Reading Observer 09-1918

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County .Theatre, Iteading.
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER.

A·U;DEV~LL

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ONCE NIGHTLY
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jlfATINEE, WEDNESDAY at 2.30.

L'E8L1E KYLE present;, the creal; ~uccMl from Ua, G"1'!qIt .1

AdapWd from t.ho French of Pjerne v'ebe.r br JOM! G. LeTT· ,

Stats may be booked

'iTALIAN·, OFFICIAL FILM.

Boo\,ng OtHce of the Theatre, 4t
I;he. h OUr>! of 11 aro . and sDP,.y
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) }"'run :.;t.r~t , bet1\een

.. The . other ·ltalian Army." ,

SA'fURllA.YS 11 8.tn. to 2.80 pm . MA.TISEE
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ta 1 P III Seatp; Boo'ked by 'r~leph()nern\VJt be chl.lmtd
before tbA lune of cO Dl"}etlUment nr thev cannot be
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tlepbone No. 201.

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THE SUBMARINE EYE."

Mond..,., SeP.t 3Qt.b. for 6 NlgbllS,I.t. 7.50, ONCB NIGHTLY,
•• THE LILAC DOMINO:·

A m&iv~l ot u~du.,..at.e:t pbotopapby,.,taken by
meaQIl pt the faroou. WllliamtOn appustua.

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THE TALK OF EVERY TOWN.

Vlrll--..dvent;uro\l.l type, WlLb.
WllU&bl 8. Hart as .,ICe'Ran1i~g," .. I'Ole that
ftt. him lJke t.he proverbial glove.

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'VILD 'VEST.
OIROUS
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" Amid Ice anJ Snow OD

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An exhilarating drama fUP of hfe and a.ntmatJon.

COWGIRLS,

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Admission, Sd.. 9d. & 1/3 )1 Including tax.
FAUTeUILS

The Great Sto~kwhiP Crackers,I
BRONCHO BUSTERS I
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THE GREAT SPECTACLE ·

Coa.ch~ i~l which

TRB"_\'E/F BALL. BL.WIUlV Sl'JI.EI>T.
UNDAY, SEPTEMBER . 22:-on, 19 1 8 .
HARVEST THANK8G In~G SERVICES.

AlllSeAts Free.

GREL\.T CIRCUS SHOW
"'herem the World s Most W onderful .-\rtistel will
diapla.y FEATS OF DEXTERITY I bordering on the
Imflul~ible.

:\Talo al1d Femal e Equestrians, Troup5 of
Hail· Ra l5l ug Aenal GYlllna.sts ..
,Horaes lind Ponies. and' the
Worla's F UlJuiest CLOWNS a.nd MIMES.

FR[D \ Y. SEPT. 27th.

PERSON .H. ACCIDE.NT AND L

!)ER\'A:s'TS,
'rHI RD PA RTY .l.!\D DRIVERS'
.RI SKS,
P-l~ATE GLASS ,

FIDElotry GUARANTEE.
lnsur,nce errec~..ed. on lobe most Favourable Terms.
Ibe BUlIDees of tblll Office is confrot.d t.o tbe UnIted

KIlJ!:dow

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f o : l oW Jll~

AgenUJ .-

RÂ¥du~(. - :Mcnu

R USSE. LL DUTLER. SON oS.
PETO, F.E,I., 6, Market Pla<:e.
Mr. W. E BU 'l'tER, 81, Cballlam street

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Me.llIn. FItAr\K C0UKSBY & WALK.t:lt.
17. Market. Place.
MeP;!rt. COXWELL &; CANNING, Broad·
WAy BulldlO(S, StaUoe !«lad.

Ue"n. DODD & BL'\KEIt, 16, Fnar

UNITARIAN FREE OHUROH.'

titreet.

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lfett ra. OOGINTON &: SON. I SO.
Eitreet.
Mr JOHN H
GOULI;>, 164&,

SEPTEMDER ::!:?~D, 191 8.
At Ii. aD p.m.
Subject of Addre!s "The Practical Tea.ching of Chrlit."
WALTER HOGG, LL.B.
UNDAY,

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Sidmoutb Streel;.

Character.

Me"'.... ilEWETT & CHURCHILL,
Sta,io. Road.

LONDON ~NEW YORK,
LO~DON-CANAD.-\'-NEW YORK.
BlUSTOL-CANAD.o\.LNEW YORK.
LIVERPOUL-NEW YOkK.

Street,

Bra.okDell.-Mr.

STEPHEN

CARTER,

Bt_t.

Cburcb

Furloog.

For ,!t'i.~!~ nf P"~ '.'l~ . Fr~tl'bt. Date15 'of Saillug', and
as to LoadlU!!, Bertbs,

1.",,..,.1, London.
Coc ..... our- S! , eet.. r-; W.l; ti!o,

Apply OUNARD LINE,

ShmfieJd.-Mr. R. J . Middleton Grovel"'m1s.
Sunnl1.~hlll.-Mr . ,. PIZZEY. Fent-on llou!le.
TwyfOTd -Mr. HENRY MAYNARD . High Street.
WaJLtsC'e.-M~T 6.

N. NICHOLl.S AI;
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M a.rkeJ. Place.
lla.lc!WJft Slreet.. Hri.t.ol; luud~, :lli,llbay Road, I'lymouth ;
l~ Rl{fb Btreil t., CllrdUr; 111, ~'ew SU'eet, BlrmlDgbam; ar
\vokil)gbam - 1tf",nr!'l
HE ... nTNGTON
.. IAcal .Agent..
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WeUin,ton Brewery .
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iu the hope that misunderstanding« will be re ..
moved. 'I.'ha.t is Qu e view of the w&l'-tbt\t it
is 0. Dll\ttor of misunderstanding. The otber
interpretation is that the two sides uunerata,Dd
each other vory well, but mef\n entirely different
thine'B. ACOO1:d in!N:o a pr choice between these
two - AbA.ll w~ detel'mins our attitude to the
Au"hiau proposal. Pl1oifistH. of oouree. take
tho view of the Central P owers, but there is
an imp.oJ tl\ut diffe~ncE'~ Thi~ h~!I alwa.vs been
the attitude of tb«" p~fi8h; It IS tho rec ently

a,i opted view of tbe Contral Powero.

There is not enough for home
use, a't,d the wbole success of tbe
war depends on the coal you do
wlthout at home.
Iuued by the Coal MiJ1cs Dept. ~ol the

appreoiatioll of spiritual truths which were
hidden in t~e days of prosperi t y. 'Suc~ things

Board oj Trade, Holborn Viaduct, E.C.1.
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Th ere

was a tim e when tllA KRiseI' envisl\ged the war
88 II B. cordlid of world-v lews."
'I'he idea that
th er e cau be uo !!cttlemeut by militAry m eau!!!
wri.s once au uuhi!"'rrl ' hl'!r~~y iu Bt'lrliu. There
.w 8.s 'a t ransitiou et nge when it cost von Ktihl)Unll\\ hiS office, It Ilppel\rs now to be orthodox,
T~is may mean, o f courR'e, tha.t uud er the stres8
of adversity Centml Rnrope bas come to Illl

do happen. But, llofortun!\tely, they are not
a.lwaYR la8 tin g. It is in spiring to hear that
wheu t h e dct a is "ick the devil a. monk will be,

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but ':"e have ~ well-grounded ."urance th. t be
will drop tlL d monastic habit with the re turn of
healtb, ThJ"o
i•• 'imple test tbat we feel
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bound to .p~ly m aU t he •• eMe,.

SON.
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• Does Germany show any sign of lL cha.nge of

ROYAL ALBERT BREWERY,
READING.

heart a, we11I....cbang·. of policy? 'To cowe
dowu to conprete fact s: Was the violo.tion of
Belgium ,f1 I'l]1isunderstanding
flo crime P In

sea. piraoy in genera.l? Wilen we1are··t old that
iu the conference .. atreams of pallt- up human
kindness mtl~ be rel orued, It we confess to feeliog nsn'olls. ! If th ese things ure wha.t 0 It
enemies consider misundeI'5taudinge. what may
tbey 110t cop sider huws.n kindness? Tholle

AND GENUI NE

Tbey ire hl~hly recommended by the Medical
Faculty and ha7e been su pplied to '-1ho Royal
Berkshire Hospital Cor over 6Q years.
The Bottled Ales and St06ts are matured
BOTTLE natu rally,

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p~n t-up streams may be too mueh for U8. They
may ovel"wbdllll whal; is l e ft; of civilistLtioll. N ot
only is the Jote of penitence ellhrely laoking
from the o~J.ture. tha.t are now being ' made,

BON.
... SUPPLIED IN CASK AND BOTl'LE..

Dehvered Free.

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AWl'HUR

UOOPER,

for the Cen!ral Power!!. ~e lg illUl is offered

SUCCllSson to LE\\TJS COOPER,

IMMOBILE (Llve-at-Home) BRANCH.

N.B.-Competent Cellarlllen. kept, who C8.ll be enga.ged
fOf;bottling, packmg, or 1'8010 iag Wine.
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precisely the poiut when her

uld be, ~~ef ul to Germany.

There

is to be a withdrawal frow We Ukraine wben it
becolllfls obJious tha. t no &8siatauce is to be
ob tained fro~n the Finua iil tha.t quarter, I n

A conference exist. to

'Ve know our enemy's tdeall,
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.f,,"ilia. phr.!.e, to get ou wi ,~ the lVar. I'

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Many"t'an.rishes claim
to be perlect for both

inside and outeide use, and many

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OONStDERATEl POL1CE
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In givmg' '1 vld cuce Ilt. the
of the arrest. of a. deserter nt
offic:r saId Lhat hE'. let the 1l{.'Cused. ..
slIP1>&r" bEfdre ta.lung bUll mto cus:tody.
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Mr. J E.~ Johns, of R~ding . has lU5.t !been r e o
ele ele<! lo tlle BC:lI'd of the Co-opcrahvo Whole·
sale SOCIe<.y, !seculllIS .5,.3 12 votes , the highest of
1 t.he unsucces~ful can I~ates O_bLamed 510 votee.

claim to be free from bloom.

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~d J>IEU~'. C. w. MOSS,
I ntimation 1hlls been tecCIl'ed by Mr. C. Mo!s, of

Kiug'~rfa<1,
[hath as.
IllS ·tbeen
son , ~nd
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B e;t
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killedLie in
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,",'V""" he ,has been offiCially
ted lU1S6mg.
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DAY NU&SERY:

LICENSED HORSE SLAU(lIITEltllll,
FRUlT. PEA AND po'rATO MERCHAN'f.
Hones, Oattle Cuts, etc., Let on B,;e.

65. Grea.t Knollya Street, Reading.
Best prices given for LIVe and Dend Ca~t1e! fetclied

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Doge' ~nd Chicken Meat'''lways 0'; h.~a.

Telephone 19l.
Telegrama--" Tom May". De.aler.

fiapphirt and D~

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ott'the S borte&t Notice. Horse Oil_, Ba.rnfll.
011& and Cart Grea.se alwa.YB on · hand. ,
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on beh.alf of the otficen and brethren, present the
same toi- th e Lodge. All OddfelIow5 will be h~ ar tily
welcomed.

WARl' D1$EASE Oll' POTATOES.
di~a&e .f potatoes have been
l'e.p : >rted In Read lI~g 6.nd district, the a tt.ention of
allotment holders and otbers is dIrected to t h !:l
p roviSlotis of t he Wart Diseas&~ 6f Potatoe1ll1 0rd'C r
lcif 191B · requinng the occupier of. the. land on
which the d ie-ease exists, Qr appears to erist. and
any person bn.ving in his pot&eSl!lon OT in his cha.rge
pota.toes affected with the disease to fcrrt.hwitb
notify tne fa.ct . tl() t.he Boa.rd of Agri.cultul'e an.1
FiillhC"ries, F ood Prcductien Department, 72, VlO'
.t.oriarstteet ,1 London, S.Yi.1.

Aa oases of wut

A VISIT TO 'READING.
When charged with being drunk in Sllvtr·street.
on Wednesday, a man &t the Polic.e SbR.t.ion said
that. u he .had not 5een hit I=:is ter for 16' or 17
yean, he oame t-o Reading not kncning whether
sbe W9.S dead or .... li ve.
H e must ha.v6 taken R.
drop too mucb . C!' The magisl;r at.e. •• The lOy of
Memg your rrister overcame you, r suppose, but
YOj.1 musl; PLY . S!>. for you r folly. You know bow
much n\oney yo~ h8.~l on you?" Defendant:
"Rlather, II am nOt IOO!!e up herO' (pointiIllg to hlS
he ad) lrke I10me peoplo." (Laughter.)

EVENING· CLASSES.
The first half gession' of

the evening e1assef1

the~ UU1vers l ty Q:l.1Jege and! the Read109 Education COlnmltteG COJllm e~.11 on Monday,

organised by

Evcnmg ' schools wiU he
New TOown and Swa.ru;ea,·
road Bchoohl, where the extensive curriculum v,;1l
include ~nd:u«tr ia.l and commercia.l training of 1a
very oomprehonaive chaTacter, and those desirous
of doing ma.nual 'fo rk can attend courses of lD~
etruchon lD tdJat line.
For further particulars
referenee .hould· be made to the h a.ndbook, HGuide
to E\'ening Cla!885," containing deta.ned explana.
tions, on sale at the nomm al charge of one penny.
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S cp tembea- .'!Oth, 1918.
held, for both s~ru;

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, HANDICll-AFT FOR WOUNDED.
The provision of ll allaicl'aft for the wounded :n
hQSPlte.Ls bas proved so extraordmanly successful
tha t. the Oa.re and Comforts Comlllittee ha.ve d e·
cid ed 1.0 extend It. The cl aa of .....ork that. can be
carned on IWl'iliin tho hospita.l& 15 naturally limlted,
but. fortunately t~e is a large r oom in. the centre
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;Reading ab the CommiUee's disposa.l, where 't
. proposed t.o give the wOlUlded soJdier s faelhtiea
. lea.rnmg various wood worklng operatlOns. Mr .
S. H . Hodgkin, .the treasurer of the OOmmit tee.
wish es thr ough oll( columns to appea.l for gIftS uf
ue: essary t ools, wh ich should be rent lo the Depot

a.t 62. MInster·street.

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WELOOME TO GAPr. J . :mTCHELL, C.l'.
On Snturda.y the membcrs of St. Paul'a Presby.

terilln Churob. met. for t he :pu1"pO&'& o f greetingth ~ ir Past.o~(Ca:pt! Mltcbetl), who i& home on lea.ve
from the frpnt, w hlM"e he has
over nine

the wa.y the cOngregdiona work 'W8IJ belpg ca.rried
on in bis absenoe, undor the lea.derllhip of the R ev.
W . J oseph, 'M.A .• B.D . Mus Pengelly and Mr.
P eek rend~nd 9Onga:. Ca.1?t. Mitchell preached on
Suooa.y 'tllornlDg a.nd e\·emng.

..~ ...a ~..J.4o, from ,00.: .

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T ILL (A./eap t.) lIf P PlI l,lb, )oLe., R BlOrk s H •
son of Mr. H. T Pug b, ot Read ing, has OC'i' 1J
-awalded t.he D.S.O. When hIs C.<t>. v.: a:.: I.lild ,
I;hlS <lfficcr assQllloo cOlllmand of the baLHlllon: t
and 10 difficult. Ilild Int.rtc ate sltuat..iOlls wah '

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from I PO!.'ll IOn
to
poslLion,
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keeplng It intact and ready for furt herl
fightlug
Wh en, aft.el" four day s, tJ' e ba.t.
talion "9; as rebeved, 'h e personally roorga nlsed
the four compnnles, ~ear'ly aU tho officer& ha\m:
hecODlG casualties. His detcrmmatlori aoo leader.
ship ca.rra:d the batLailon sa.fejy thrml@"h &e\er-al
criticnl ph ases . ~ Ca.pt Pugh r ecel \·ed. both d ecoratIOns at the hO'\.nas af f he KlIlg la st week.
Capt. and Bt l Mi:llor .\. G. M. Sharpe R Berk::l
R ., has a lso been ,i.\\arded the r p 8: 0.' for co n1
spicu~:)lI S gall~Dtry and de\otJon iQ duty dlllwg ~
v.~k t; operatlo,}s. When '{.be enemy ' had lau1l<.'hMI
a lle.!.vy attack l a.ud d n ven back t.be hhgade
the ngbt, laylOg open the rirht fl. UIlk, this officer
went. 10rwal'd under h{>!l \) tire 10 clear up I. he
6Itua.t10n, selected p OSI t io ns. a nd led u p l'eser\"I!!I1
.compaOles 10 fOlm a. defensi\ e !lank H e II;!$,)
rallied IC"d!'r!css men of o lbt::r Unlt.J; and led Ihem
fOl'wa.l d lllto the hne. 110 gave a. clea.1' a nd ac.
cura.te reqol·t or the situatlO11 em hi S I eturn
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WINNING BACK FARM LANDS.

The .AI nul Arlllles ba\'e now recovered lllan~
sqllara nulcs of the rlcb est farming land of Fr3.I1 t.'fI
f rom thc po::.ses.o;lO n of the enemy. Th llS the gram
sown last au t.uru'Tl rl1ld In ~11 1 1:r spnng by th>.
Frenc h peasants lIas been harvested by Its IIf;1ht
ful O~' llelS ..... bere harvest. was pos~nb lo In j,he
shei!·ra\.a ged fi elds. British fa rmer'S h lt.\ e helJX'd
tbe FrC'tlch t,mallholc1ers by t he PI'ovlMon of .'!: cOO,
etc , through the medIum of t he Agrlc llhwal Re·
IICf of A lh es COllulllttce (16, Bc.dfol<l·square , LOll'
don, W C. 1), of whICh th e Duke of PorLia nd '~
President, I I nd as tho a.rea. r estored l() our bra.ve
Allies illcrease~ the t.a sk of the Comm ittee beC()m{'~
~ reat el' ann more urgcnt. The Committee appea l
fo r gener olls support, pa.r ticula:rly frOUl the fllIDl'

;ng commu ni ty.

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PILES CAN BE CURED
WITHOUT
AN OPE~4TtQ~.
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One tube of Nemol in WI ll l?rove it. ot" money badt
in fu ll , ImmediateLy and Without questlon, eithet" 1

from your O\\"ll chemlSt who sells you ~emohn or
fro!n It.s ma.nufadurers .
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For years ever y tube has 'been sold under bhl:> I
double guaNLn.tee. Carefully kep t rerorlh show
that less thin one user in every foul' thousand
fa.ils to obtam sa.tisf actory results from the first.
tube. Price of complete Nemohll outfit, 315.
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(lbo!s glu~r{]Jltec applte~ to qll~ c«u ()~
1I(emol'rhoid~, or plies, !Jut not -t o fistu/u,
or ot/Jer 8i""0,,8 qJld dangerolls dewloF/lie/i! -1
tesultillf! f rom the Ilegieel of simpk t'eetal tlltorderJ~
oud lo,' tt'A !I~h 8tlf~ treatmcllt Illumld Hel·et· he t1tteJJl1jftd.
& 8(:(1.' ch Laboratones, 67, Bot80r;er St reet , L oudoll, .l
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LAND GlRL'S REQUIREM~NT1?·
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At the Count.y Coart, 'before H Is.· Honour J udge
Radchffe, X.C. , on l.'lunS<hay, .a. young glTl aSkoo
for s. grant of £5

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order to enable her lo purl

c.ha.!e clot hing as she ·,\va.s " gOlll.g on the land"
H1.s H Q IlOUT .. Surely jOlt wIl l he provlcl. ~d

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emock, ! breeehe!; , gaiters, etc ., free. "
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The app)j ~anf, .. Oh, jes, bu t. underclot,hlllg Lt
not suppbed and, beSide s that, I shall not ,th\ <t)s
be on t he la.nd . 1 shall want. a dr~s ".
HIS HOllour al1ow~ a. grant of £3 0 11 thc proauction of receipts to the 1 etglstrar.

No. 1 SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICSl

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~EEK END SPOkTS.

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The R A F , Reachng, ca:m sprung: ma ny bur·
prises on the 'Reaclmg 'Pubhc, but this \\"eck·end
prOUll£eS to out.sbine all r.r~v i ou8 errOlls. '1 'o·d$l)'
(SatutdaYl the -cl.ll-ckot X . fiUISh , Ull a. bnlhelli

season by p la)png ' a two-days' match Il€atll :-'t. aljl
En ...land Xl., Including Capl; . P. F Warner, ~IaJ oJ
Ho~. L. '.l1enn YsoQI P. H . G. }·ender, H il.rdll1gc~
Hend ren. Mead, etc. PI~y ....·lll COlUmence 0 11 the
County Ground at 11.30 III t.he llIorlllng. and
stumps "'.'111 'be drawn at 2 pm, the nlatch be l1l~
resumt'd :ab 10 a.m . t he followmg day unti l 7 II.lI!
Swmdon 'rO'Wn G;l.re pa.ylDg :l. vlsil; to Elm l'ark
at 3 p.m. lind axe brmg lll g t.h ei l· full League ~e ll.lll
The follo wlUff Iwill represent the Sch oo l . ( M PI.
K e1up lon (W~l wll!-h A ..,,-enalJ , Ll(!U.t . Klllg (CII'J I ~
City) <CLnd Cadet Halhwcll; Capt.. hlclv~ r \ L Or ll,·
t blans), Lieut . H aunaur (t\'erton) and J.leu t H&t,
bldge (C i VIL Servu..-e); Lleut. .Fos ter (Br.'d f OHl j '

Lieut.

Willtfield

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mbnth's sa.la.ry, and' had llouthoriEed
the Clerk' to pta.cc Mr. Horne, who bad been. actlUg f()r Mr. Ra.ymond, 1.0 cb&.r.g& of the district
pending Mr. Hurington's reluse, wh.en I;he posi.

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addresses ite.re gIven by the Revs. J. A. ALderson

and .T. Caiter. At the oonetwlion of the. meet:ug.
the gifts of vEg~'ble9, t.ruJt., fil1W'el'S. etc., were
!lold as -near sh'op prices as pot'l9ibl~ the proceeds
belllg devoted to the Trust fund. 86 wa3 &1810 .th.e
o n e to tllTee years of age
money 'taken in cOllections at the h&rv~t. fest..lval
Iso necd<> more "'mall ann !et viCes ()D, Sunda.y. At both t he morning a nd
on which the ba bies ca n have evening e~;n' i ces on Suna.ay the Rev. Aldcn;on
I T>r~ a.ohed. appropriate EerJUons to exceptionally
la.r:ge congr~~tjons, while t.he anthem, .. Pra.ise
the Lord, op.l. Jerusaleru," WÂ¥8 rendered by the
CH.ANOE OF · NAME.
\\ oman was summoned at the choir in the evening.
COlin fer Il!:giecti ng tc) send her
'PrE. ir. e. HYDE KILLED.
Rnd to r falllll:J to co mply with an
III re!pcct of allot.her chIld,
1\1 f Pte\ H . C. Hyde was killed in acl;ion on Septem.
IIworn as an lnteI"preter, but ~he ber 1st. He ;,OinM tbe London Regiment (CiT I!
how to spell her iQwn ll'a;J.n~" .service RTftes) ()n March 19th, 1917. &nd went to
nce on her part to the Fran~e in JU D~ of the sa.me year. He was
lllarried and had womided· on' August 16th the .a.me year, a.nd :r'&o
turned' to Fr.. noe on Mi:rob 30th this year. Pre'&
VIl)US to' joining np he was a. olerk in t he Surveyor
of T.axu' otfl.ce a.t; R~ad' n, llud Bu.iDrt<>ke. He
was OO'clcatd:i s.t st. St6phen's Schoo. For t1ro
y<,ars bo was with Yr. Towner , at the meome tal[
offlce ' Ilnd pustd' hIS eJl:llmina.tion for the Civl l
Sef\'i ~e in Janua.ry , 1915. 1118 y6unger brothe-, '
~onard, WSB drow n~ on the Drag-on on December 30th Wit. His ofl\oer, in yt'itin~ to hie
NU'entsJ, sa.ys.-" Hie lon will -be keenly felt by
me many eODlrlLd~ in t~e Campa-ny, ~ h~ W!l3
li'ked: b y i8.l1
did exceUenl:. .... ork Wlth hiB pla.toon."
.
' .' ~

of th n Dav , Nursery, 80, C.as-tle'1
, . would be· most grat.efll l for tboJ
d''',.r,",<1 Cll[.·gro~ 11 slippers and sboo.ll.

- --

- BRONCHO BILL'S CIRCUS.

If

show ed fine dash. lex] hiS platoon most. ~UlX e5.5 I11 l!y,
a.nd captured ~a n y prisoners lLnd some. ma('hlne.
guns. H e was l.seve rclYl wounded. (M C. g'l:>;('tt,OO
July 26t.h, 1918).
.
.,
T .}Capl. J N ruehald~n, lI.C. , R B€ rk" .i
has also been "'\\ a rded 11, nar to t.he. M e. 1'1l1S
officer h as on man..,. ~c.ca1.;i,ons dItlpla) ed the l11~b~~t
q uaht.l€s of leader.sblp and COIlr3ge, and 1\1'< ~r.
Vlces h a.ve been IOva.luable to h l ~ CO III rodh m"
and :reorga;nlzlOp- t roops under heavy Ih e On Cl'~
occasion during seycrc fightmg he \' as ~E:HI'Q lr
'Wound ed, but IIjlSlsted. 011 \I al klOg to bngad e hf':'ld
qun.rt-ers to give mt'ormaLl0n 011 t.h e !;llU<l lIon
f a intin g on thl way t hel e. (M.e. gazetted Oct:

&

8fd

"

.- - -

(Aberdeen). Cadet 'P arkes (Queen's rark ) 1I11!1 ..\!.
N . Ocher. The Swmdon tellm Will be. E. M. !\-ush .
G. Kay and A. N. Other; A. Slumnan, S. Str.ltll ~
and F . Hicks: A. Alford, A. Denyer. G. Smi t h , J.
tion would be re-consideNd,.
Ing and R . Jefferson . M-r. P at. HaHower , the
Lea<Tue l'efe.ref!'. Will officli\.t.e .
WAIIFE;"AND STR.AY8 1'!LAG DAY IN RElADING
Startmg
2 p.III., a. regatta of an mt.ernalion,il
On ,Saturda.y & street. -collect.ion was taken. In charMter Will take place on the Th ames, .11111
'B eading on beh'aU of the fU'Ild15 o f the ~aifs a:nd
ove ra of tb~ aqtlaLlO sport will be ab le ttl H«'
Stray> S..,ieby ••Il<! wa. organised ~Y the Rev. A. rt!W9 from nll tpari.& of the globe 1.'lckels ('an 11<'
bba.ined from Messrs. Barnes a.nd AVII!, AI t.wc l !~ ,
,T. Gray. 6rganil!lIng secretary for the dut nd. Un·
fortunately the wea.ther WI'I.H unfa.,'ouroaIble, bul; t.he Binfield "3. nd Co., HlCkto and ljllckle. and ~II d tu
lady collectors worked ha.rd and their efforts re- School h\llldll~8.
.
ru l ~ed in £75 being added to t·he Ifunds of the.
A bi .... Iboxmg enterta inment. IS also bcltlG' held
Socloty. Ve-ry h t tle ~nse W&8 Incurred, the Fr!da/ evem ng at 'the '\' anl~e Camp , ;111<1 _111 ,
Rev. R. Wickham !.egg -kindly lent the churolr School Beflgles will meet a.L 1.b~ South nelk ~ Ken
house as a d epot, and ·Mr. Cripps, Qf Dowushire. n eLs, Pv.rley, on the same da.y .
.
f:'quare, and Ml'. ,e hUl'chlll , Master or~. Andra-w'!,;
It. speaks we n ror tlle lead 109 Sc~ol (" " ('ro'
Home, rendered valuable .l aSflistanee d uring the na.ut lCS who€e effi:::.iency of work is EO ,'ell kl' )1\ n:.
d.a.y. Mrs: De Bathe am he.r fnendlt ni5ed £24 of t hat. they hs.\'e been ab le at tbe fill il lO Illit e t.O
t he Stint colleet-e.d, &11d: the o t.hel' ladies desel"V8 fost-er the. sP9rtIng spirit a.nd atLaIn suc h a h lf h
ul\~h r praise tor their part in g<6tting i-he m()n~y
6La.nda.rd of 6port 10 11.8 many bra,nch(!:>, lind j If:
together.
Oomma.oOa.nt, Lieut. .-Col. G. C. S L r .de Dom ·
ewe
and :Major Oa.rupbell. D 8.0., )1.C ., !tI ll Ip
r
LONDON-BlrREFn: CHAPEL HAlRVEST HOME, he ~ngra;tulat.oo. on t.he !Wonderful le.ru\t s at ·
l
Ou Monday evening London.tre«. bllDltive l ..'ned.
Methodistl5 held t he ir annual " huvelit home"
meetIng 'Ilona sale m t.be eh s.pel, under the pre·
~;;ldency of Mr. R. J . EV8.n6, of Lcmdqn. The meet.
i ng was ODe of r~iren t thanksgiving, and suitable

to pay 'him

PARAGRAPHS ' 1

I

iNIU j~ trr1duc.td."

Tuesd&y evening ""xt·, D.F G,1f. F, Bernard wtll,

le3M bim from hi. oft\ce on Beptember 14th, and

I

have seeu them embodied iu action; and Wet do
not hke tL.e~. But 'these things are question.
1
for the future. At presou t our task· . in the

·.II·ro:utd vti.fItg' Va.rnls/t

been bewtifully mounted and fra.tned
vdth the blOgra.phy wh :ch llccompamed the p1oture.
At the meetIng of t he Loyal &rkshue Lodge on

unnaturally asking.
e lioit idoas.

. "U"lfoub~.dlfl t"~ greatnt ,

h~

ful il a question which many people are Dot

:r

.

zme,

,
. BOARD OJ' GUARDIANS.
At a. ;meeting at tbe Board of Guardisns on
Th ~rrsd'lll' l·be FUlanoe Gommiltee reporled that
l he' Mim!try ot Naliona.l Servioo h.ad granted the
Guardrans" applIca.tion for the rele\&.e of Mr. F .
H. Herrington prdvlded be was not l engaged m a.
technl~iLl oaoa.ciLy in the ~Royal All" For¢. Thev
also reported t.ha.t. 1Mr. Raymo.nd had te-Mered his ,
r~slgnation1 at relieving ' ofBaer and vacolllat.ion
officer: Mld t-llat the Ccrm.nllttee had offered to r&-

sholt, the C orr,y is to make the best of both
worlds', jn a :fashion which 8uggests 8. great
mR.uy thin~, but ~sl!Juredly n ot penitence.
Wheth er netotiatioll will a.t any time b, e fruit,-

provllt~d.

Uniform

first part ner dJZlv~ w@l'e: 1 , Mr. Cook and Mrs.
Y eend ; 2, Mr.l lLlJd Mrs. Steele ; 3. Mrs. Ward
(gent) a.nd Mr;,. Dunton); 4, .Miss Fioohet" and M1SS
Eyles. ,Mr. G. Tombs rwa.s M.e.

months, :firet .t &. hospital
but it h.ppeJ~ that the m,tates of huwanity •• Ii.h e line." ' Mr; W. 8ime p r,,,ill,,,l,
'\0 Capt. Mitchell th, CO I1",'eg. tJ()!~·~
in~erpreted ~n BerUn abd Vienua. coincide having. him with th~l.
ga.ve 8.
eiact4y with lthe needs of the wilitary situation sketch of his work and elC'rr~sed satisfaction with

ALL MALT ANxJ RaPS.

29-31. LONDON STREET, READING.
~..

y, S EP1'. 21, 1918.

.
'fHIST DRIVE.
The first of .he oem"" of wbist drives to "., held
this y~r 'Was held i'n th e 'Vaierloo Gallery, Hickie
.00 H~'Cki
's, Fri&r-Itroet, on Wec1ne5day event~ .
The a
IInee a.t the fit5t drive bOOed well for
the r est 0 th~ ealon, which ,,"ill be alternately
prV8'rElSfrive a.nd ;parln«r. The prizo ·winneT1t- a.t tbe

, THINGS have not gone partioularly well with
,the Au.trian PeBce Note. Germany, with wb.~
ODDFIlLLOWS' PRESENTATION.
degree of .incerity we .hall not attempt to
A o::py of the J>O:r t·ra.IL of P.P,G.M. T. Jenam,
decide, bo.s wa.tched its progress "With icy oom- of the Loyal Berks bue Lodge ot OddfeUO'IIrs,
ments. 'jjhe Allies have tlll'oed it down. ThlLt which reoently ~!'Pf!ared In the Oddfe ll~ M.aga-

·W I N E , MER C HAN 'r ,
28 a04 29, MAjtKET PLACE, READING.

For flllt partlcule.ta e.nd a.pplicAlion
ErnpJoytGcnt Exchange,

f· .. ,

letter from tba Competent Military AuthOrity

CRIME OR .. MISUNDERSTANDING" ? .

WOMEN'S ROYAL NAVAL
' S.RVIOE.
.
,

Good Wages.

~:

V.

,(I!}bstrbtr.

S'1orthand-Typiats, Clerke;
Senior Writer8~ Cooks,
, General DOlTlestic~,
Stewa ..ds, Motor Drive,. .. s.

••

SUNDA Y SCflOOU; AND THIE MIL1T,A,RY,
t}le
meetmg of the Education Com·
'Ott
Thu.nda.y, t htl Olel1k read
a

At

mittee,

P mcl:

WOIUe-n a.rc URGENTLY REQt.:'IRE;D in tbe following ea.tegories
for seTV1CO with the 'Voueu's R oysl Nanl Servioe near NE'VBURY:-

, I .

~po~!!ttG C'ItOl ~l I

claanast fires, whioh bep alilJht
attention. Addreas: 3. Sta.tton
a~;ti:i~h Sta~ion), Readin,. N.B.-Ca.ll
~~
.nd fill them up at once

()f this area.. in w·lrich it was 6tated t ha.t
Sunda.y &dloobi would 'Probably be ta.ken over
THE KING'S SEEDSMEN
by the milits.ry, Emd · tha.t it might 'he deemed '8.<1.
vlsaJble f{lT the C<LrmniUee to place their schools at
. 1 READING,
tho disposal of the Sunday School authoritie~ .
~ Clerk pointed out t.hat th.e Town CounCil had
LIST,. OP 'SEEDS FOR ;rHE FARM, already agreed to assist the military on this point.
ANP GARDEN post free on appllea.t.lon .

Watch your coal Iiktl gold.

,

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12,

Crowt.hofne.-Mr. GEORGE WAllS. BUilder
?angbournc.- Mr.
eBAS.
AWBEKY.
Brook

~.rt.!.cul.nI

I

RlllADING."

or

• SERVICES.

~,

:T"'~

Coal (protected by trade

L .:lsrS. SIMPSON, WILSON &; 00., Z7
And 28, Marll:et Plaee.
I
I r
I
Mr AI!.TIDlR G . WEST , F C.A" 51,
fIUlESE CEI,EBIUTED ALES AND 81·0U'18
M.rfet Place.
which of th~se two ca ~egories are we to p laoa
guaranteed Brewed from ?;!alt and HopI
Cil1.nnham.-Mr. L B W . CARTER, H1Jielde, ~
15 Priory Avenue
ONLY, I'I.nd h ave bcen cE:rtified by' TDe B rit.is.b the ,ubsequent outrages on the Belgian populaHr. 'J. bRUCE SIMMONS. 4, Brldge An .lyLle.1 Contro l to be AllSOLUTELY FUllS tiOD, the wrerl l( of the LUlIita.uia, and the under ...

REGULAJt PABSEl':'GER AND FREIGHT

I

I

'·~IMONDS.

are W. Cla.pson, A G.nffin , R. C , Owens a.ud t.
ment- 'S:Jb-COrhlhit'fM, lI·r . A. W . A. Webb , hM J. S. Pearce, F. A. G . Longhurst.
men eleeted a. m.ember of a. special' OOJllIIJlit.t-ee on
juvenile employment det up by the .AEsociation of.,
BAR TO 0.5,0,
Eduoa.h0!l-Commitheel.
Cap t. (T .· Lt.-Col.) C. ,V. Frizell , D. S 0 : N C ,
R. Berks R ,a.ttd Essex R , has be~n awar(,cci I be
WHolTDlllYCHA"LL-X-A,lt-valST FE8'rIV AL,
At the WhiUei HsJ~ ha.rvMt. festival on Monda.y Bar to the D S.D. for COnspICUOUS gall a. nt! ~ and
e'~M lng the newly ' o.ppoint'¢d Superin t.ei:Ident devotIon to duty du r mg rece nt operat Ion !';, and
lfiru,ster , U1e Rev" ,T. NeV1son Phillipson , and espcc la lly when r..lle ba t talIon under hi$; COllilUdlld
Pastor 8tookipg "N~ the spaa.ken, Bond :Mr. M. H . took part in a. very succes~fll l counter·a.t ta.:;k. The
Pal'fltt .presided. Thi.s meeting was loJlowed b~' a. 6Uc0e.5S 01 , the operat.lOns \\:-a.<;, ellle-fiy d ue 10 th~
dt~lt.Ion s and fint'. leaderShip Ot
Ih ...
!ide of fruit, veg~ta.blel!J. etc., tbe proceeds bel1~g
'IhxoughouL t.ho operal.tons he r .,lIde red
d evoted . to the mimian funds. There ~'.as one big I very valuablo
serVices.
t&ble entirely oocu'pied ' b y gifta of produce
the childNm.
'
I
BAR TO M,C,
T ./Se<:- L iellL A . S. Knot.t, M.C., R. Be l h, R
RATIONING OF COAL,
Company, eatabliaJied up- bas been awarded a Bar to l.he MIlitary Crwl
lole agent. for the genuine In leadmg hi, Jllntoon 10 a counl er·att;J ~k he

beat !louse coal obt&ina.ble. It

sUrrON & SONS,

You can only burn your
coal once-keep it , for the
really cold weather. Eyery
unnecessary piece of cbaJ' you
use you will regret before
the winter is over. It will
be too la.te' to ' be sorry
when your cellar is empty.

'lIeslfa. REBLAS, SONS " 00., L'l'D.,
Minster Street.
Mr. J . X. HERBERT, Epwortb ROUM,

.o\LL S~j.Ts FOI.

- 61. BI.h op'ga.tl! . E .G :!. :..'9·:11

BY

6tr~t.

CUNARD LIN E.

,

WORfME~'S COMPE~S'\-rIO:s',

LOlllU.B.D Sr.,

IiIiir Don·t forget date of Visit of Broncbo Bill.

'Freedom.

.

\v . . DOUlISIIC

·E ,O,.

Clllldrln adw,tted to:J u\ 11>1,.' 1;: Exblllltion only _at llili·
' pnce to all Seatll. :i f)'dode Exlnl:iitioll , Cb..ildreu
Half· pru::e excelJt to 6d . Sea.ts.

Religiou.

,

~ FULL PARTICULARS upou applicatton to ail,.

.o\ d m ~! i () u :-

CoLLr.:CTlO:S-.

,\

CON~QUENTIAL Lo!!
Lown..-o Fr!tE ,

LONDON.

4$., 35 .• 2 5.• lao and 6d., Tax extra.

l.

TELEGRAMS

.

,.-., .'.

f ISTS ' ON APPLICATION.

different from tbat which underhe, tbe Note.
~ We are iuvited to . it around. t.bl. and talk,

F·IRE
OFFICE,

"

TWO EXHIBITIONS DAILY (Ra;" or Shine)
At 3 HDd S. Doon op~n at 2· 15 and i·1 5.
SEATI~ G ACC())!MODATION F OR 5,000,
The ~how nlso \' lsit5
B.\ SIX(.:.sn)K"'~, Wt.O:\ES1H.1.", SEPT. 2.'1th ,

-.

S.E.:" RAlLr AY STATION, RE.AIlING.
PRIOE

Among bh e men who wfre prisoners of war awl
hs.ve been. repa.tnated tS H. ' Klthy, ot th.e RQyal
Berka Re2i:nient. Kirby v:as formerly in th~ ern.
ploy of tho .. Reading Observer." Other men of
the Roya.l BerKS who ha.vQ a1£1) been repaLri,\t.ed

fro:r-

1 BONDBD SrORB!:

80 is uot surprising,
because ~heirl view of the waf is f~tndamentft,lly

COUNTY
SO . RXOENl':)T ••

REA~ING

AND ~ILITAltY ·CONTRACT9RS .

NAV\

Collechon.

DISEASE,

,

they Bhollld have done

FIRE, BURGLARY,

Lim.ited,

)h 1'\' ~l1 oU!;

Dllriu.R' ;\cwLnls,

Eoa.uUIIII P e: rOl lll lllg

S

TIlE ·BREWERY.

'S(U'vicesllt 11.30 a.m: and GA,j p.m.

In Addltion to oll r \Vl ld \Yesl; Eltlribition we prea®t our

L OX DON

2/ _.

MEBaH.tI.Nl'S. ~

,-

JtJVE)fI1Llll EMPLOYMENT:
The Obaitm&n of the lleBdiog Ju,eDlle Ennploy·

S~MONDS.

,

,

lSt&ri5)(l'tR. 1832.1

WINg AND

Speaker , MRS. SUSANNA HARRIS,

HORSES, COWBOYS, INDiANS, .
E t.c., appee.l 11.1; one time.

of

( R~5crved .'.

READING SPIRITUAL MISSION.

Thrilling Indian and COwboy's Ride for Life!

Pli \! ~s

- Sba]u~speue.

· PATHE' S ANIMATED GAZETTE,

Prairie Jl-fustaDgs!

~£WBURY,

I

;THE S6N Oil: HIS FATHER'

Tb. World's Champio~ LASSO THROWERS.

aD d

..

BUTrS. RYDING•
I;

We have sa~ri/iced our
coal for this.
We have
b,')rtered coal for Neutral
ship~ to bring Americans.
And we must prmlide still
more coal I'D bring and maintain still more Americans.
That 1S why we at home
must use less coal.
The
coal YOU do without is
speeding on- the ships,
d'riving Oil the trains, wHich
will bring ' Victory. '

TONGUES....
me

'--

You have I!e~ft the pictures of the' Great Wild West.
Come a.ud see the reality. .

T he :\ Hack on the Deadwood

Tonale,"

MODt

All 1"an Super ProdUCtiOD St~rriDg J ames MOrritiOD.
.. H& tb at ti! che& 116m m c mv good. Dame. rob.
of thst
wbJch not enrlohu him And Ica\'ea me poor iDdeed."

THE REAL' THING!

I

SKY."

PART D.

F or Oue Day only.

f

~

ITALIAN J}FFICLAL FILM.

,The Fair Grounc!, Reading,
Thursqay, September 26th,

Indians!

TWIXT EARTH

II

... liv·"

.I t

Britlsb Coal' ta take
~hem to tpe Front. I
British ~eo\I\ to heat
their food.
British Coal to warm
the~ hospitals.
British Coal to keep
theft French depots
and I fa.ctories going.

A seria.l in 16 episodea of lo"e, ad.~~ntllre ",nd peril.

Episode 2.

REPATRIATED.

'.,

more- ,

"THE SEVEN PEARLS"

'.

~

The American Arin y and
British Coal are now the great
deciding factors. ,We Sacrificed I
,ollr coal ' ilt home to make the
i American
offensive possible.
We are now reaping the reward.
Thanks to ~r1tish coal , " The
worst is ov~r." "Nothmg but
heart failure can prevent us
achieving e. real Victory."
Bnt the Americans require

Aba toll""LnI Two daY!!.J n cI IUl~.e to'l;hi. T h""tre.

, A.d MAMMOTH

COWBOYS AND

""

.

~

Sacrifice·

On ThursdlJY NelCt, Sept. Z6th,

EXHIBITION

poeltive~y

I

PATHE'S ANIMATED OAZETIE.

GREAT

WIll

being ph.otograpbed in 182

reet. of water.

A dram.. t)f the

-BRONCHO BILL'S
I

U.e \tca~.

.. TH& "NARROW TRAIL."

I

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... ~ ~... f .

,

ZJrd.
bcJ fo llo1t1DA'.a'wo da,., ecol1Qi" to tbiI 'l1l.t.rer.

THE GIRL FROM CfRO'S

•

,

N~zt, Sept.

On Mondq

1

'I'butre, tho muOlrdiacuued Comedy F.~

.

L ·Sergtl E P. Mitcbell, R . ~Ber k f; R , Broad.
&ta.ir5, haa been awarded the ~l h ta.ry Medal,

I

The .;eward of
. .'·8 rl
.-t"""ISb c · ·
\ '":

EI~tric 'Fh.tre(~~~rJIm':.aral)Broad St,
'. , ,. . : . .
..•
-r--.I! ./
,
.

7 .~~

7.30

:....-":" /_~.

As ' Wlll , ~ ~seen' illy a.n advertiseu)ent. in &nother
column, Bronch<> Billls great Wild WeM. Exhibl'
tion and M&1nmoth' Ch'cul !Will "ilit the Fair
,Grotritd , ~adin., on
Life on the .prairie.
r ealieJD • . OO"lfooya; . ~"~ 'Ir.".",
lpra.lrie
~ a.ve

Th.

~~{:~~!~~~~!:l~

To ail who are worried
or ove",orked~ to allll'ho
are troubled with sleep,
\e~ness or racked with
nerves, Hall~s Wine IS a

friend indeed.

Nothing

so quickly Invigorates tbe
nerves or ·bailds up tbe
physic,,~
powers, and
U Hall's Wine,"
says •

doctor, .. never fai1s. 11

'lIs
.1. ;QPr!~!~.
•

AIt~OU'h

&Uppltes are limit.e:i,
'pI!Oi ..l arrangements ban ben

lIIIaf!e to meet urleot modicaJ

UI''', where doclor. proscribe
Hall's Wba •

iLarg~ Size, 5/6
....

.~"'''Ca.U4,

" , *... " .