Reading Observer 04-1918

ROYAL
MONDAY. 15th APRIL. at 7.30

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DiSCUSSioN

AIld TWO MATINEES on WED., 17th

Tho VI""r (tho Ref p :r 0 Oillmor) p"""ided
.t"a t the Ve&1r" on Thursda.y 'lrf last. ~i, and there
\nI.S.a" )]atge ateend3~ fJ.,1Wt; ...col A F P?]'ltoll
W&.f nqolI!lnat oo Vlca.r 3 Wa;roen, !loud Mr S Sh Dgaby

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ROMA

StR.!l1"Ood aJ)POlDfA;Y.l people'. warden
<M r St:.a.llwood In hlS reply sayd he had aoted

b 0 preThe Load Gov.ernmect Comtn tttee &\

e&nted. to tbe M1DL8try of Reconstruction a repcrl ha.-vu:.g preva.iled upon hlnl to eon!:.lDue fcr anot her
Lo:avncndmg the- abolitIOn of Boards of Guard ¥(fl.r be hard dec ded Lo do so
~s~ "nd t he transf.er o-f their functl0ns to Countur
The sdeC:Juen .... orc eeched as follcws -:Messr&
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h
I B J Rdder le" A Do.l'l'Cut. B Rbarp A Smith
BoroUjil'h and District Coucells l and l IS propOSIL
J Bonnett A J Dor Bel (re--6lect,d) and !tIl
WB.!o dvseuMed ePa. "p"cla;l mecting of thc Reaihng WI g ht.. "nd!Ir T udor ( n t..h o p~ (Jf AIr 1X R
Beard h eld lut week
Wocdru.1! (re!lIgued ) a.nd Capt Deuton (on act l\ E:Jo
T he Chalrma~
) (Mr E 0 Farrer) fir.;t. gf\'i8 an se rvice)
A 0 1. 1
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b
Me ars H vbeatennan and
"""togo were xe.
of the origin ~na antlqu Lt.y of t e
~oor Law ar:d.salf It; 64j'eneralty kncwn tJlat tbere
W&1 no sciua.I P <:oqr Le.w before ~he reign of Q!leen
E l1 zabeth Eut the common 1&, pT nClple preceded
th
1 t T 0
1
labon by t;..\O oentUl'les In
~ Elal' Ie.&
u or ,egIS
l
medL16val tlm-es weafthy monast.eTles and col ege",
ottt'n gave <&"'fIIiay rood With wages to tho Rr tllsans
emplo)ed by.them
Nor wer, t h o ooer at tbo r
g&t,eg sent emoty awa-y Bnd no doubt the Ahbot
and Monks of Reading dId tneu" L!I~fU'e In rehevl,.Qg
the mdlgent and In treatlDg B<lor lttnngera hoe
p ..t6blj
Th6 days of the Reformation v;ere e vlJ I
tunes fer the poor Henry VIII n ot only deba.G~
the 0 nage of tho coun{ry but dealt, od er g rea t
and unfa.tr blows IJ.t the wa.g& el\rnen
He In J
h ands on Ihe goods of t"e mon.asOOr cs and gU ilds
&nd the 81Hintance t he poor had Teccl\ OO from th ~
ec urce W().5 brought to -an untunelJ cnd
\ se 1e5
of &a:Vllge :VagI ancy Laws we le also- e nacted
In
the clergy In ea,c.h pnT1sh were ordered to col
motlcy (or the fUppO\"t of -t bA poOl bv volunt IfY
cc-ntrlhuh ne;
It I S not Imrr.:m &lD;:l; that I n he
,IIlYs of El1zabeth It shm 1<1 be r eco!!'n 'b oo. t h:lt. th .? ~
OVlb COU d not be met by \ olu ntary chfU'1 l
1 tle
Quty of pro d ng tOt" ts p oor brca.me Dl o. e :1.1 d
J110rG cxl)I .... lll v rC"(lgnJ"'C'l l:jv t h e ~olllmun Ly t ill
R.t length It cu lmInated lU the Instl tu tJom: cf th
Poor L " w m the 43ro ' (! :l.r of El z!l.h eth In tho yen"
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Tho Act Qf It:.{)l w ItS 1")3l:iSf'd (01 It 1m ~ .. d
peno<'l
It Wa5 renpwro n the I HH £:l1~ of Jamr.:s I
li D 1 Ch 8d~ I an:1 \D 16+1 (ChaT l e ~ I ~ It 1'f3S m \~ .g
perpet ls l Chu rchwo.rdens end 0\('r3C r s ..... erc up
p o. nl ed j 0 c!l.rn out. the !\ c ~
P l-<> m t he earhest.
t mo the Pnn .. h haJJ bc .. n the un it on "\t I ell the
P O('ll' 13\\ hill". Y>orkcll a 11(1 n t.h e .-1n.n rot R II7.:J.beth
r ... lref m ceh ngo:;. were gcncmlly held , Lhe eh Il r:h
af Le" OnJne Betvee
DUIlng l the 18th nn~ 19th
C(' nt unes. num e ro IS fl memlmenl s and nIt.f'ratlo ns
~ere made t.ut the P cor La.. . . s wele tal n e(l out
10 a \ery har"h n:od mhuman manner 1l0\elly
bem .... fl.. lmC!"t looked on flS 1\ crlnl e wh ch mu tn
11l~ ned tI e bh.tcr lTony of ;ro m }fro(!!i I lie!')
RatUo hIS bones o\ e r th'" rtones HE'.r. on! a
paupQr "hom Ilobo<b owns
PrIor tn 1834 th"'r~
'e A three L<wnl Al thcnt !l.~s eoneernc(l In th e. 0<1
m n H~l r a.t.lon (If relief the ove~c(' l s m agIstrates
and v ~l r" "(r~tr Cj,; In fa ..... J>Ct for lIed t ho "' r ~tJ> r
Jnt.erelting eke

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~ !lrt o~

Miss FRANCES DILLON as ,. Madame Cavallini."
MURRAY KING & CHARLES CLARK introduce by arrangement
WIth MISS DORIS KEANE a magnifIcent production of

HROMANCE. H
By EDWARD SHELDON
A P1 a.v 10 & Prologue, Three Acts l and an Epilogue
•• The most beautiful Love Story ever written
11urd Year of 'ROMA.NCE at the Lnlc Theatt e London
Second Y (!B.r of
E:l:trllorulnalY ::iucce 5 on Tour

Mr. FRANK FREEMAN as •
Mr. F~NK LACY as
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ARMSTRONG.
VAN TUYL.

SEATS MAY BE BOOKED nt the Doo klO~ Offi ce of the The:tlre 12 Fllnr ~t.re.. t between
the hours of 11 a.m and 1, D1Jl
SAIURDA):S 11 am to 2 :m pm
M~rtNEE DA.YS
11 & m to 1 pm
S ea ts Booked hy l ele!)} one must be ciauDClI ootOl'o the ttme of commellcemeut or tha\ cannot be guamu teod:.
TEI. EPIIO~ E ~ o '62

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TIZ is gr&nd for puffed-;"p. tender
perspmllg' feet. burmng corns,
and chilbla lns.

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J'eopl~ who are foroed to st.and on thclr feet all

day iraow wha.t sore tender persplrlllg burnmg
They use TIZ and TIZ curcs t..hel r
fee. TIJ'ht ott It keeps them 11 9crfect co nditio n
TI~ 11 th", only remedy In the 'o\ orld th at d r a .... s out
all the ~LSonous exudatlon a .... hleh puft uo th9 fee t
aDd caule tender lore t.lroci acillng feet
It.
inltantly llto~ the pam In cormi r.ord skin and
lllO!'!'
It II flne f or chllbl a. LIls
Ah ho\\ com
rtable your f eet feel after USLOI? TIZ
Y ou II
neftr IU!lp or draw un your face In pa m
Your
IhOM won t tighten] And hurt. you r fce t
Pte L T Jones AS elM T H ouns low l\TltA
u
does II%8.Ctlv what you cl" m for It nnd IS n
real cure for bad teet My fect were 1 dul [ had
ChilhLIYI11 verybadl} and could )Jltrlh walk bt~t. Ilfter
loakingmy feet tWlC6 mwarm wnWl aDd lilz I ",us

feet meaD

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able tD rliH
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ODDFELLOWSHIP.
THE FUTURE OF THE .sOCIETY
An addreas "\l" !l..s gl\ en at. t.be Lo}r.l Bel'bhl1'~
Ledgo of OJd(e.lIo\\ $ mcelilIg 'On Tuesdaj e"cnm."
b): Pro G AI W IU D Wh ite who Via s suppo rted
by Dopuly Pro\ G M F G Barnard P P G M G
Tubb nnd III a dd tl on to a "a ir number of
he rd of Jl e LqCBe th ere .... en also presc nt
tat.lvcs of t h e 'I: a.nous L d es n he d stnct
Bro \Vhlte )ll th e cou rse of h Ls :dd lc So
LIlJ' ma.tt"rs conee l mng PI C futUre p ~ JtIO U of lhC";
Soc ety &Iud they l\ (' le pa Sll g t h ro \l ~J dark a.r.d
trou~lesome du) s t ho outcome of wh ich none cout(1
sa y what \\ould be the direct. result o n tben s"h cs 0
h o .... En:obnc1 v. o nId su..nd e\~n tually as a. nJ.tlon
DC'l e lopruenl " I ad t.o. ken )llace durms t h l'! past. t\\u
01 three 'Yet T5 a ffe"tlng tho HOc al politIca l and
co 1 m e r wi fe of tile country Ilnd broug It aboul
s Uch <kutLO <0 Idlt.lon s wh ICh t her could not. hav{
II. LIC pat d '" ouid ha.\ e illippe ned
n the l'" 1, es
fb e m )5 every ~Ikc hhcod o{ f urtbet de\elopments
anI 1t 1£ only I C:llsona.ble to expect t hat t h.ey ruust
al :m Jla ve S0ll10 effect Upon t h em aa a F nendly
SOC:le ty
I lIcn S OCiety hke ot hers had mdccd
been hu ud Lnap!Wd In Its p rogrf'3S b j t.hlS terrible
'~fl.l' I hey ail 80 m uch d eplored'
The Grand Ma.sk r
p:ntl a '!"Qrd of c<Jl,(l pllIue nt. to t hose "Who v;e:rc stick
n~ to tl ~ o d Untl,.y and d omg' thetr best to COil
t nILe lhe go o~ "W ork a..<>s or. la t~ wL t h lhe S oc ety In
~T)\IO of pr esent da.} dLfficul t le!!
Bra Wh Ile a lso
lOU he:l Oll th e zubJc I, of TeVlSlon of t he man agen cut of T.. cdge5 11 c :de a. of aUla gamatlOn of
Lod lJ'e:5 ano II. ccntral l!ied local D RtTlct o ffi ce Vilt h
n. ll C.... to a perm.nn l'n t een tr H.l mee t.Ill "" place for
IL l.odges I n eo lcl uSlo n h 6 u rged h i; hearers tv
dq all thllv could to m&lOh. n t h e fille cha:rac tens
t C C I Oddfellc wshlp \\111 h wele tho Inculca t.mg 0
It deep a nd 6 neere fechn~ of brotherbocd ~mo'llg
,,11 m en and to pla.ce In Lhe muxls of the VO\!Il~e r
l!E'!nerabOn tho ("Ie atlng .sPITl t. or tbrlft a nd mdol)" ndence as exp enew' oo by connect.lOn wit h Odd
le!lIollslllr
!;: ol c la bret.hren t cok part. 10 a dISCU!;Slon "'hleh
followed

Got

• 1 3 box of TIZ now irqm any cheumls 15 of IlWres
.Tust think I & whole year II foot comfort for only 1/ 3

Our Portrait

1st :VOLUNTEER BATTALION
ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGT.

E GOONAN,
who wrlteS
as fo11o\\ S

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AN APPEAL.
Col J Kelhe Comma.ndmg the 1st Vol Bntt
Boyal Derks Regiment, ru:ks us t o pubhs.b the fot

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l"'''"g app..l I ~ to make an appea.J t.o both employers
IIDd emproyees In tile County of DOl ksbll e fOT
their 00 operat.lon In obtaining four hundred re

erutt.llor the abo,. B.tt.ahon so that the Connty
may be proVided WIth a. V olunteer ]ja,tt.ahon com
pleted to full s tren~h. It l 8 proposed to hold 3
't'ecrUJtmg 'w'Cek llllteadmg from A.pnl Stu to
13th nut and It 1S h oped that the l esu lt of Mus
dort wIll be the obtammg of the nllm OOrs ~e
quire4 to complete It to t.he es.t LLI I:5h}llent men
tiooed. I would ask a.U those old members of the

B.ti4!wln who left tho Corp. l""bably thUlk.,ng
~~t. thelr. 8eIVloes would lle \ er ue IoqUII-ed to

.,am COOle forw a.rd and Jom up " e are now ~t
If TO 1 ' Idrcr from- anr suob dille ... " ~ E cz.!'m.
t4e mOlt. cntical perlOd In ou r ex stence as a Scrofula,
BDIl ~.r$ Ab ... ce.S&es Ulce rs Olo.ndular
, ..t.ton and eTery iittfJla.n who ca n pOSSibly do so .5",.1IInl"
Bitlis P.lmpJe.s Sorell ' Eruptions
Iibould now be In ttalnUlg for t he defence of hiS PUe!, I(heUIWlUam Oout kc don WD.!Ite your
count.ry. One h as only t.o look O il the p lcturo of time a nll monel'; on usoleM.lotloDI\ and n:U!lKly ointments
"hfcb ~cannot ,et.< l>elow tfie lurr"ce of the l~klD. , Whitt
t.hoee town. and VI llages lD Belf,!1II1ll a nd Northern )011 ftn~ an4 ..."b.at yqu JDult. pave to be pormanently
"racde to-day a.nd ImAgine \\ h tt "ould h appen cured L&Q medicine that: '" U t boroulfbly lree the blood of
1the pol~nOUfmA~te rw'" pb alone UJ tbetrue C& Wle or BII
Jf tM. Germans were allowed to g un a. foothold 11.1
your .nUf't:mng Clllrke I Blood l1u;:ture )11 JUst luch a
OIl t.beM Bbores
Let up back lip tholiC gallant medKlliDtI It 4A eoDlJ)()8oeG or ingredients which qwckly
men of ~ who a.re. fightmg In} I anee by taking a ~taok D\ercozn.e and' e:.:pel thcllnp Irltie&from the blood
liP IV1",~(hat.ely tlw .re!ponslblllt\ ol home defence that 1, wby 110 19a.D1 trU.l1 wonderful cures stand to Ita
lkrbblI"8 haa done s£lendldl) III pro\ Idrng men credit.
fer dUr T&1'lOUS expeditlOnllfj fo rces rmd the Te
O\er fitly
jOf the County. Ba.ttallon IS romethmg to be
Years Su~e~
.,rottd~of 10 let UB help to keep up thnt reputatlOu
Pleannt to I
In ~ Volunteer BattaJlon ,\hlch llO\\ has the
(be lute. I
Jionour of being a1Iihated to the Coullt.y M glment
The Volunteer Force now OCCUpi es a. d cfilllte pOSl
c.i0ll lD the defence scheme of thi S country and
Sold by an
&heiNf.ore It behoves Berkshll'C to CaDle forward
Cqeml.ts alii
and !Me lts place and be r e ady should the
~tpres,
neoNIlt;- &ruse. I feel sure tha.t afte r t.ho MCTi6ces
2/9 ~.r bottle
~fby our m en at. the fropt. tb eEca.st we can do
I(efusc
1S toftake up our reaponSlblitt.les t home UmP
Substitute,
1011D ~d equipment ~re proVIded r men on JOin
mg and ."uy fa.ci.hty gtven for lralnlng ,

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\\ Olkh"'lI£e r"llc f becamr.- s,ublp.d fo glcat mal
adml st rntlon
Mr rh adr c1( 0:;. reIX' d (pH1 I she I
I I 183!:'\ g"'lv .... ~o I C not '\mcn Sri f IT cl.lSc l (1 ~1 les of
UH\ lnx t" nn.-l a \ ...... 1 c~ • f d !'(' P 1 e nrevnl lmrr In
tl c R a.on:!! ,VoTkhnusf'
T 1 repo T ~ ml~ht be
t hought to be an exce-pt 0 11 to t ha ru le but as .a.
fnct It was only typcal c f ol {l\nar y \\orkhOU~f'EI In
lh r yIn .... towns A Con m I'~ r: n \\ (1.- anpomt,.d 1Il
1.1332 to • mnke full and elll "'''nt ena lIT} II tc the
IlJ.wS for \clJe.c' of the T')QC\'f" n E:1.p-Jand an<l 'Vole!l
Tho Co ) TIl <:8 o ne ro:;. repo r ten e ry fu iii on the ""1 eat
rtbl se c f Ih ~ leg F-bt 'l'e provl <: V'll« fo r ( he poo r as
dlr*'cte~ to b<'\ employed by th~ 8- ... ttlt~s ~ Bl7.ft
be ul
The P IlOT Law \m e ndn el t. \ (' t un1. s<>t
up B Oon d s of G InrdlflP
n ..l('' I" tl c cen tr01 rf Com
m l~" oner f nl'
tI f\ r ell r-f of t he p or b l tln If! Itnd
a ltol nt. (In of work1 ouse'l apnrE-nt. .(':f'I.~ a.nd oth el'
malto"'S Up to t IllS tin1/''' f'!flch P nr lsh ,",as 1 f'~pon
Sible for 11,<; 0\\ n p eor I n R.{'~d 11 !! a thoug the
pOpula ~ In 18~1 o nly miLl hl"l'l" 1 16 00')
hC'fO
",prc fhrPfl ~orkhousc s 8t M ry S In Ccle:v St
(T l e~ In Horn-sl le<> t now Scull nmp-I Ol .,tlfU!t. nn 1
St. Ta:wrera C\e .. 011 the <:. t .,. <I f jhr" BOa rrl R<lom Hy
th .. A... t of 1834 man of th('\ T1:trlsh,.s v"'re a m~l""n
mn.tf'oli h en ce the 11. nTd
Un om;
T IllS nCf'e~SI
I Rled t h~ erEc tio n of 1l P. \ "or.-! I ollses tbl'ou[:hout
Ihe cO m tl:,
IV tll"l P e "'n t t me ..... e h ear a arCR.t
dr-al aboul <:h.nda d sel J;llI p" moto~ e tc but nt
t h S J)on o:l t he re Wll!l PI\ d "nth, (l " I:l.n"l~r d plan for
.... 0 111 U"e5 a -' <they " II c~ n 1(\ h11.\C b !'!e n 1 1ll1 t m
jho f:::lme J.l-'l.t.tern ~dh nil ~cto; n h ouse tor t h f'
:\1 n let v. t. h ,n r.gs In I h f .... r I of R. CI C8S fin d
n(1 0\'; 3 III t.h " mtN en I .... a ll nles so U:l t Ihe
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of TIZ IS ahraYI welcome at tho Front

the wor :c 1l1)f\l-do n e b, Hoard " of (. ar<lw

StaLut.es of EI Z3bl'th h oboC'lIw lb. (ldmll1l S
I
In t 'I O hands of
Po »c nslole pcr5ions .c hosl'n
bv t ~e ratenayf>~
" ~It I
no .... p Of) O"''''<1 tt:> do
n:WRli wIth tht' Guar·dlll.ns and t r " n ~for th~ dubes
ro t.he Bcrongh and Count...."b I I\ e- bes <v. i h tI.
numher of eo opted n e ruhcu) thl~ m C'&t ~s en t la l
'lual fi"at. 0" would be d on .... IW[H ,~th Th(" P cor
Taw C Q.mms."lr n v.;h oso ' nln nln ous report ..... as
~ slLe:l a fcw )o,"\.rs RIo!O IS o t' S e h ro ~ n (1 t" U13t
It IS r:n1 y ncces -"TY to nlen!rl) :l It
B{l ~l"d" of
Gnald ans ' ere Dl lU'el und or tw' contIol rof Cem
1l1lF.SIO,ers- (,he p oo r Taw Cod n Lss nn 18~41817
P or J RW B oard 18171870 an' th c .Lcml Gm<ll'lI
I I nt Roard from 1871 nn::! undc .... hose thum b
h .. v ha.vl'!; cont nt ed t o b 1 P to tI f' p"e ~e n t. tme
)JRnv nlot! l"Pc:sne RO;Jrd s d Gl al~ l nns h:no he ~ n
p"cHmlo 1 from llIalong much Dce 1('0'"1 cl a nges m
I a.1m L Lrd on :\l'! Ill e, ha ~o fl Olf<lTIn f' d t.o the
I cn t I ,.,., r Iles (\11:\ r'>!Jul n.t on'!;
ti le Locn 1 Gm r.rn
mon Boal d nnl ('cn~o I" ntl n ' fon l flfllll wJtl1ln
has b e"n l111pO'" ble 'I11 e GU(l lYl .anl;' oull"s aro
ncif, earneo 0 fr: In a hUllloll c l SInd eOI1~cl(\ntJOllS
lannflr
Refo"ms A C lin lonhted l'l ne .,dc] and
I a lC been ad'ocatt"...J b, Guard l(\.l~ themseh es for
n r n V Vl'al~ p ast llnd If thcsl" ,-oulrl bn carr ed out
;tT1<i mo.e p 'l wer gIven to the n OIlI'd.s In tl e " XE'C t
t e n of theJr fun ol loUR It would he more (lffrctn c
han l h .. total a'hool tlon of the GuarJ U\lls R.S n ;:)w
n rnpos.ed hy t he R econfltrl1ction Conlln~tt.f!e
AJJ T
hfl...e tn.ken up I!Ome time \\. Ith pa.c;t hlStOl y I WI I
lea\ e tllC discusl>lO n on t he p resent and Itllure ot
t h e P cr Law to t he f\~o n -r!ei and othe memb"'r s of
LlI n Bard I Will therefore at onee m ove the.
follOWIng resolutIon _
The R.ead 1Ig' J'(lard of Guard n.ns h avl. ng llSld
un :'ier conS-CCrA.tlOll t.h~ Repo rt. of the Local Go"
erl1 ment Comnllt·ee to MIIII6'try of Reconstillchon
I d.ed D l'ef!mb(}r 19 h 11317 r ccom n endm g' the a.bolJ
t o n of lka..rd!; of Guaidlans Ith8 e:tlflim .... UleflS of
ndmmstr3.tlon a nd tl e trap!; ~~ of ih elro functIons
to Ccunty Coutlty BOl c ugh
To .... n and DI ~tn ct
COllncl .s m th e provmces and tho CoUll t)' and Bor
oUllh CounCils m the ;{ctropohs (Including the Clt.y
of Lond n) do hereb y suggest (1) That In t hf'Ir oplOlon t he tIme has arrived
a Id more especially s nee .th e world ",ar "h e n
" a ny Imprc \emen ts In the adrllllllsLralion of the
Poo ~ L ~"" "" su h a6 ha\ c bcen f l om hlne to time
re ommended b y the Poo r Law Un OilS Assce aLlOU
a rc nece "ary
( !» ) Tha.t bel ore leg slatlOn 16 cO n s ide red
t or
the ado.ptl on of the L -'cRl Go\ernmeut Comnllti.ees
~ ugg " tlons the Govel nm cnt. bc asked to call upon
the P OO l Law Un OIl'S ;\ssoc.at 011 to submit a
Fche ne set-tmg' fo r th their \le'\\.S thn t l Ute e:(JstJn~
(lI ens (R.1ter&d CT adJLlsted as may b~ conSide red
de nable af t.cr enqu iry) ~hould coni mfe t o act. ,,1I.h
reI scd a.n~ e xtend ed p'''7ers so a s t.o !Delude \\1 h n
the1r purV I&W a ll r lR$ses of p ... rsous mamtamable at.
t ho e'C pe'rt&e of t~e rateplLYl'rs
(3) That In Rny altered sc1J mne f or the diS
chal ge. of tbe funchons Qf th e;, I'oor La\\ t he ad
mlll1s lraLion cf "pubhe fund o:;. ShOllld h e In tho ha.nd s
of per OIL'I (llrectty responslb-Ie to the elector3 ann
that pi \ tglO n be mo<le Ro::<trdmglJ
J
T he R ev W Armst rong m !'~conrUll g tbp. reso
hll Of) "-a d t he) (lid not obshn Ately 'Oppose or
ndlgn an tly protest. a ga.n n st the pr oposed c ha nge
T he pre;cnt overlappmg he admitted led to l lel
ICr co-crd nnilon and tbe Inlsha.nfllmg of mcst dc
sen mg ca.~"S B It he mSI~ U!d tbat the nc ~ ~HI
Ul IIII!ri TatlOn must. be carried out bv experls til d
pra ct Lc~1 nl"n who s h ould be d lTee Llv resp o nC:lblc
to the 1>eonle It ~mllst n o t b e left to lho manage
men.t Ol mere offiClo Jdom
It seemC{\ to Col Ke'llFLlngton absolutely un
En",lls.h that. a body of Dubhe serva.nts c:hould b~
C " 1ll1 sed Ul ~ea rd
St cb a praced rc \ lUI I k(l r(!
'e t ill'S t ? tbe days of Czar dom fhc ma't ~r he
co IS dared ought to havo b een :rcferred to the
Gua rdl a n c:; th OlllselV'es
After furtheT d iSCUSSIO n tho resolu tion \\::t s car
ned bv 15 to. 5 "Mr Deadman havmg un 5I1ct"f'$c:r Ill y
ple&:ied for a plebI!lClte of t.he e lectors or R"adlll
OJ} the subJect.
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of

GROVEL!\NDS FOR THE MILITARY
announced that the Locnl GoveT nment
B oal'd "had a.slted t h e Boa.rd to l pro,\lde ft lUler nc
cornmedabon to r the r.eceptlOn of v. otlnC"11 sol
dl"'rs The Boald ngreed to band Ol4?-r GIO\eJan<1'5
l!ubJ~t to the necessary arra.n~cm(!nts b em", lIlndt'
for the tmn,.tor of the patler ts to the t~o l ot g"'S
In RusseJl ~troot wh eh Will H ] futu re be at the dIS
posa.l of the Boa.rd for u&c as a. temporar y hosplt.af
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AND WOMEN KNOW.

Ja.mp.1 SWIft Atterchfl'e, Sb.effcld sa.l's - ' The
fit'8~ dose cave me great relief I can cOllillellUy SIlY
tllILt one bot of these plilB hus done me mo re good
than a.1I the medlcmea I haTe ta.keu U Robelt I cake
11, SilveT Slt·fHlt Daraeley,lvntes 'T"" ' I am pleased to
suy you r pilla are of prtoeless worth II Mrll Wllkm
&011 of Nelson, ata.~., My lllster fmlfered from
weak ktdneYIl tonk: one box which hIlS dono her m(lre
good than pounds .pent on medIcal man HOLD
nOYD S GRAVEL PILLS a. pofLltive CUi"O for
Gravel, P.IQS UJ. the Baek Dropsy Bugnt s DI&eIl80
of the Kldne\ II Gout, Sma.hoa. 18 3d of Chemtst!;
PO!t free 14: &temps
HOLDRO YD'S MEDICAL
HALL, Oleokheaton
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1\.lhvood and G F reeman for sh Agnes
M(}ssrs H Wright and A 1IIg!J& were re DP

Mr W H Good shl'O wa.s elected vestry clerk m
th e plac or t.ho Iflte 'Mr J J LfL\\"l"enCe to Wh<HI ....
Ulomcry h gh tTlll1.\los were paid by the VIc-at .and

to the Jaded
speedIly and perently It en,lbles lOfl
all your dad)

othel"8

.A: pa.roclual meeting. followed the bu.slness of the
ve....atrv

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CASE OF THE WOMAN

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\V lOe enrIChe3 the I b
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was lcd 11 55 1 es a 1s d
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T ake ¥a ll ~ \ \lne l O U - I t e lll U t

wHO FEELS DEPRESSED.

DOuelSflCS the staT cd LIe

The Way to a BrIghter Outlook.

{all

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pomte:l I'\lldllors

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IVigour

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Sore, Tired Feet.

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thaot; capa.c (,y tiw«lnty~nc yea.TS &nd It WIlS h 6 tu
t..entlon to relrre en ,that occn310n but the Vicar

overy womlm's life when
some of h er n.otl\ t'ne~ !I v",\.nes and ahe gr01;f8 faded
hred linu h s tless
It may b e but a. ptl8J:! lrlg ,\ earl
n(!S8 - !'Ihe IS Tun down belOW par beactD.chy, and
dl.!illlcll11 ed for a c tlOn or p erhaps mltlJle AgO 18 nt
h:md or sh o.Js r eally 111 H O~l"e' cr lin!; m Ly be In
the mnJorlty o[ cases the up·cot cause of hCI oeprc6
AlOn 18 tI,e Iwcd of more 11000 j.tnd better bl ond
She mny hlwo becom e [\llreOllC or her blood may
Ilcel.1mrrfi ca tlOll 1 v n. nc \\ h ealthy snpply It]6 a.
gtco.f: Imstake to r egard llorem la as a ch rmllc (hsc I~C
l eqmrmg' f\. long time fo r Its corr~ctlOn
l,Vltb
1 roper C Iro [llld tlle Ti g ht blood m :ll mg m ecltcm(l
Dr ' Vllhnms, plOk pll1 ~ fl.l fC !lll fl cnn b o m crc )me
fOI theMe pIlls :'lc tUlllly El"O\1d It. bo ntlr II "lpply of
fre.C:h h cnlthy hlo(ln
F l om th o begmnlng tIll' g ood
ftucnce of Dr \Vllbnmli 111ll1{ PIU" 1~ fdt If pams
d ri ches arHHng ftom b oou troublcR affect) a u
loee no timo 111 HC king tho rem~ 1y "hlCh g oes to
tho root of the ttOuble ilnd will r C;jtore j o ur VlV1tCl t y
nml wcll b"mg'
H ere nTe the 'iVOrdfi ~ f one wlw knows tho prompt
help gnen by Di Wllh un s p nk m ils !tITS lI:t:nry
P(lrker of 33 '\Vmu m g Road II ~hfn.x: Rtll.t.€8
'Ahout eIght Je lUI go my nenlt' beg-nn to oame
n.n:'u etv Doctors R ud thnt mv suffcrmgfl w ere due
to m ddle fl";C
I found m) heaHh f adm ..r
l\f,
!!trength d" ndl£'d rapLdly Bnd In a few weoks I could
only ~ot about by holding on to the furnlt nre
M, ll ead "a ~ m a. "'hul and full o t dull
throbbmg }) lm I couid not e It or sleep proper ly
my nervt's \\ ellt to rags , nnd any nOl1:l6 or exclt'1 mont :flurried m e tcrrlbly
For month~ I remnmed broken 111 n ealth. D octo rs
cbanged mv lllcdlClUC but n othmg seemed to no me
any cood -Then n reI \ IO n t.old me how Dr " ' Ill nms'
ptnk pills bad snl"ed hCl life She urged me to try
Ill() plile
I dId 110 anu soon (ll:scO\ercd th a.t my
health " as lmprOvJng
f Arter I
had t:\kcn B f e w doses of theso Dr
Wllhmns' plllk pIlls, my nppotlt ean d sl"'ep Impro\e 1
and my JHI T\'()1j grndu<lUy b ccame more calm and
corta.m
Then as I t>efBevered Wlth Dr Wllhnma
pmk pills the h cndach, left mc, and I got strcmger
nnd stronger unt11 my llealth was pcrfect ngull
Tllank8 alone to Dr ~Vllha.ms pmk plllsl thou gh
other rnedlClUe Imd full ed, I \ \ 3.S brought back to
health theref oro I all, ~y!\ r ecommend them
"Aguln lIter these piUS pw \ cd a boon I COil
tracted blood pOIsonmg 111 my leg
Treatme nt
"cflJUoil no good I d eCJded to t ry Dr W Illul.lns
pili!\. plUS I dId so nnd t l el:le pill!! g-Rye w e new good
blood
As my brood got richer tho pOllson "as eli!!
l>elJed, and I w IS q utel:Loulld and lctn 0 agaill
You too c.'l.1l lIuprovo your he lith aud Spirits
And galn str ength ~I!lo by " tartmg a. cou [".::!e of Dr
WllUulllS pmk plll !-l for pu.lo people to day
Any
dealer can suoply you onl) r emember thnt. substit utes
a re fmm('tlmes offeled KO l ~k for Dr ~Vl11111ns
FREE - I acly rClld o r ~ flh ould addres~ 11 p6stcard
to Hmt e; D ep t
J6 H ol boln Viaduct iJondo n
:Ii: C 1 asl m il' for a free copy of the h elpful hand.
book I I P 181n T a lks "

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Alice LaDdIes lays d rmk plenty of any

good strong a1kahn ... maneral water to get
rid of Rheumaham Gout S Ciatica.
etc
a n d- ! st ay rId of them

Sec Lleut. H

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Blay

INext for duty Scr"" t Steptoe /l.lId CpJ Wu.lgbt
NCO ' 1'il on Juty at the Rtl.ngo Ser,.t H igas a.nd
Cpl Goldsnud
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(Sl eCIa.lly Contui ute I
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No n~ed of travelltng to OXpen!IlVe hot mlDcral
sptmgs Any che mLat can teU you how to
make YOllr regular dnnkmg water
stroogly alkaline at trifling CO:5t

Ch emical o.nlllysls and tho mJCroscope both prove
S UI dar -PlLrn.dc at H ea.dquarters 9 30 a m Dlarch. be} on d nny chance for doubt or argument th nt.
mt< order (all Ill) band WIll a ~te ud dlSIIDSS nt I p III
rheumatis m $out 8ClI\t!Cl neuritIs, etc a r e uue to
MOl day -N COs cluss fOi lllstruction Hend
quarlcrs 730 P III Drill fOI recrmts aud cftiClents at the p res€lncc of unc aCid a.nd other Implm tJe8 III the
Rcn.dqulLrters 7 4 ~ P ro
blood tlnd tIS",UCS
H ow the flam cflwllng aCldfl gct
Tuesda.y - PhYSical mel u9.yonet trtumug Head
lUtO the system 18 B long l'tory 'Yhat most suffer e rs
quarters H otchkl Q S Gu n and dnU for 8lgullUm-s 730
p 1U
Bu.nd practice St Glies Ball, 8 n m :5hootmg' are more EmpOC aUy m terested 1Il I!! how to g e t them
Alfred Street Runge j p In to dusk
out- and lcep. p th"m ont.. To do tIm, sunply d rmk
\V'edJLesda'(" - Mt sll.etrv cl llS'Il for t'fticle nts " and (tnt.her hot) any good strongly ulkl1hna mmeral
recrUits H eadqnn.Tters at 7 30 pm
Band pmct ee
wll'ttJr which 'LS soon absor b"'i Into th ~ blood and
Ilt Helldqultl tt'l"fI nt ~ 30 p IU
Thursday - Drill fill e fhc l(mta recrUits and !Slgllallers then fllterecl out ngflln by the Indneye In b cHng
ntHpndqu ~rter!l 7 30 P m Shootmg at Alfred sheet expelled It thoToughly fl ushea out tha lndnoV'... Ann
Range i 1 m to d 18k
With 1t Will go all the a.cldM nnd 100pnrrtu,fI lV~ le h It
Frulay - :\Iuskctry lUst.ruetion (Mechamsm) fOI hBfI d Issolved /lnd absorbod w hile III th o blood LrlC
efhclell ts and reClllits at H oadquI1.1fers o.t 715 P 11
LOld 11 {O (I h or n Cld l:j IS q Ickly 1 ,,"oh cd by any
HotchkISS gUll at H eadqua.rters 7 4~ pm
stron g ly alkalino l1qu Hl , Just liS sn~~ Lr crystals a.re
S.'l.turdoy -SpeclUl shootlllg practice Alfred Street o lssoh ed by wat~r Wben thc ILCld~ ore 111 hqu d
Range, _ to 4 P III Rau lte officer Cpl Go! lalUld
form thoro cnn be n o tiny sh lrp eryabll s to grmd
(8Igued) H F KL.'< GH HI C.pt j
nt 111 the blood. a.nsl lodge III Jomt..'! n "'l'Ve shcaths,
o C A Company nbo
muscnlnr tissues o r wbel cver thcy c~n be most
pamful In oth er , \ ords "-hurplv po ntcrl crrt:.tls
No :3 PLATOON
clltch and uccumulate 10 the slwdl blood \C8~els
(CALCOT fU1'lALE ~ BN"(JLEFIELD )
D Issolved a ld ll>lllqullFL m tho blood the IInds flow
Suudtly -Dnll at Englefie Ld at 10 30 a. m Brakes smoothlv throngh l\l thout l'~lD. SOOIl ' \ ~llIn~ out
leMe Ca.Jcot nt 9 4:> It tu
un) llccum ul ,t oos
'1 h J S I ~ \ h) the strongI)
W'cdne:«iay - Dnll at Caloot a.t 7 p m
alkaline drmking wIlters of thG f lml"lnS ll:1.tnr ,1 1 ot
'Ihul!lday - Dnllilt Englenelu a it) p m
aprUlgH lre 80 extr mel) e~£cctl\ e 1 u t III rhemnfltl(:
rmfforers Lave not t hc time and mot ~y to Vbl t the
I\prmgs
If VOlt lr8 ~ doc tor or a. ch e mI s t, your
la bo ra tOry expe t"l"' ll ee h aa p"O \ c 1 thuc :rtl uh :J. Journey
clln easily be wOl dod us unnceeFLS ltJ
If YOll Ir .. not
t doetor or n. chemist and '-8uifl"r from r heum ltlsm
or urIC aCId trouble" of any land ) 011 e l l p["ove It
Jmt ns eaSlI) by d nnkm,; balm 6 brea.kfnst every
Freed from LIghtnlDg PalOs and Enabled
other mornmg for a. '\\ eel, or t" 0 a !;flailS of hot watcl
to Walk Urias!lIsted by taking
In "b1(~h vo n h n.u d le.whed a. leve l teaspoonful 0
D r . Cassell I Tablets
alku/. saUI« lcs (powder fOl m). u. vety IIIcxpensl\e
compound which all cbelDlil ts keep In !!tock for
phYSICians' prescriptions
TillS fOlIDS a lleasant
It 13 not elalmed for Dr CllSsell's Tablets that they
tnetmg drlOk and lS probabl} as good 8a anyth ng
CUt'e locomotor a.taxy
but the calle of Mr A.hred vou elln use for the purposc, b'" n.; abo a n e ..... celle It
Ashworth 16 Gonug road No\v Sonthga.te, L ondon
lIver stlDlUlant -A L
N proves tha.t they cau nt least ma.l:e. lIf" worth h VlDg
for the sufforer Mr A!llnvOl'th ~a.ys _ I lIho tlel bo
wanti ng Ul huma u fsolmg If I £111 n ot te!ltify to tl,Hl ex
t raordmury po\ver of Dl C lssell s T ~ulots lhey hllve
--+ --frend me fTom the t Ol tunu ~ }lams of locomotor ataxy
md enabled rue to follo,\ lll) 11 o ~ess lOn
lhe t roulle
At a. 81 tt..llIg' of tillS Tr b t nal c n
el\illC on III 1:"i8S follo\\ ng sUll o;iro ... 1l 11 A.nshl.ha and G Sutton pros ldllig the lolloW ll1 g casc::.
fr om that ti lie 1U \ 1 e!l cffol' ~ l~fL<I It Cl t pI e s c lawl
POged of TJ).itf1J h I \\ asqmtc 1 . . lple
nd cu II l Ol ly I'lt out In
ADJOURNED C'l.SES
a}. Ilh e'l..nn Llj!hh I l ~ ns attacke 1 me d t Iy and
T J VI Prior 30 III c ade 4 I e .... e;agent
e \ I.:l y m enl \1 a.~ f(lllo\\ e f hv 8(H I'lro l1l(hge",t\ou Then
cal
y
rc)e.::ted
<:Iune Dr Ca.s s~P s T Lhl t s u (1 (l, now lea~m of hfe
H C Ma .. chanr 36 In 2 rra rd(;n ~r refused bu~
dtogethef I I"'ll.ll \\ n.l k two mtIcs absolutely unaasl.fLted
llot; to be ca lled odo e MOl 15th
an 1 fun hoe fr('lm 111\ I ll o( eVeJ) kmd
J Dedman 40 lH JB lea t her dle sscl a nd
DI Cassell s T.tl.bleh rLle the pro\Crl Remedy for
filll &hel -'Ih ree mOnt h", .... lIh lca.ve
\\' Langley.. 41) g l U<i..c 2 coa~ me r ch Lnt (lepre
Nervous Breakdown
A.!]~mla
sent.e:l by Mr S,dnev Br 11 ) -1 1 Ie" montbs. Ith
Nerve ParalYSIS
Kidney Trouble
le~nc condlbcna l on JOin n "" U e Vol IT te..c I S
Spmal W eakneu
Indigestion
J C H ode tll 1\ Ido-.v.el 2 c l ~u -11 ce mnnths
Infantile Para lYSIS
Wasting Disease
J T l\I llC1..! II 74
9 . . . arehouse p:lCkOl -lSIX
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Sleeplessness
Palpltatton
llH; llt h " 0 d Ollll"6t.lC'l gl oun< 5
NeuraztheDla
VItal Exhaustion
E W En.'lt 3l m 2 lac1 1I1~ c ase m~ker -S ix
111on t h " cond t ona} CI ]Om Ig the Y ol u: tcers
SpeclaUy v alu a ble for Nurs ," ~ Mothers and
H Poole 39 m
2 bl~ I
t I 1? h ollci -SI:<:
du ring the CrItical Penods of Life
mon ths. "o lld li lOIlAl on JO II U" LI e " olu l teel'S
BI}Id b} CI on !I:;!l A. D1 Stores In 0.11 p.'ll"t.I!: at tbu world n
:iii S At1aJllS 31 s elm Ie - M~ cu.lly -reJ ~ted
CIUd!U:'Itl'Ol.IIIo New Ze land Cl.nada !\.fr en. anu India
IE~1FLOYER::S ,:: \51'..::'1
Pn
11 1/3 und 31 (the 3 - InUl belng tho lllollt
F G 'I c mkll S 33 111 TIl h i t.eller -On!:! month
eoo
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Wit h tea\ c bl t emplo}e 3d I e<l to find ~uhst l JlIt-o
lM ORTANT - Dr Cassell s Tablets are guarW J H a\\ kay 39 I
SC(!lcL:l.:ry Dllt sh and
anteed free from Iron and from narcotics They Forewll SOl lo r~ Soc t y
~ "'cp1 esellt a.t. \() 1rom
can neIther constipate nor Induce a drug-taklDg hed.dqDmutelS SLat ed IlItt 1\11 Hn .... ko\ was ( on"
h.Llt
If you deSire further mformahon wrIte to na·tto~al 'WO k a l 1 th ai n lh e area. wh ich he aIM e
Dr Casaell s Co • Ltd, Chester Road. Manchester ISll:pennt"rukd he h ad <.Ie tit "\\ IUt the eoses f)f 8000
men '" h e) h td been bn torned oed \ esse):; - \.<1
)Olrned for Hawka :, to be rued cally Qxa.m n ed
W 0 H Harbor 27 m j clerk -S1X mouths

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Next for dut\ :Sec L leut F L Marc ott
NC08 101 the week Se lgt Purfi tt LId Cpl. DaVIe!!

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Officer fOt the week

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DISSOLVE AND NEUTRALIZE
THOSE \RHEUM4.TIC ACIDSTHEN WASH tHEM OUT.

1st VOL BATT ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGT
1918

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MAYS & MACKAY, Ltd.
tn2.
READING.

Nurse

Orders for" eok cndmg Apr I 20th

Will

15 dlll a!Jle beyond compare

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PROnr.~M: No 2'[S ,I

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D I UCk~(8) Ilr.. o u h.J n~ 0 ]'1..1 t3 Kh.tl 1 t o ' t3

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Wonder Res,ults in

Locomotor Ataxy.

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BERKSHIRE 'HOSPITAL

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Week ending Sunday, 7th April, 1918.
In wtient.e. adIDltted ._ •••• o. _ • ••• _ . . . . . . . . . . o. 108
In patients dUlcharged _•• _. • •• •••••
6,
Opemtione performed ••••••••• o. ••••••••••••••••

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:W Alten 37 1\1 bottle :washer -AdJourned
rued cal cert lfic at.e
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C .,W Ll ckoek 37 m
3 a.sslS1Itnt tn $ul'~nee
super lntonden t and n mmber of the 'RendlOg I nr llt"
.unce CO fom t tec - A.pplo5Catlon refused
I,
~ T HO!!ler, 18 &
2 plumbQl~8 a.pprcnltce -Refused
:JI E Whi te 26, III 2 outfitter s asslstant Case Withd r awn
E Baldock 39 m 3 CMC m,ker -SIX m on ths
C Y Da.J 24 m 2 po~tman GPO -Retu&ed
appllcl\nt bel,llg 00.\ lsed to sncc .ally dlrect. olt.e.ntton
to hls-lcompmmt wben medically exatnlUed on JI IS
cwJling u p llotlCe
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AGREED OASES

In tho follOWin g ea.ses the exemption s na.med

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were a~reed to by S IT Cameron Gull the NatIOnal
Servl06 Represent.OJtne 'W~ thout comlllg befq16 the.

Trtb4D.l
EMPLO~RS

H CopperthwQ.lt.e 41 lU
Three luonths
G 1I ~kett 39 m , C2 p lumber and samtary
e~qeer -Tb.ree mont.hs
G W 'Fhgles 22 B3 den tal mechantc - Three

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For HOME· MADE BREAD.

Eco~olIlical CAKES, PUDDINGS alld PIES.

Beal BAKING POWDER In the World I.

BURWICK'S

DlonlJ:!s

PERSONAL CA'i\ES
S .Tacoby 38 In 3 accou nt 600k maket -Throo
Illontps
Sl~ Cam eron Guli ex plAIned that he had cnted
~~~·teae· eX~pt7()n8 bef(ne the neeq t or m en hacl
uecoMe SO l)X»&Jj)tioDaUy :urgt'-nt and If neces sa.rl '

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