.so-ihe cdJ
of h~ cou ntry bas boon used to Ihe a oub "I
ten.$ of mJlI onll of pounds to bolStor up de;J,u ~
banks and pro~ctlUg b Ils
N ? ment on of ~e
pnce to be paJd for Lhe wheat .P\I~bued 15 m.uie,
n ful; the word
pr ces IS no§ liNd a.t :J &.lid
that. t 15 recogn IIÂ¥ that tho pn.ce will be. h Il-..l
IS s hown. by the la.tter pa.rt of ~ -esohn O!\ !\
reference \,0 the loss be ng thr0jon the k.c tnll
Wby Mr Spakhng mterprcted th resolution all nt
d d IlJ OO6t knowp to h rnl;:elf
me people would.
e.a.W It m !lrepreaentat on
~ references t-o lobe b g fin t¥=ler& 18 eqllllh
unhappy a.s 11, 1.5 So well-known f t that. DumerOw.
banfs and Mane al gaml;)lers w~re saved b the
steps ta.keD by t.be Governl1lCn at the cost.
m 1I OD! to t.he people
Tha.t cldent.a.Uy t pn!en~ a. enfl s from wb ch the w rkers ""ou d ba'l'!l
!lllffered lS fully rea.1 sed but tha. makes no d!e.r
enee to the fa....i iha.t t.he Dnane e rs were looked
aiter first a.nd that whilst the co~mon pooDle ~o
actually l.ackmg bread nO st.eoa qfi a Slm Isr clw'
acter are being ta.ken .lD tbo r ntqrest
Mr SpaJding'1I reference& to a hQme grown supp
of 'fheat a.re aJl most lDcompre~n.s ble
SUTe;
Wh~ M speake of the plough ng p of .,.n.!i~ aodl
as eng d sastro1.l'l
and valu ble grass I..ndi
tha had taken g'cneratIOD5 to p ~ucc
he mu.;l.
hav, been th n k:' ng of the bcau'!1tu1 lawns t<o ~
'Ieen 1t Mm& of the Oxford OolltG:es ralhe- thlll
agncultlU"a.l lann
It would belM ble w t.tf.bl~
Lbo Q.Creage und-et" whea.t w t.hout uch nJ::" a. b 01
penn4J.nent pa.sture If It was only made to pa or
t.he dOing and there are !lOalf)
IliOllS of &tnt
und.ct' graM now that wero fa crly unde tll,
plo~b & lot produemf good 1Ii'~eat crops
:I.
gu.atanl6e of 40rI per qu.art.u Wf?uJd enable L.....
Engl ah tarmer to grow ""beat ILL .. p'l"Q/i
and
W~d be 8. far better InveBtmen~for t.he n:a.UOlI
tba a.lQ" money flpent n armame ttl The Koglin
f
er II not a fool but a cap&b bu81Dess m~
not gwen to gambl ng like fina. en lherefoMl
re
nng reliable seo::unty
Any eactical farm!':'
'Wlll ! teJl Mr Spaid ng t h at a. C' ~n aere~e nd~
the plough W?1l carry &. larg.cr stoc~ of catt.1e s~p
and P G'B ths.n the same area undel' g:ra.~
I
would be nterestmg to hear what I otlier agneu~
tural produet.s wo tld I:w! knocked '1:n t he head
f
a larger area. wag under WMat a.Dd D. lit 11 nrgiJ
prop,ort on of t.be present gra.&s land unde h.
plough
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Mr Spa.ld ng udH!.es the G01'et'jIlment I! lM:k (It
aetJoo and suggetlts as the remedy Ulc:reas6 of
wagu
Surely Mr Spald ng d
not req re 0
be told that nerea8eCI wages an und wonlJ Fh I
further enhAnce pr oes all other t ngs ~ n~ eqll l
Ne thee should he forget tha.t t
whom h gb
prICeS b t hardest are prec &e ly t
whose. W~ ..,.
t I i:! m09t d fficult If not mposs b
to nCl'e-AAe
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Gow~reet Read
Ma.reh 9t.h 1915

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RHEUMATIS* .,
RUB ACHING J9INTS'

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rhell~at.ie pa.lO 50reness

stilfnen
Sl Jacob s Oil hE18 cured
from theumatimn n the l~t hali
as gabd for lICJJJ.tiea ueuralgla
&l.Idllpr8.1ns

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m
of ~ n re
ce ~ t ryan I
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0 ba k 10

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COUNTY THEI

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JlJt ~r action
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WOKINGHAM AGRICUL
ASSOCIATION

r.re a. number of staten ents tlm f equ e /Son c
pianat on
I l': th your perm
on 810 I ke
to lrefer to three of then
~
Mr Sna ld ng says
It bas be n suagf' e n ~
the Government should bu
p ",beat a p
WhfCh were rul ng lh r t.,! da} 6 I d re t he
i
t)f war
Excellen t. ad" ee but. ~e e 'l'\'"a~ n ~

the llin
Do Dot grumble and ~o on fluffer n
Get:L ron
bottle of St J aoob I Oil from yout' em 9t
J
Just -~he moment you use It you W1 I be f ee 000

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ABBEY

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the

Iumatistn 11 pam only Not ne case n 6ft.,
req
iltemal treatment Stop
g~ng
Rull
eootb ng penetrating at Jacob s
directly 0
painfUl stiR JOlDb! and muscles and 1 ef come9
ria.ntl:r
• St Jacob 8 OU
lS a h rml css cu t\
rheumatism. whieh Dever dUla.ppo.lnts
d ca. n ot b n

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On TbuC8day "Mat cb 4th e. v 81t WAI! pa d to
Reading by the Oxford '\rclntectural a..nd Ht!llor cal
soe et.J In order ~ Inspect
rulDS of the Ifamoul
IAbbey w-hieh II aMOC ated lD 10 ptany
'Yo Ln
our local.., well ~ our nat onalllistory
On .UTI\ al at tie nner gat.l:wa.y of the A Ley a
hr ef account of Ibe Bened dine Mon.aater'y was
g ven b.f Dr J 1$ Burl) ~f . A who with the
Ihelp of ground iplan de5Cn~d the" arrangemtflt
of the bu Id ogll compr I! ng a. rehglOus h ~~ se of
the 12th century land gave an outh.ne of II. ~c 'IV of
t.be pohtlcaJ and ecclem.lltleal
tbat h a"e
OCCll red WltblIl the walllJ ot
The
part, Wall tbe I <fndl cterl
the
nlerel!t taken n Ith e bL8tory
IIh rW D b~
ar OUa reQues\! fO~
t on
Dur ng a~balt n the C hapter
well knov.-n. Ca.no
Burner 11 Icumen
ba.s been delC!'Ibe all the ollt
mus cal compol!
n ex Btence
bO r of puplh~ fr m
lobe d rectlOn of
r
sta.noe
some ~tltl.!lbl,"

l'HE COST

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Is .t Mr
ROGERS

OXFORDI ARCHITECTURAL
SOCIETy.
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Rub the paiD nght out WIth ~all bottle ~

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ANNUAL MEETlNd

NO SHO,\ TmS
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The annual gtntnl meet n g flf tht
Itld DUitt1Ct ~grlcul1u rol l \ ~nc <It nn

the ROil) Hotlil W Ctk.ingba.tn
And Ml E M t:-)turgef

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