Reading Observer 09-1917

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'IiO STUYEN :!IRUSH BRlBTtR8, '~

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T o ~t.iflcn ~l. i Jirj~tlos .• af h ait , bl
!>rUShe], (N'sh )thmn clean III w.rm " .... ,,,i.tb
which a Jitt1~ uqujd [Lhm1F.in hft.s Deea mbed
, but. do iDOt)et f t fi9uehtthhl'Oli8hOd 'back ;"' ri~ .
iu coJ WAter, tb,D, &V!n8 Ib"ke. ' ~e '-wa~r
If rom them, .t.rui h he r~.tles t only) 11D. peroz·
10. of I hYd~.n for ..bout for t.y ·lIl\nut.e., and:
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tbey will ... like n.w brl18h.L

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HINTS ' TO

Genero.l

:a. perfeotly harmlellS ."ay of cteanins tun
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,.ourself is bf -mc ~nA ' of sawdust.. Obam ..t,,A. Morris, 37, 03,
dust tbt.t ia mHO fro. aa porOUII
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leav.,. /
pos.sib ~e.
H owRver, any clean
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cd. ~ HaTe ~i\ ty of it ~t.nd then
employ' of !tho S~'tIth"rI>' ".ol'1'tl'''~l
iliorou,gbly iato tlie fur)_ .Uowins it to
on fOl' I'eiglSt hours at a timo; 110 u to
any
th.I m ~y possibly ha..... got _on' th.
fun. "han the aawduat haa Deen well .... orked
into tlie f~ and aUowed to~ remain there 'lOme
time / llhake the fur in the open until it is out.
Cenpn,ea\ -i • •Iap .ff.ctive, but the ~.wdu.t.i.
u.ea.par. uti thi, ria a oooeideraiion wtten one
bM io[ _ it frequontly, Of course. lobe 8&W,
d1l6t 81' cOI:IllDeai Should . be used but ROO." ..
a ~-rs
Ei~ing d~t ,.n.d soil.
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MILITARY ~ROSS.
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Llcu t. Jilm ~ S n:trc~ ll.y )lurdo<;h Yaunt!~
Regt. . has been awarded t h o ~!lli~
offiC'ml record sn.ys : H Dur_"g 8.
{;:cT: ches h lf led bl s men with q~t

Th ~

deICer'mill'" lon, .kilhug lone of tbe enemv
point of throwmg a. bomb
he continned to e:tcrcise control,

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th...e rct.IO"emcnt. eFccp t llln.:t!ly well ..

foIl o"ing

Major l R . Ha.ig. D,S.a.,

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TQmp Sec. Lieut.. A ~l. Bra.y j ~ec. Lieut. . .
Brown (SfI't..""C. E.es. ) i Temp Sec. Lieu~.
(June 25th). '
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. ~ - Royal Uc;:ks RE'gt ""T'"""T£mp. S<..-c.·
to h e acting Ca.uts . E. G. H a.les, J . B. ~1.
M.C. (J ul y 2110)'

WAR HONOURS. .
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Sturgess, 8536, Read,"~ , Roy"l Berks
been aw ...ded the Disting\llshed I"on ,
The following h a.ve gained a. bar to
Meda l: Corp!. A . W . H. Dob le •
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B clch'eT. 12784, FaT ln ::::-

(Act. Sergt I C. E . Mmdm,
the R 9'·a.l Berks Reglmcn L.

18667. H.mmemnith; COTl'I.

" "l;.".,n,_,; __T:u~~n".b,ridj!ll Well. ; P t •. A.

Pt.e. T. &nscomo",
E. Siever" 15t)/-+ .Huhs.
. Varney, 2t10.'u

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Mo",]ton. 01 t he R B.R ; Uorol . .J.
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GUNNER G. W. BERNARD.
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arid Mr.!. W. E. Bernard of 31 M ho,
have received , eTV bn.ci ne~s of t1~el'r son ~
G. W. Bemltrd: R.F.A. , attached to th~
a. sbort time b.1.ck w as serinusl \'

ankle. th l ~b and left side. Shortly
it was deci ded to ampu~te
The opera.tlOn wns per- ....
eX!:ec<linl~ly d"llgerouIS sym ptoms ,ti ll .
. now
bad h is IeI:;' a.mabove the knee. ' Th is, fortuna.t.clv.
~;Lve largely removed t he rda.nger, and ~
1!1 the French Hospital where tb~
IV'..ng W-rites hopefilily as to h IS ultim a.l.e
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bero~e

HO&sBRADI~ ~,:r?~~':~~~r!~:~

ter. t e a spoonful eacn of I!Illlt

h r o!y. filled tab1e11'90nful of
rather less than a teacupful of
nnd .stir .it in th't ' 108t moment.
MUSHAD S.uo ,"':'}Vitb • tIj"nnl.r",t l
water mix smoo~ a teaspoonful
Im'18t,..d

t he war ",.. hich baz faJ l
to the
101. of }'h. n.nd ~lrs. J . Sn W' and
, La.-.·ender·street. Now they
,,"6 re news of the death of a. son·ill-l p.... 10

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& good teaspa,nful of
boll gent1y ' for five minutes,
a talijle.",Xlr"
fut of , Yl!1egar,}jeat.en
r;:Llb to. t l\!lte. Ind A little Bugar.
Ollie of the dre till the
tIlll'~;~,
cue tbat it doell not boi again.
...111 bo found 0"1 good , "ith grilled !herring.
.. po""hed ellJl! • .

of Gunner W. Ea.t.on, R G.A., tb• .Jm&.
Mr. iWld Mrl!, Snow's t.biro da.ugpter.
Jane. who was killed by a splmtet: \rom
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a recen~ advance. Yrevioos})'\ t he

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in the wa.r, Ser{l't. ~rge
a. third son. Mark. baa
Eaton bad been a.t tho
months, durin;;: t he whole' o f
he f,.d been en~3fled in the batiJ.
single leave. Permission b ad, h 090..~ver:
him
lea\'s for hOOla 9" a. date b~; ..
that of the day on which h. _
welcome news had been . forEaton. But on the ver- day on
bm;barld shduld have ~ed Reading '
arrived of Gunner "EatoD's l death,
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A STRICKEN F AMILY.
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Chari.. F ewtrcU,"

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laue. wit-It eorDflour instead of
ra.t.her more ,cornliour, but 'o";:it~i;;g
tel: . Po.1 and cut a half·pound
m., ,"I.r',"D"
in to r.ther sm.1l pieces, Cook
little butter. un#!. perfectJy· 8011,
$he eauce, a.nd season io task

important positlOn ,n th Messrs.
bookblD<\ers, o\' t bls town.

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sold ier "l'pcars the foIlowinF: U I ilo\".
to inform yoo . 1 Bill n suffered DO . ~, I
seen the grave in which . he ..... bUried,
care Iw! been taken. Yoot IOD .... '
al l the ooys in the battery"":"4- he
,rood pal !(). ..II. He died doing bia I!iity,
~b OCCtin-ed whiJst he wa.s Mr9iug
Wi th deepest svmpathy, yourai .tc.,'

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up last ~car . in t b e service or Mesl'rS. ,I
Ltd .. and 'WI\! b eld in high esteem bv h is '
. He ah:n enjoyed t he confidence cir 1.118
HIS fat.her bas for a number of

the cotrrse of a letter,' Mying:<, " .r .:
to inform you tha~ Gunner Eatori
a splmter {rom a. shell during a ---rr· 1)..;
B e ... '" a ~ood gunner, who and.... :l--I
a.nd cc.rTled it out as only British l '"
illS death i, a grw.t 1010 to " UO:
on behaJf of myaeU and his ouGl. I
')'mpathy in your brean1Dtli~ . . I '.
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and Mrs SnoV{ from .. :friend 00,"

CO.u...:.oUIl 8._. -Jrlli:

"b1~nful 'of

coroAoilr .i·no.,lIbI.v
titt).! cold m\lk;' otir ·; "to' it
lIalf'pint of boiling Ihllk~ . .
. • oue.pOlL , . Spr
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minuteSt and Ifft ve
the
another frie minutes, !Stiorrill8 fie,qu..n'~IY,
before uSe ""at in -in small
Gu!!!'e of bljtter, .uowing each
ltefor& uddin« Ithe next: The sauce
lIeque ntly seasonM with ',aIt and
havo Added to it ' . 18v.1 tal>1e~Bp'~Dlo!
chopped gho.fin. or h:>l.ed
hard·hoiled el!ll, jn sman
.poonful. of ' 1\nely-ehopped
. hrimp' , · or c\lonped

C<lrps . Marlo... , an d 'Serg!.
itlC,ke'Lt•. 47987 Wmd.or, R.E., have been
the Milit• .,. )led.l.
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pint of
oztrr.ct. Seli80Il
lenOIr
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mnch p ....I.y as "Ill '
. ir. iln the c,?rner of I a
coM water,. &nd leaYEI it

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on .. plate for

lu:..!! aq. hoar.

Stir to flo I
oream a~Joc.
»ut.ter tho- 81.10 of a large 8881 then c.d ~adU'
oily \be. jm.. of .• I.mon or a tablosp ' lul 91
good villoS" cd th. p.rtJ.Uy dried , ...Icr.
It i • •100 ..ned with. ~1'1lJ'~' .t~r.k "" dU...

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0 rI~I' of 1 'a
J.mof t\lln , '1''0, tJ> ••••brod
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IAto • , .."oep.n with h~lf
pint ,of
water ' :When th.l
.Imm.rod for ~en
mill
add. Bbl."P0opfui of Oornllour

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oupr to ",.t.. 8tir and boll gontl1 for fl ••
II!ln\ateo belore ....Ing.
ft •• ourinS Of
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h ';.. RrM fr9m the J.lurest
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~Y: latlier· of de}II!h~:fragrance.J.80othing
.kin I'lld ,truly )leqelicW to the ' colDplexion.

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Violet Scen~ Oatmeal

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Old ~roWli Wbo~' , Wild Thynte
Rosemary ,
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Sec. L 1C1li. C G. M. M OTTl!; IS en \ nt,
Temp. Sec. ·Lieut. A. L. Olrrer ·.May

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WAR ITEMS.

, R~.s.. relrquI!b... t be' ,c·g.
~'v~'S::::~~~~,O.I . (Ju l)' 3~t)J Capt. A.. A. U.
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whil st comdg.. n . (August 4th).

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~A.:ppIM~.,! ..lm ~ . Honey.ud:~ · , ,
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lI'RO~ . POTATOES,

pI..,.. "~r. · pot.1oea are .ery

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poIAIto breOd. i. becomill8
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.ere pepular.. The texture 1e fine, the .alour
..hite, ond for adUlt cODSumption tbl. "".ad
will b , fouDd very wit.able.
Mr. L'.... ton, ?'
ttie ' l£Mieal Omce. of Boallb,
~..t lie
~~l'I the bread 1lll!Uitable to ohildreh,
.sfit... teo ~hy and ' teo I I IS
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~I: 'he . d6Aeiebcl'" ..... ted by 1'iK.{ o(
oas- ' ~IM weJOd keepe mobl f ..r a 1...~
Tbe ~1awiDc is a l'eli.ble rectpe iot pet.a.to
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