Reading Observer 01-1918

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T ~e reepect.fw o.i:r grOws upon one the
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• " h e ,nt o fbo dUjlty purlieu8 of ~h. I.... he fu>ds
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in the Abbey Ruins, whose tower·

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CO MM ERCE vetaus THE PROFESSIONS.-

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have in :B.eadi~ hoU6e8 wblcb ' high.elus goods
and higti.clMI ~ in
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any London houses , t.o My not ng of having the.

selection oomPa,re
advice ~d 5Ul.'H!:iOn of ,the profn~r
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complrun , ne ma.y
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th':'I~ that tn.et. in t he fl~ i ata-noe i~ chietly
i' r, I~. r of mtuition, we frllnk]
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c n,( ~ ,1 ('rGsa mi ght do IOmethi g towa.rds oultivat.
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If If :] tclllng t.he sociologft&1
omeot. for wing
~, . ;') h ",our oi court.eAy iii he busi.netm world
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neither in. Gerniany nor in ' ISren.t Brit~i.in, nor
anyw'h ere. 1 In that .pirit·
Pa.n face the co~iDg
YJ.ar:" P~""" MUITILY a.dd8 th&t the aJm;e·.wnA
.itt.cn
fore Count Czemin'll ruiswtlr ~ to 'the,
Russian
terme appeared. Though . he doell
not Ithink th. onowor sJ'tjsff"'l.orY in· it&'lf; .. ~nd
realil1l" t~ any fonnula
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German Gonrnment mWJt bo .eia.tnined ·wit.h IUS·
pieion,
t hinka it would be ,... ~.,J 'Frot not.
to an.,.er Count Czemin clearly. ap~ ' I(cin~II:r:

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obout ,npp!ieo, The ClmtTal .Board of Agri~
and the F""""",' Union ' are sending ou~ •
to farmers m:plaining 'the position 20M
the iallmen; to oo-opernte with the Ministry
of Food to see lohat cattle are forwa.rded to the
m·afkets. ~. Simmoll8 has very In.t!'. doubt that
.. ~oro .. the fanne,.. rea.lil" that -tho prices of
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750,1m: rst·•• _ cat~ an . ~ . r th o,~e
oller thl"D qui'Ie g'IIqd reOurns far tho BOimal. they
h80ft to aill they will hBoVO no besi.t.at.ioil in send·
iog ~1r beastII to DlR~: Bilpplieo ,,!,l , ~

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BROAD STREET CHOIR,

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Th...... ...at ...eekf twi.. nlgblly. by
Arthur
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The ~" from the
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The Broad·street Cboir lor many :y<lJl.l'8 po&. h ..
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\>OOb nothing I.... than "" inotit.utioo ·in 'Roading.
It i,8"of course, the same choir that renders so good.
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which oUr frirode ot ·Brond-st~ ore 're.pon.;bI6.
The good ....ork thoy do there can be ...... at ""y
tUtte.\ aud 1hOo. who bIl.!le ~ the tro]lble to
visit the roollUl when recreation i. in, tun , swing
ond to ... the OOfIet in seiion will DOt leadilv for·
"'hat Broa.d·ltree!; Congregati<?Mli'i.t.s BOd
&uPP?:rtem &re doing in carrying on this as,.

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WM in aid of, ibe funde i'Ol' oarrying on l this
U88ful branch ql oooiol work t/mt. W. twenty·fit;sle.nnu,al conoert of the Broad·stroot Choir t.ook
at. t.Ite Town Hall on :Weclneed6Y . e,.ning.
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" ,)" ~ l1\dudi ns: the soeial l .p~ere at l"'eJI, things
'li n .l d ~o verv much better for' &11 con~ i!
repr,""'~tai.i"e wh? ...potted .trij~eotion
(l:'l\ th "p irit were 5howJl o~ t he desire
~::r:er· of . Berks Voluntee~ &t O~lco' :t\,o"'other Sup.
~. ; ' t:l.d , It is not a. bad mott.o t o st.a.rt the New day J 1nf01'f& UI that hl,8 exparienOM
taat. oc·
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Cannot do 8()
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in tbal direc.
a.' H no'tlo.n: " J~Ul' ." ,ur.
tl In, ~ n d 1918 will certainly
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evideJ,tlr, ..'is¥ng
I '~t;'mll r l (! ~ ,loti its closA if we
}$atned to
.p< , II' IJ~ a quaJit.y which 100:tv,"ately
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read... .".; ........ by now. tho Soldiers"Recrealion
~. in ooonect.ion witli thio place of wOahip

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BE CHEERFUL. 'f'!,,.. h,"'I>ereritic;\1 m ~y
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t!,i n~~ in wind nlg ':.Ip tho
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THEA'IiRE, =~~~~~:~~
cattle to moe> tho requiroment. 'of !.he blmhera.
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pren· ne..-s bas r eached U! that Mr,
& well known figure in local circles, hM
'A retired boat builder ' on the
a~ ', lJl.v.,roh,iIm. a well known ftohenntm,
0 c&l'it.al bumorouit v-'·
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Whiie, E . lj'aieh! :T, BatheD, R. H . Hyde ~riee),
A. A: Nub (T"'~ ...r), H. He.ler. W. ' Wiggins. E ,
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SIM'MONs' viEwS'.
Foakes. J, St.,,,,,,, .. WreaU>s .... ... eon\. 'by W, G, , , Mr. Anker Simmons. the AgriculJ;ural A~
SHortet-. · E.JShOrI6I'. F, Shorter. Mill.. ~rIsr . and
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of yest.erday) tbe opinioo ' t.b&t there i. no ' ,need
for the pub\ie \.0 become in any wa.y U panicky·

'6;F 'BILL 'MOSS, '
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the Now l Ye... prepa'"1 I?" Ii\tor ~:J::;~.
When I speak. of .ndur(lift1 10m ..!'n/, ~
\\'fl mu!';L bo entertainoo and
ueed occa.siona-lly a.i,r' ".id•• much Ie.. 01 food .' tj~'l Afid,
tl!c·~o dark winter e\-eninp , 'T ere fore, go to the without mlirgarine. - r ~~ tbinld~g ;01, t~. wound!
£',<'I lb:lll con cert 'on J&rIuary 1 loh,
Our reade~ and ' death
our young men, the 'aruBw,ge oJ t.he
ar", .'5 llr C to be aatisfled with t e prograql~e, and neutral n.tiona. tho long mu..ry- 91 1Ji. -!>"oP"".1
t"'! i r presenoe will gratify not
1y the pe~orm.ers of ~Igiu ~ and of Eutcrn Euro~, ... whi~h. "ie
l 'l t the Commit tee of the Foot all Olub
have our ~.lihe.. te will are , pro!onging. lliI! . hlrth~r.
orr,'miscd these concerti. "
We b ..,j,epling the I8CTifioo' of
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1. ' 811 , ordea.! wf CIII!
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only: endure fO[' the ,~ of eorne :end tihllt is
1; h3~ been truly said that he POdOO I ~o ha.!! worlr mot tha.n m~'8 liTe&. . Not for national
1I'lt VI et. is ,to be pi'tied,
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~n lIa.y amb~tion ~or berritory nor ~n~; , ~~,~!nly nnt
,l' 1!if rc is a cons iderable .
mber , of ;persons lor any lcinn of hatred. For hat.nid 18 • • bon·
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ho are tllerefore lived n.nd stifling pa.a:sion, which mU1' 'eit;her"p8.Il1
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We awa.y
or t.um men mru:i. We can ""• . this W8o!
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from condemning t em, altho1lgh at
pnger, nor y~t in e6Yei.ou~ ;~ .~, oq.ly in
,t. rn 'il th ~ir ~nnduct is well
igh prov4tlve of a. burning Pity, re1Kll'hd that ,thi' <opl"'tWl'lt' ba.rvett
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But ~'here tbia inme, Qua.1r
l ca.tion of evil &ball be destroyed and tbe seed ) rom wbieb
r ,l ,dw t\'er else you , like to de ignat& it, i
absent it i86ued never ,with our COl111el,lt .b:e . IJ9~T aia.j.nj

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to demand an
thi. -'tUVQ""
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the pVMlde ~Bro E. B. Deadman realt,l.the P'oreflteral
eerviee. The, DlO'J:I!IIefS were: W. 1.7. Sborter, C. we
expect to be offi . I ' informed l thereon
Sh.orter, A. n, 81>0<1... F. Shorter (",,,,,). , ~ before Wll go to preos w;th our nat issue,
Carrie Shoiter, NeUie lMhorler (d&ughters) &lid Mrs. E.
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Acoor ng to present ~nt;s ~t 18 lll'
D .C.n.. E. C. L tddram, DW:. Sec" W, ~,Bnmsdon. tended to cloge b\lteheTs' ,;shope in ,Reading Mon·
D .T ,· 3"63, R. C. ! Ba.yter (Medical -"AMociation), • day, Tuef!.day 8Dd ' W'edn esdl~y in each week until
P,D,C.B, Wbeoler .-(Aud;ror), P.C,R. L, Carler. J, lurther no<ice.

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capital if! largelJ!due \0 his wise counsel and It.ptitude,
merely . " higgling" tho market for '1
lI1a ~ry Wflt evei remain as an iltumin..tion to th~
'NW'_lm ia.ry
, benefit, 01'
erl t.here is a
.younger memQera of the Oonrt. , Of ,him 'cit.n be· truly
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said: .. H. did good by,tealth. and blu.hed to find it 1!'/'Au,";AI ""d re. 1 shortage of supplies to tb. ex· '
fame.'~ The 1£mera.l 1took pt&ee on We(ln69day. , The
~y ,the ~it¥s at Rea.dlng Cattle
ftnt Mri of the senice W88 held at Tri~ Congregn~
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shire or in a.ny oth:" Shire' of, fair EngJaj.d. Tb~,.
Mt:eraloog i1tness Bro. G, Shorter, bf Conn Pride a.lready have the statistics. f l For morlths pa.kt.
at Reading, A.O.F" pa.M8d pe&cefuUy a.way, on Dec. 6 00 h been _ _~ -' -bo to
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28th, at the ripe age of 78 yean: HilJ death ho.s ~ re as
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ccm5Ul!1' I.oOlU'n ()
r cmo't'ed, another pioneer in F oreitry. P'i)r over 45 (Wery I deacri:ption of cattle on ~
y.... b. ..... &U . .tift member. and In it. . _ hie- and ~ throngbwt th. I""d. We "'1U
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tary his iberality ~*!> manifested. Bis';~'OlIineM ibilitY f OT the production of thooo sktotistotes to pl!M18
wu -sinn ' ~ntsoeousty to 'the JinveStment of the
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"b fun/li"'f, lb. Court, W th. acaUlhul&tion 01 £18,000
t . onners of er
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w;1I say a ~iooe to yqu in Jewilh if~. '!fO'Ild lin
h;ut ~ hear it, ~o:uld yoo? Cerieinly' we would , and
lien ...ry pretti\)' did b. r<U>o&t a coDoiderable piooo.
elve, w"ich ...,.,aed· to om unt.utored.. ,II .pnyor or ll::~~~~~ ~~
••het.hing .,hich had abont i~' .\ad..,.., tbe mu.l.
of ~ poeky-. He ~, of ' ~j d.. li"-le :J ow
himeeU. and he r 'd hi. 'nome W;•• .JosepI, ""ding
R,F.C.his suma.n:J,
5POk~1 0f his father ~a moiher,
Local lootbnllcT1!I will Ilmo'w ell enough that his home and hi. aobooI 1..Jm., :-to~
us
these Initia.ls stand for tHe. Read ttg football Club, M' M st.r,.i~ ,~ong ~ it he had. kDo~ u& for
'W",hich is making a. w pe'l'b effort just now to raise yean~ There w.. a ~ cbermiljg' and 'engaging
t.hQ- ginew s <}f war in
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o f ,th& neoeMa.ry manner
him. a.b.d l his oonvMsaW6nal po,..~n
fun<ls so tbR.t we may . tiIl
'Plentv of thew in one 80' Y\'uug aotoni~ U8. , 'W . put him rigat
and sin~ ~a.intt\ined
our 'dst in Ithe future for \he Poet 'D
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1.lt him ......~ ,!.b. llign
to " carry 'on" even ,in t he ga. of foo\ball, The which ~a~ H Faie stage,'· under t.~ f11' ~f
objqct iJ a la.udable one a.nd h
our Btrong sup- friendly polioeman.
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port, M we are 6ur~ it. hU t t of our readers,
'even in war t ime. We Il'ust ot forget football,
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afford to for. .. ENDUJNCP;-FoJ WHAV'"
Tbi."I ig the title of a otDBing ' p~ph
;::et al1 t.-hat it "haa done for U8 in the pa.at, and
what. t.hat past is doing for us now a t. the front fOl'cil:he a.rlicle on the i' Newl Year · by 'Prof€\MOr
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delighted to be· Gilbert Murray in Toesdfl,Y.:'1I u "D.uy 1'II.• WIJ,"
lir.yc the Reading Foothllll Clu is 'Seeing the wa-y Thtl Profesbl' i!l well known ~~ ~g a.udi,ences
(tut of its financial difficulties, The concert jast
v. eek Wi\S well sUJ>ported., Tb
is to~ be a.noth~r
0!le on January 10th, a.n d tha.t mtl.!Jt be twell 1zrupTlI,r",.-ed , too, Our to?tbaUers
not &gging,
n1 th ous:h they are hard up,
bey a.re giving us
I!l1 rtd value for ~Dney, as they always ha.ve d one.

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Ltd., .£6 ~ ~r. 1, Kole" 58.; Mr. ltill,lIIli,. 161.• ; ,Mrs. d.enl&1lda it, and on this qucst.ioP it wou1d be uS&Anfrey, £1 1'Mr. G, White, 1h,: Mt, Erie Sunonds,'
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£1, etc. [The B.'f.V;. &ilia wi9h to thal,k Mt, F , 'J l Jess' to a.ttempt to restnct the voice of the peep.
Cham..", for the mOst g.nerou. loeI! Of the com.r through the power of the P ..... , It ~ for tba
ehop for !their me, entirety free of nmt, for- tbe last Ministry of Food
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on our Sunaay, and we spend out !DODCY :.ou your
Sund~y." w. agrood tba.t Ibi. ...... 10, 'l'hcn he

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oonOll!lrt~ 1216:' WeUi~n, College Cbu~I' otrertory, class of produoors the offenders

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e!pecially to De'1'I" resid te, be '
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Thnnsdayl that to ",U mnt.ton ,at t.be scbeduJ
prices retail to the public reprejlents to the bUt!.
ch.r. a 1000 of ISs. 't o £1 per ~ of sheep. ' I~
is Vf1ry oh-roos '1!Ometbing ~ll r:
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onoo to bring the la.rmers and ~~s gCDern(]y

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new·coman in cannol ",Inlin from
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• boautilu'!, which od1!urred in Oxfo ·road tlie other
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sir bomq and youn~t.er, who .ftenra s ga.ri his age
ed if he ,Ju on .tho right.
ber that l they yean, ' addressing WI,
\0 locally quite side of the road for thl, W okingham·!I<Mlod oars!
"or West End W. auured l, him he ..8\1 ,Md . lqolred ~boJt ,for •
aka !.bi. pointed . tego wh. reby h. could board hi. car. ,B"" h.
,.j, ... p. . wished to g~ on all fM" ~ tJa~ Post ~oe ~nd then
motor· van'" tof join the oar, remarkifi tORt he 8hduJd' aa"l0 &
penny by dbing eo. Be ~ept up a ' ~XlUtin~ ' flow
hat. market h. of conv.na~ion the whol. w~y, AI,,- di.pooiug
of 'the ,tram Iquestion' be Aid: Hi\,ie )roo .., 'JfJW? PJ
rdpfo!'ed to _
could not claim tbtI.i di~~OD. ¥
&t too oI'I.en he We uid
be)ong<a to the great la.miIy 'If Gontile •.
.. Ah ," He ~d , la.ug~g, II you spend xeoi. monay

w.

th~

of

a.<lked: Ii beofr,i" SO l short.
~h}' not, .in~ the supply of mU~ in
butchers .. shops? B ut. Mr. Longhun.'t , says it
impossible to do this on a.ccount' ~ f the trcmendOll
pri~ sheep are making i,n ~he ~n market. ' ~
aasuree us , t.hat at the existing ~nor:f' (writing 0..
hn&i 'boon

toI9•.

to

Readi'h¥:

beed~

be,y

, w1.&t
tie w
block paving di.w.ctiOlls in Iight , ~n1 r~"
. l.mi".·,
you find "outseIf 00 .. ~ of
ot paving, [or ig our ~art ! Our interp,ola.ti9'l
~ t.
.
here )"00 maY tiny mho ftowen. ve~e6. fnrit , converM.tion ' baa (aJlen
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WId a bcndred and one ~r riides, inoluding ean, W is true, but they hoaT
them.
d to "0nroiilVl,",
small !i... eIock. ....... down to
humble kitten. hove p.~
,honest! in the matter, t t whatever
0.. tbe ...~ it I is e · t.ruly m·
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wbich i. b<o~ belore
in th. Aroade. and ~batever we may I <;apable ,01.. we
md ,L.~Y night. is t.be time to witne ~ a.ni· exponents of the an. of t.he raconteur.
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g,
A WELCOME INTRUpER.Reverting to our rem~rb on

IfroJ-tptly

, ince the' recent Meat Order w't'. b'?Jl'g~t to
upon them? By tha.t orne r their pr::kes /have· baa
II""
to he dropped froin '1.28, 6d.
<1!d,
8j.on~.
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or ~. pel' lb. . If, tho policy 01 the fanners II
sOLDIl!!llS' AND SAILORS' FRE1!IIBUFPET.
D<>W to Iimi~ !.he supply. and il i> can j,. proved
, TIie Co."hittee aI tbe Soldie'" ond Sailors' Free to
pablic that they 8re oot.l 'Putting linto m' i
Boffet, ,S.E!R. Station. gmtefully a.ck:OOw1edge the ket &8 many beasts as .ue availpble, . t~ we bol'd
foIlbwln,:jifio during Deoembe~:-Bi.cuita ;' M...".
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Hun~e,-~#: "Palmen; «:heese, 'Messrs, Baylis & Co, ; tea. it is a questiof! for the a.uthN\~ in +, oridon, t;o
Me. J~ iHdlmea , cake, Mn. Be~ley:1 8.ppJCIJ, '!frs. act upon a.t once Bnd that most d,ecl~iveIY' l lf
Burnham:, Mn. ~r, :Mrs. Lane; bUill, MiBee6 Bird;, there a.re to be a.ny aTtdicial tabperings with oJr
milk! ~xm, Coekrane : cigaJ'tIttes, 1o'I~ Lea: onmges food
pl'
th
h'
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y.jr ...~ tho

of live stock into linQ .,JVit.h tho bu.tc:t:.~ a.nd thb
public, Are tJ:te fill'J1lel"S 'and owp-ers d ctetmined th
pl.y thia, ~o of bringing f0"'fro s~ort sUPPli+

RIOg.

mE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL.R'lSidenta in
e
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om midst. _ ...1>.0 d.light in
~Iy when it H'plieo
1mbit.tion. will do -n to ....
can be .1Iited in ~ requinom
os ~iarily .., by City S
",-, !We "'" prompted . to
.......x 01 the f~' th&t "'" 0
a1<mg !"ir ~tJwrongbf.,... the hu
certa.in. LOod.oo. I:i~aes. Of
has •• ,;gin.: ~ .pIoaoe him..11
~ to, ~1n, bill ""'....
rihoat · to.< 01 coqtn.d.ictioo
Iaboan! under • fallacy · that.
I1Ich and onch • Uoodon hoo ..

instructions from the
'.I;J1e question

chorn"', tln~ I!umoions items ",ere w.U
~-orga.n recit&! ,!8I JllQch appl'!l9iated.
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paat.ma4ter in tho power. 01. ""Ipre",icll\,
com..
teJltng • story ~~nting el!f>etien,cejI,

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to. be contc~ '

Ministry of Food in London"

'the Exooutiv;~~C3~~~edi~
Rave a special New Year's concert and social
by the' OhA.irman, Mr. W, J,.' B, Marks) a.t
Hall on
Thunday .evening, to m~.~n~-~Of~~t.i.~~~:.~:
Theta
Wt\8 a. l&rge audienee a.Drl an
WM clirried' out. in'l which t h e '
PrIze Band ,took a prominent

Not

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Dot

ma:nner.

Stock

yean.

j~.a}wa.ys
P.8 B8 being tmi on the",groond and airhpie enough . So it is in his ease,
_
,I. oombineo \.he ~
th the 1"'",lul tnie type of Lhe rnoont<alr, - Pouibly
Bi<h of 1iJe.
only can, '
ope\Id to your occaSion thJ p.....,t. iloolf we tl'1 to
_
. ~ Oft «>irtJy trifles oiek·nacks. and e::r:ample, &Dd~ we ma.y ~ go 10 far ' as
.
prooent. gaIore, 'but you eon go
door or just some ~ hi-s stori~, a.nd, IM ..Je t.hir,.k,
..".,.. the ~ md b-.y n
' g........,t. of all in his style, having no~ -Fell Iat the

lri.od..

mal'

_t

yeez

to

#eS

om....

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thia '
_ ,..\" Meat.
. ed out1

nmroul'd

~. --,;Ji.i, the
meeting , W" held on

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hula'

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of tbe ' Reading Ft.>od Control
t""~' a sPecial
RAINFALL IN 1111.7.
l~y
night; to
The toW _1I,re~ at the 1'''"''''Y - . deaJ w;th the I l!iRmt;ioo . if I po!Il!ibIe.
The
11117 ..... 21<69 iriOh... Rain feU
1.\9 Cmmio!riooer of !.he Live
ommiss'
01
The high_ quaulity of rain in the day
,
'. .
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IOn .
COIl Jun. ,28tb). and the hi~he't in
,Reading D,stmct wos inte~ at the m·,
)ruy, -riz.• 0' 81 inches, which", the
M.anoe 'of the, Food Committee OD ~ morn J
, a. Jub month for 3S,Y8l!-l'R· The ~t.al
ing but apparently his po'W"er l:IalS been laTgeIyi
pHiVlO'M year, 1916, was 34:"4.6 mcl!-e8, belD" 8.
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.".;. 01' 8117 Im:h.. lIot,..en tb'. raDde.U aI the
dmllniBhod .and he IS unable to d? anything vf£h1

ho~ ODd aurable, [~dvt,l

adornirlg pa.rtly true inei[lenUi with 80
own ii& ibna1 bmbroidery!' and of
IN AriD ABOUT THE ARCAqE.:
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It is probable there it!, not. IJU~ . ~ot.ber . Area4e varidJ:il!y ~ the humorpua &ide
in. t.he kingdom a~ wo have at
It is not. makes' 't he most of them with a:
J

120 or 120

B1ICt~~.

C6nnoek Obnse Coal and eecnre Ih. boot qualitY,; , ~

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;! there w.re no produce", to , fetid lhese dillerent

~bont

by !.he
wtrich
the done ex~g m a. IDCl6t un,
.... <>W1HId ,firm . ,he G;&.t ,W _ Coal Co,; 3, l~ si$ply ~ th&t a man who
~on~hiQ, ,Reading, est:abI~ 100 ye¥8: W~ ~ or ~ bullOcJco, p.or week,
sell a.t. ~rnment. ~ priCes, aDd aCcoi-d ll')8 to WIth «l:1i' only. This t!-tate-of ihiD
Govern.rn.nt regulat~n'•. ' ~.n oro.ring &,1<, 'or brought. to the DOiioo of tho

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brnnehes of merely." trade," B~t
would
not preciaely the .same tlirng, is that of
\hfl profa55~ s be If there
no .. trade" '!
tour. For the most pa~ hia 8X~na'
Whore would this count~
e~c~~ly just now J world · of t8:1k a.re of 0. lighter and more

C ONTR,A'G T(

WINTER COi\.L AND
COKE~Y,
p coke. tropp:11 from

F"" tn

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~ Iaa~

Order, to he gradOO. weighed .nd

QrdeT now YOllT' ool!d

a..a

-

~j;ion.

. On Moodily
.th ....
17 ITioh bullocb of poor ~ .and two I
coW'S for sale in Reading ~}e I~e( ''!!here 'l

wore

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'!'" usually

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jn. ', lnIgIru~

-tary ' of the Reading ..;d Diltrict BlItchers',

·~i=,J:l;.d:r.,;,l lfet.
on Mohda&
morning..
The
;;
infinitesimal
oappIy
had, ~

Wlltb~ to I l1 is I present ~ prospective cultome~, oor' dealiDg1l w;tb dlJJer..}" types of oor
Mr . &) land S o," Attorney, Solicitor , C ommi8- But some people a.re re~tive to a fault .
ei oner for baths, or " Mr. So and l So," Physicia.o either liavo not. facility ck tho inoliDatiQn
eo
a.ud SurgeOn,
not do more j.han put a. b rus pa.rt.' t~ knowledge. OthE'tl"S"late, or ;nme ()th e~ nea.tJly pre~d name plate rigid i ~ ~h6iT writ.ten ut.terances that
on his door. B e C8l1not have 1& doubl&-crow~ be said to ~ive eith"" m'lch ' prot\t . or
' _"IIt·ion.
po.<;Le!' in his window, ,! aying tb"t. th ~ 'lawyer's t.ilpir frllo'fl' moo. llut th. Y<IaCi;y , "",,
or , doct.o r·~ bll~in08S is ' und01' . new man&~ment, a.list, eJerl if he has not the distinCtion
QIlU cUlItoIDers (we beg pardon-jClienh) will be brillia.n, is a.lways wel~e. Never ¥>
cn:-c{uUy at.tended t.o or waited on a.t their ~. loBe £0 initiating and ~ning~ without
ckn oos, M~ desired , He must not. circularise the M.WIIMl6S, a. conveTBatioi:t on any g1~ -topic
publ ic; ibd~tsy of heresios-ho must not. ad· day or on any eubJect. ;,. not &lwata-the
l
V6rt.1 S~ in the !oca.1 newspapers, i.e., in the adver· the well·reAd ma.n or tbe """"t .writer. Curjoously
tismg ~utnn8 of the' pa.pet"8 for lWhioh he
moogh the.o o&n I""k I ~'-' aud
I
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have to po.y, All t~i5 IS V~~ CuriOUs, when the B~en word.
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Tiowed by' tb. 'plain
th. _ t who docs
not fuJly !?"IDp"ohendl the j!re&t .u t hot' i. flxod
ART OF THE R1 CONTEUR.ooiween tb.~ .. professio08 I".. ~~ tbe dtflerent THE
Cloocly allied 1.0 tb. ",IOf oo;""';rs&tion ••1\'l.OUI!h

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e~;ro.i"tgh~i1I be on , the authority .!>f Mr , w.

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; The Bn.oonia.n a::r:iom ~
bud oandle-st.i ck maker have ' t.he privilege of an· man, ooo.vEJl"Mtion a ~y DUm"
fl ouncing 'rhi s qualifica.\ions and tho nature of bis exact man, is frequendy lbrought home

lor tHis.

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Well, let Ulf t.ell our story -as it. ~!I ~ ro

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\:nT I O~5 anomaly tha.t whil e your baker, butcher.

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.,,,,,,.it.iI..

i .. t,bo

\he h""""wife is 8!lI<mg..

Reading' ~~1 Mis·

give two . addre&ee at'

in the st reet. as a very THE CONVERS'ATIOHAUS'I'.-

]t, oitt.>n fl!:t.rilf,es the man

, was....,.;vro
t~ix ~n. Wh&t

READING SPlRlTUAL MISSION,
On Sund&y Mr, W,
Smith. of London.

no~ oometbing t<> be
I"
:
!

be eudimU>j;

~~~=.:: day bu~ _pm!:

yo\. l-" deocribed i~ '!.bO

the ""'
\ rid, lJr._
ful for?
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it

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pm,....
WOO ' a.;" to itir-a •

throusr a. gift!'!' _""""''', ..e,
boca.... Ikmg.drawn out
opening cIaye of 1!l!l! t!Iio'w e
of the Britilh Empire, the '

to. he

f 'll.il~· sb,lter. Y es, The F orburv is
;.. t! ' tb.oroyghfare for a. stroll no~ an ~

lOcI\. irM

.pirit 01 brigl,rtneoo when
, and ~ing into th. futore,

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ar a very welcome and effect.ual pro.
cutting wind a.a be sooks their

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