Reading Observer 03-1919

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Mrs. TlYl-oH
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InItiated· "" lon~ ago ~ l864",* • m ....I,or
H BerbhiN"" Lodge of Oddfello.wl,
Mr.
Wc:bbeT' 'Pused &"'&1' on Jrirld.a.y In laat

the H Prince of Wa.\es" Boad he
another month be wOlJld bL've, been an
Ha long life ' or I OddfeU"".lnp w...
but, 1D additup to f.qat. conn«tion,
well knoW1} on aocount ' ~~ j.~ucb good
Ul nnout d rcctrom
He "'as .. tr1lS£e.e
Lodg. for l!7 yeu •• trusljOii of lhe Widow"
lOrph1ns' Fund for 42 yeaT., ?, G cC ~be Berkehl,I'e
Â¥dtr e a.D:d hoy G.,M of the Did.f'lCt. In 18-30.
trusteo,pf th., Dl,tnct for rowe fyca.R, on the Com
'!Ult.t.ee of the Roodl.b'g Juventle Bhnch for anum!
~ of yean, YlCfH:balNnom of the firs\. Ha.pitaJ.
Puade lD- hhe yea.r 1888. "W'U treuu.re:r of the Hoe.;
parade roy{ 23 yea.re, oon nectE.d 'fnth ~e
Inddutioll tor 'WeU oV4f! 40
Yead, &Dd was one of the founders of the f tOO t
valeaocmt HOlne Fund A,3 tJle te6Ult. orhis excelJenb 'WOrk for the Bo]"&l Berbhire B06Plta.1 be wu

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It is two years ago Ilnee
cured Mrs Taylor Wntlnl' recently, she
.. I am glad tD ~J r am stili
Eczema. Zam·Buk is very useful In
_ shonld nGt like to be Without a box."
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Britton B D , I o16ci&t.ing The orp.mat pl.yed
both Chopin'. Dead Va.rch a.nd tho o..ad March
.n "Saul," on.1
1he cortege " .... amVl"ll'
a b the cllu.rch a:ud the other ..... tt was leavtng
The mour.oerB were Mc::5Itn. J Webber ..OO 0
W~ bber r&::ln 8). Xri .s H Drown lind K~ H R
Brown (daughten.), M...... F J Webber .nd H
W'E:lbber (aon&), lf1A&e8 l! Brln.kworLh a.nd P.

P'~Tb:q~:~:~~~:~t;h:eb"W1dOW'

lh UId Mn
Bde, Mt C W Ball (nGJ?beW),
'M1' 'Katb1k :Willmott.!& a.nd lira Ki,:lg • .bfr
e.nd MJ.s Cka.rlee Boney
W,reatbe 'We're" sent b y the foU.ow.1Dg WIfe ana
1!ttle'<l~ug.htor, ~t.er Polly, BrJ tbor Alfred (Plymcuth). Albert, tilue (brobher _nd siSter) , Wll1,
Dohs a.n~ !r;en.e "(nephew- amd nleoes), ewef Con.
Albert Be 11,

T'ol:ioe, Xathle:, and
Mother,
oand
atable.
men Do.d,
of Vhe Harry,
ReadIngBam
Borougb
HtLitpe, Mr a.o:t Mra P' Lees, Charlie and Mrs
HIlI and Mr& ,. George Kmg', Mr and Mil'S
aDd MH.. Hoare, H .nd W Dyer, Mr

E GU<:", Mr .nd Mye Treg"*",. " Old
of the Ourz~n ChIb, 'l"d M, ..

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Brown (gr.ndd~"I:.t.n), "'....... R W.bber and
W S Wel:lber (sons), .Ml~ Nand G Bnn••
'WOrth (gtlao:ida.peh t.e n ), Me6SN A R
Webbe'"
(/SOn), H Bnnkjw'.;Jrtla (sou-l n la~). Mrs F J. B
and A R Webber (daughter&-ln 18.w), Meu:ra.. J

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(hl'ot.hen-m-law), Will LOwer
W.lts , nephews)1... Major L M Gutldmg,
M,1iS Mo xhay a.nIj Nun;e .Hurns.
At1l()ng t hesel fDre&ent a.t. the ttrvlce were Dr
J. II Gutldmg, I),fr John Hamson , Mr W Pa.tee,
from the .Bel'~lre Lodge were P P G M' '1'
J er Ta:m, P P G
\V D W::h, te, T Butler , P G
F GIbbons, Feeler P G H. House, D Lever,
from the /I C r~ D of E nehnd " Lodge were Pro ..
G M F G Bernt and D.P G M W. Dore , from
t he II Robert At r" Lodge 1iU P PG M. H . M

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by "blood PO'!Cl"lng,

Sorel, Pilei, BOIls,

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trouble

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get too littlo sleep and
tab a patriotic. onrdoeel of

I clonnot ima.gIne a 'Worse predicament
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u It was Indeed a f~tunate d '1 for me
wben I tned Doan's Backache Ki ney PillB..
I l.mproved rapldly when I started wiUl thiB
medicme, andaftru: a. 81Â¥>rlcouraemybaokbe."
came qutte well aga.1D, Moud evcry symptom

this 18

ofl IlidRey weakne.. Ielt me .Uogetber.

recreation
hours of e.ch
used to do

Nowaday.,
manuf.oturehowel'er,
bulJ' day

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SlUee then I ha.ve been In first · rate health,
and can do my work Wltb ease and oOmfort.
Doan's Pills alwa.,J's h80ve & friend lD me 11

But n either

funeral arrangement. were earned oub hy

11 Yearf Evidence.
On September 23rSf, 1918, Itr Haworth

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IIItld _41 DOiLD,'a P illa cured me a.n.d I am
glad to say I keep well a.nd have neTer had
to be off work thrdl1gb the trouble 1!lD0&,
though alev.C
an wllole ye&rtI ha'Ye n ow elapsed,
(Slgned) "H Haworth. "

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Slr,.:....Judging from the le;~ 6;ppeanng In your
Journal durl~ the past weeJos, Holy Tnruty.nd It.
cler gy ~ to ~a.ve crtLUeed IILD unusual rxaterment
1.D thIS tvwn
But fOt" ~rta.m .sects, ~ne 'Would
!hardly ha.ve thought that 'religion" wa.s any.

thing '8.t aU to the people here Cena..mly pl8.C~
of &nluoement seem more to their ta5te I a.nr not
a pa.rlshloner of Holy Trilllty, out h a.ve on many
OOCa&lons receIved good help a.nd sound adVIce from
the prl~ts tbeTeof They do not. &8 tiC) many clergy
do, confine thp.lr attentions to t.he H sel.ect few,"
ODe ...nd a.\l r eoel'\' e the nuw help-t.he be&b pos
tlble It 18 !baroly frut' to condemn 6. man M
F.atber lflUTl,s 'haa been, because of & Du!'.under
sta.ndln.g
between pnests 'f a.nd people
After dl,
Whlf,£hQrn the
EsceislOr " Lodge was Ylepre.- ~h o potn~ at lS!nle was, no t. w:betber "confesslc.n '
I, ..'n •• ",· by P p iG
W G BI..,. .nd P P G M J
t"l-ghl 01' not, 8ub aa to wbetbelj Father HS'l'rlS
Mulhns
St P ete r s " Lodge , G T Welker
IUlV l' ght to comm'8..D.d tJhf) caoolda.tea to con
(secretary), PPM C A Bernard Ilnd P G R
befor3 Confirma.t on Tha.t 18 surely a. matter
:J B'8.t"Ile8 .. blla S H Brlato,,, 'WU also present
the ca.ndld-a.tes or ohese responsible for them
Secretary G f leus. PrlD~8S AI-erandra. Lodge
the pn eet ID questIon When one ~pNlks :If
W Pole-Rou!" ,_nted the lWyal Berk
TrinIty bemg tan
Esta.blish«I" Ohurch.
shlI'e HOOPl~al anti )ir H E Walker the Read
of the people m the pa.ri&b: knowtng what
1n 7 B ::lw li ng G1ub I
goes on IIl <iQe, It, It would be well to remfmlber
Wreaths 'Were sent by The WIdow, "Ahce Ede, tha.b vuy few of the Pllrl&hIOners belp to wpport
J.a* and Ber t,
Milhe, Ph)JlI8 llnd BaOs' thclr OWn n a tiona.l Church So Vtfry few people
(grand cht ldren)
~'!.rhe, Bess and fa:D'l1ly" (st
f-eem tQ know wha.t l religion actually 110
In p a.r
Loona,rd 3),
Harry }laud a nd fa.mllY l ' St
t tcu la J', they lanQW' nothing aoou t:. "confessIon,
I..e ~ nat'ds), "V,lll Barbara and falUlly • (London)
bccau e t hey don't. know tile.tr fal th, a;nd a\;;o don t
.. Fred B lanche and fa.~ly, " , Bob NaMY an;) ttouble to find out Apparently people go tt>
J OIhn" (London), "Alf, E t bel &nd famIly' H
church to see ",hat bod Ily help they un obt amBrtnkW'.o rth a.nd fami l V', hI.!! SIster ~lS, SackV1lle . not spmtu aJ So-called Chrtst lans I!!urely forge t
r v&d Hov o,
Uncle. Auntie a.nd f.amIly N (South. t he baS1S o f tlll rehgton-"Fal1h I!'Op~ , Chantv"amDton),
M~n. B CIfB TAl
a.nd FTed " (BrJf;t,on , bhetic three, a.nd the greatest 01 ilii'Ae 1S "Cha.nt y
Arthul W ebber (Ucld\eJd) Mn Wtckens a.lld
II FIDU8 ACRATES"
fam ily (Uekfield),
Uncle .. ack a.nd
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free frDID

B oth Q.$ an ,n,uranct aga.mst '71Jurrt. btlng
and as a curt for Eczema, Vlctrl, Bad Ltg"
(}happed Handa Ch,lblams, etc , ZGm Buk 18
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Obtaln~bk
Chtmllli and Drug

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THE FUNilRAL.
The fune.ral HWlce "'&8 held ..t St St..e,pben.g
Church on Wednesda.y afternoon, the Rev W '"

Whillt h"!lltatmlr about geing to a doctor agam, I
remembered a little Zam-Buk that I had by me and used
It at once.
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box of Zam·Bnk. In hme, the
IrrItatIOn
grew les8 acuto, and the spota became Ie•• ,
my hands
were qUite botter
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" I also found Zam-Buk very benefiCIal
burns."

,Cured 2 JDars aga-EczDma NU1fiDr

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f.e.ll0'W3 It. waa t.'b-en

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go"Uetnan w..
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and enamelled

on October

RS.' H. Taylor, of 30, Carleas
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BIrmlBgham, internewed by & loeal rel,orter.•aid;
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.1 It wu about 20 year!! ago tllat I
noticed MUe
';cd sp~t8 spreading onr my ilaDde AI
irrItation became more acute, ulltillt was ailnplly unbearable:
I .. islted my doctor, who told me I was
from
Dry Eozema.
I persevered WIth the doctor's
and tl>e
spots dIsappeared, but last wInter my
broke
agam, and I was natll1'&lly nry alarmed

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think 1 have bad
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drawback The sharp,
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wh.eh
,truok me, acr0.s.8 theltidn.YI "'ere ao Bel'ere
that I coUld hardly mono Btoopmll was 'a.
diftlcult matter, and It was II hard Job to gt!t
up agam And many a tilrno I had to drop
my wot'k I sp;lnt pounds on fl8.8tet:$ and
dHferent mediome wltllout getting any re·
lief The condition of the'",Hmey exoretions
Ihowed my kume,s wore the cause of the

DOA ·S
B·acka~be

Kidney PiUs.
Str"e. London, WJ

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DISASTROUS FIRE IN

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MINSTER STREET.

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Isab"'Ua." (44, Ca.s.ella. road , New Groes) ,
lI'ran1li
and a.ll an T onbr l(lge," " J ack ..nd Nell" (Green!

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'Wlch) II WIn, Alice a.nd MlDnle" (Lady",e]1) E
<and M Wtlb (Anerley) M1-i& Moxbay llnd Nurse
Burns , MT and Mrs B '" Chul'Ch <&nd f&mllv
Mn M Da.vl~ a nd Nellte (Broad s.t-reet) .. From
Shankl11l Lodge" ilr a.nd Mr!h G E Balls (Borough Mark et), Yr and Mrs Joltn E1gilteen, Mra
GodWin a.rld Auntie, Mr Qnd 1Irs. Adams and
DorTle (Whetston ..) Mr and 11M! J
North
(Brig h ton), 1 'lIr H..u3'hea: and da.ughten, GIlidys
RucselJ, Yt and lUT" Lethbndge Mr Ind Ml'$
Clayton a.nd R.o6'Ie.
Mag and Jrred" Lleut and
lln !.hlls, A Fe.......- Fnend8 " 'A token of deepeal
IQ'mpathy ",nd respect from Ute 0ffieeTS and
Bre' .}nftn of the Loyal Berbhll'e Lodge of Odd
fe UO'WS," ' 1 W)th deepest SflIllp a.thy, from t h~
.ReadmE" and {9l.1trlCt L, censed Tnde Prot..ectlon
and Bpnevot ...nt A!;t'K)(:t8.hon Readln!;" "A wken
of reg&rd, from ~o Rcadmg Dtstti ct and In
d~pendent Order of Odfl f el1ows"
and "Wttlt
S'noere 5lmpathy, from FT Q M F and Mrs

WA~ MEMORIAL FOR BERKSHIRE.

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All commuDicatJoaa for Ulla column should 1..
addressed ,'J Ch~ ..EdItor , B.eadUli Obuner."

~np' ~ l tJC15ml to our :Problema are la
,)ted and Iliould rftaob u.a by the second 'l'uead.)
.. Her publication
Onglo'" ~robl e DlI and , .. mea
are ''lheJt:.ed, and local contrlbutloDS wtll noel.-

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The funeul arrallt:em ente were earned O'Ut by

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Bro Charlea Arslett., one of th e oldes t members

(Specially Contnbuted)

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PROBLEM No

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tho second ttme He 'h M all50 LWO di&W5h ~ r!l mem
be.rs of the R«ding Countv Lodge of Oddfellow~
On ~h'! lf of hllJ f .. nov; me m})(>rs th e Set-ret a.ry of
the Lodge Pro" G M F G Bernard. has 6ent a
me.s"I1~ of oongra~ll l a.hon to the "ort.hy ftleran
fl.nd h1lS wl(e
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MR HENRY WRIGHT.

POWDER
c.fr:es,

and London.

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S HAT TRICx.. '

anor Ootb'ge, Byfleet, Mn W Driver
.. I luffered such t errible p ams thrnugh
mdlges on that, a.lthough I often felt famished, I
sllnply dreaded meal r1mea, but I hR.ve unprond
wonde
lly lIlllee I commenced taking Disurftted
:MIlP 1!I1a
I can now ca.t my meals r egularly, a.nd
I ex
ence no p&1n oz+unpleal!lantneaa &fterwarda "
Drea of pam to folklw causes many dYllpephcs to
worr ..bout tbeU' diet to 8ueh an extent that health
fails and tliey become weak, thm, and ill, but
B1SU ted Mngn~lIl renderR dieting and drug takmg
nun 888ry bt>cau s8 It neutrAlists the h fL rmful ACId
whl Ie u8uall, the sole caues of nll the trouble
Bls rated Ha!{DeSla can be obtamed of bl'!h. class
che ieta !everywh ere at 3s per bot~le, an half a.
tea
nfu! taken In a. lIttle water after meals Will
be ouad eufficlent tn most oases to ensure perfeo~
dlg~8tion and freedom from all ~un and unplellsant·
nesl In countlesa Mae! of IndigeaLton. dyspepsm,
lt~rtbum., flatulence. gllfltrlt.18. ua.l3rrbal stomacb.
Wlnd t.n Atoma.cb, etc , BUlUrat.ed Magncsla. btL8 been
pre'scnbed RDd used with unvarYlDg l!I'U ~5I! , and
beanuse of thla success the manfRoturarli now enclot19
gulU'sntee of satlefllCbon or money baok in
package.
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TllrlOUS epooha lllite hldory, II the fundlUDental pnn.
Clples a.nd OIsential thoones rulll.Y Dever be BfI1'lOual,.
ma.nl'" f ric.nda ot Mr Henry Wrt~ht:.
dUiturbed" NewJ openUlgs may be HllaJ,,,,d at IrMt /""" ct(" at WelK'hta "00 Meuures to the Corpora..
len~, diaoovepell may be r egwtered aDd played AI
"ReradtDfr) ",111 be glad 00 lea.rn that be :h ILS
opportull1ty arLSe., itho a.pparent. deca.y of rn&ny of t bs
recovered from hi ll re.cent. JllndllS as to he
theonh of the olc;i school ma.y be noted, perhapll, not
Monda.y, t o resume hiJ duh€W He was
:WIthout regret, but the ~ remalllll 111 the abat.ract
on the ntght of the R eadIng Bowl
pn.cttcally unchanged IIllde3.l!ll actiODS, themes a nd aucb
and be grndu&lIy becllme 'Worse,
ILke The unchaugea.bleness 01 chess LS establieb~d , dee·
to ht!! house for five week.! W1tll
ptt.e the atl:.empt.l ot the J outomc 6ohOQI1U rebent yeara
to mtroduce tlle uJuuteresbnl leaven of ma.$hematics
60 as to reduce It tq a prectse SClente ThLS ~y SUit the
reqUlrementa of chbss playen who 8.re m~rIy \I chesl!l
!IClonbsu," and ~ bo would lIe& III tho Gawe othiDg but
LOYAL "BERKSHIRE ~ODGE" I.O.O.F.
cold OlUcu4Ltion &ud a WIlderness of a.n
otic The
capaOlty of tho gatpo, ho~ever, to yteld un ndtng f&8·
ClntLhou, gems of dazzhnjt brilltanoe, unexpected com.
At 8. recent meetin2' 0' the LOY18.1 I I BerkshIre
blDatlolls aud bold aacnfioes born of the humlLu bratn,
IS uoque!ltloned ~ Harmolllously umtmg m Itself the Lodge of Qddfell o9.s fJie st.demen t of aoeount6 for
cunous, the beILut.i,fnl, aud tbe true, che.. appe.a.n to the y.f'3T' 1918 ""1.$ subrrpUed The auditors ~lUted
hold a perms.uent r elation to the 1Il1U1.te. auaceptu.btbtie8 out that there "7U a beavy call f or stck pay,
of mtelligence. a.n4 there is now httle queetion of Its ~a.1ly un .the autumn of last year, l argel!: due
to the In~uenr;a ~ldCUll C buL t he amoun~ ' \ \ u less
lllorea&ng value u a went• .! r ecrea.tlOU. oc of l tl; fitnese
t.han vh.a.ti of 191
The InVe&t.nlent a of tbe L cd2'~
for use by &11 sorts' and conditio l~ of moll JJ
were ehO'W'D to
m 'fL. :l ughiy l6a t.i!factorv ro nd l"
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tIon, • oonside.r Ie am()un t. ibaVUlg bef.n m, ~ted
GAME No 1109
dunng the ytJar~ the ea.TDmp of which re.'\chfd
Pl.yed III the Cli.t y of Loudon Champto~bip-Toum •• close on.:£8O() 'rbe finanCIal af!'aJ I'S 'O r the I.cdgA
mOollt.
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"iere In 0& 8Ou~1 oOndition, &Ild though there was
Q~N'S Pj.W1I OPENING.
• dre{'eaose m t.hf' membeMlhip a.t tlhe clO8e of tpf!1
White
Blaplr
W hIte
1!1Aolr
year twenty.four brethren hantC paaed IftWpy'
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O.iborn R 0.1 Walkn E B 0 1001'11
J Wallr:er
dU fLng 1918, four of !Whom. diEd on. &.<:t lve IN!rVlce,
there .....ere op.1'05'p6Cte of ltTCrea.tnnS1; the ll' numbe".
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thlS~!I$ substantia-ted by the fact. th'!.~ 8 n~lm '\
8 B-Q!J
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19 hP
a:~XIS
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have &!:ready been lru tllited
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Bl&Clk (10 pteces).

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of t be Loy al CrO'\, n of En ~ land Lodge of udd·
fe HowlI, Readmg, bas J ust oelebr8.ted bls gold&n
woodmg
Bra Ar: lel.t. was m ar ned a t. Shlnfic ld
C hurch on F ebruary ?.8th 1869
H14 home IS 9.~
Gall ows Comm.c nr. c lO$e to t he" MetTy M'; lldens,"
ShlOfi , I<l-road .nd ..ll tbe fif ty ye.r. of Bro
Ar.sle t t.'. ",edded hfe ha ve been S'pCn \. In t.he old
fa.shtoned t hatched cot tD.~e ",h€Te he now resIdes
Br.o Anle t.t lomed th~ Grown of England Lodge
on N'membe r 24 t h 1866 ...nd bu a.lw.a.1s evl.11C.Dd
a k efln Ir. t cr est m th.e d ::l1 ngs of h la Ledge
Be
occ~ona.lIy ' rtJtA t.he Lodgt'., ana WM ipre8ent at
the lut mceltn g on th~ ocrHlon of tbe welcome to
t.he newly elected rliEot.r"'Ct, off~ T$ Fout' of 211. w,ons
aier- me mbers of thee Crown of Engla.nd Lodge,
the oldesb haVing recently ~ed the <:b a )1'8 for

Accordme to th~ late James Mason-whose wntingl
OD. the gl.Dle wll l ber l"emlln clUllc~-thougb muon ..
tione, amendmenti, ch&uges, and evolution.t mB) mlU'k

By Goonn Hlurnocm:. (Selected)

Enriches

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to R .. J. Buckley. U K('~oa.
the llrofuuditr C"{ thlS
the elgJ)i6ee.nr.e of
R-Ki CI"'. K--Ra,
Qr-ll G Db M Koh 56 B - K2, Qch 58 K - B l, B->RG ch
H ele Tarra.scb r emarked
& WlU froUl &'llnOlt JU.
~. '-"-~"-'-etr'or WM White's ,,7th
"lie,... , had he pla.yed B1e., t.hil bril·
This 6lldll.lg us 8. thing ot
BI.aol,bu,n. t.n those da.YI as &n
d egtee

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BUT BENEFIT QUICKLY FOLLOWS USE
F BISURA.TED MAGNESIA.

ODDFELLOW'S GOLDEN WEDDING.

Black (8 ptOC63).

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TERRIBLE PAINS
IrtDIGESTION.

Mr North , Prmces·strcet

The .. n..dlng pbsf:nf:r t. cont-alnlne tb. CbMt
C.o)umn ... Iu be a.t!! p t. pO.!lt f ree (or 1a 9d ~!' quat'
tfIr
All order. and r emlttance.!! to be aadrtruedJ
to The lh.na,er, .. ObslIl'Ter" Olice. ReadlDr

By E F DE.ur, London

We understand It 18 the tnte'ntion ot\.-t,be :nord Lten.
tenant to call .. pubhc meeting !hortly for the purpose
of
the eetabliabment of 8. meDlona1 to the
""ho h~fe tallen 1U the great Wnr
memonal worthy ot th e
It sh&ll not be confined
but be open to the
the Borough of

H Il,'veon

co Dllderat.io b

COUNCIL ELECTION.
NOMINATIONS.
a bIt of the 110 utnatlons reo&J.ved for

Berlu~'e Count,. Councll electlOn lui ThtU'lldty

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Mr
Mr J0ohELousley
Keyser rI
. ••• • • "... Mr Fmfl.cu Du.te
L,eut Col F G Backer
'l:""ltQC"" RUltl\ •••• ]'lr P Ald\\lUckle"
, •• , • •••• • • M r H T Sbawcros!.
lIr I!' A Suuth

111 H IGoddaTd
Mr F J K Cross and Mr
,v G TlLylor -

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8OLUTfON TO PROBLl!Ill No 2307
By T R DAW80Y.

K-B6.

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7 PlEP

R. No 2808.

Thll ha& no solUtion, the author's key of Q-B4: beLDg

defellt6d by R--Kil

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CRITICISMS
,
Corre::t 10lutioDI to 2307 from -, Old Solver'"
fI Cl\nn nt lIee & I!reat deal ~o tthUi
NoW' it the
hy had t..eell D- Q11t would havo be&u a. nice prob·
IIJUI' Hl.r?: De\\ e (Easy m the extreme)
A W

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Ie ory " elmau (Verllfmal •• r c&o
be the -author I
e,) ,)
Alice," A. B SDllth (A .:ood the.ma.tio id. .,

~li t oO
dt of ~eneal J.Dtu~) G Eml'Det'flon (Should be
CLI.lre by 114clf, ___ the problem ~ TOld of charm to th,
~!neral &ol"ar... thouan. it LI clenr lD it. "'&yl
Ch,ho. ,.... (Do DOt ~ tor this r.:-t:~r-Iflt
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a' BL4'CKBImNE

of ch....
·~-Ula hUi erlraonlinarY' powen ot 'Yfta.lit1 LD the

dir.ction of ohea tM.I'Y19' &nd 9OntiDuea, .t the ~. of.
t!VQtY·:t.ht.. to tra",no' the country and 11'9'0 .imtil.
~ lntb hia wual -':U1)6nmge of WI ...
t .. Ihe oontral foaturo of'l(r B1aokbum.', gut, ~

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~i% not only 10 pl&y wilh •• ntb........ and Ylgour.
vo

Wit!.

"'" men

I TO, b&•• pItted &gaiIut him a. number of

Pll1,o11aUr heafthf. ao~ muntally ..el1-

~~ !or I~ P\I1I. 10 undergo two or thr•• 4ourof

_' $1Ii'II

~ ll.D ~,"0UIi ttnQn, tD reta.i.tt all hlt pll.JlJ lor
ha.... !f/'U-lt wer., .. "wale' com·
. . ..:~ . ' ~ Md thon to b! ~ctonouo_t
N

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W J foye
C .B Wtlson
J • Lockwood
oR R Chl11ldler
Mr r S Ta:11 lar
Mr R G Adam_
Mr G E Platt
Mr. R La.ngfordMr
Phllbpe.-

Mr
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Dr
Mr

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Lord Ii M Pratt.

),tr n l Crow·
MUJOr l!laa Turner.
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nater.
MI' E
wleaMr Itl D Taylor·
Mr E Vi K Slade
Mr A Frogloy,
hIr S H Oddmott.·
bit C D Adkin-

"JT. PETER'S" ,tODGE. I.OO.F.

~.

p~r er' s

Loy~l , S ~.
by Just been l$SlJed,

d.ne.. . ll..t r", 1918 or tbe
Lodge of Oddfelloow8

!!,,':<'(lrSl. . . • ••••• ".

and nn lnterestmg' POUlt 'WhlOb mu ri,. be; & ao~
of n !"lafacbo ll to Lbe m~mbers 1S tha-t t he amount

(If mte1'e4t e arned dunnf the year on the mYesf...
llIent.~ a nd ~he contrlbu~lon l!l receJ.v~ J ex<:~ very
("onslderably t he bota l amount (1£ 51('k pay (£325 Q3 J
fer I be vwelva m onthsl The lunt pEud oub in
d o lt h cJa '~ wae £146, ~be Lodge h-a.VlDg lost ,D
1918 se vpn members. Inc1 dIng ~our olf' aetJ, e ser
'\1<:: " , :and 6~lE membero'
v~
The capital o:"f ~h'!
T.AX!~ () at Ji"'DU.~y l,st t s year stbOd at £10,005
0. 5!<1, .howlDg a "V I ~ of .£407 8' l-!<l.~n ~b.
, el\rl~ workmg T-bf'l Sec:~&tarv: (Bro G W '(Vancer)
and the zealoWi otfloen of the Lodge T'e8OOtUi;le
for t tl otnanlgemeDjt Ire doub Uess agree8lbly sa l8#
fled lob such a return
r

Mr E O. Du,...I.

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Rom&1ne.
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F G
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d. V,tr;;
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an Mr

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PRIDE OF READING." :4.0.f \

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F..."" w. Wl".1l' -~y thaob tor lotte( aDd
tDN~~ea 'l\e tJuttot·IDQ'f'et is ~T8ry aceeptabl., &DC!
'" ~ uled "'y thortly.
, W ~ ROl)DJ. -Huoh lntareated hi rP<l8teard TIS thOle H cooke H RoW' aurpcwp.c I
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G10dmail (Not up to thll clever composer' •• tteugth)
Stllhllgfi f)et Johnson (The key glvet a flight mOTe to
i.!.1J U K
Th e W ,K oonilnet htl opponent prettily
If;r the nttempted~etta~ Tbe neu try B-Ql au·
IlU Black'e defences ex~t P-1U)' Rev T.
~lltOIl (OnglDal and entert4iumg). 0 ~mbHI\fZ'.
"tClGd ord B0.1I" (QUIte an ~ ongllw 8fIttiu81. T.
R Duoson (Thts blOck.tbrea.t B.er t.a r.ther ~ ~
contrast to Loyd'. 2306 of lut week) co A Friend In

(O'ford) (~ cbDioo tit- bit 01 ".
Grunshaw (One ot'T.:a.D ~f. hWelO • •

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Wllite to pl~,. aDd mu.. in

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...... MrBGOSuuth

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SIr Geo:rge YoUUf, Bart.
DO nommationl at all from two di'Ylllona

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Rural Then
and Didoot.
were ouI,.ThOM
t ....o
aIItenllk "'11'fI
ne.w nomlnationa.
y ..tenJ,.y (Fr.dal)·
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Sltm.ted 111 ~h a.t part. c-f the
wnu,h I S
generally spoken of as " The Qrade " - & part I)f
oJdeAt R-eading 10 M1Dster·st~et:.-J H FuIl-c ..
and CeL's wa.relbous.e was VJ~uted "lIth df"aster 'n
tJhe ellol"ly hours of Thursday moriun.g, a.nd 'W'-&S
completely gulled b y firfl; The 'Warehouse ~s ono
of four totoreys >8.lO.d In It, a.t thft tune of the fire.
was a oonl5 derable stol'6 of (lU, etc It ",.,11, per
haps, be remembered by many tb a.t, thero '\\\9.S a
senoU!t Are aob the &&m~ pltlC"e.'-lf our menlOry
serve&-a.'hou.t Hurt)' five y&a.l'S &go
It wU a.bout Ie 23 a m that the Re.u;l.lng .i!Jre
Brigade !l'eCelved the Utt.elltgeuee from t he pollee
that 8. fi re had broken out, and, With then Cl.!.&OOmary celCTlty, ~he gall ant fire flg hters uuo.er th ..
dil'ee ~l.{)n of Ca:pt F Po nt.in, quiCkly had one I') f
the mooorun the &ceDe
On l a'fnval they dlls,
CQve.red
e ",a.rehouse wus we ll ahg hl on t:I1 e tv p
a.nd thU'd
ors The hydran t 'Was. sopn <at 'work
t he motor e gme being placed In thd Yteld Hllll
and pumpmg from Holy Brook Th o second mo~or
qUIck ly Iollowed and Wls"s st ationed at tiTle corner of..
Mlnster "~e ~ a.nd Bro8.d street, by lIa.nfield 's
shop' The fire, .at one time l ook.ed (to ~e Capt
P<ln b n'.. 'Words) very angry l,m t a.ft.er «. bard tussle
the !fiam~ were confined to tbe V;.E\.l'~hOllE£! Itse lr
The st CGn1 t h ird and fou rLh floors were completely
g utted out (In account of the p leie oce ()f such In
fla.mmable s t ~ks 8S OIls and varnish lxang S'~ored
thenoe, but, fortunate ly, the base-me nt , wluch airo
~ut.&lned oils, etc was pra.cttcally untoucheil :u;
'Was o.lso &. /oua.m t old 'Wooden cotr·ag 9 which ",vas,
-at t.be out!jlde, only fifteen ya.rds a.'Wa:,; from tbo
conft a,graticn
Tbe fire's p TOgl'cu toward~ n.
bUilder's tunber ya.rd Vi as R.l~ o R.lIay~d, wh ile
Arthur Cooper S 'Win e stor es '" ere lu ckily SIL\ cd
fMm the licks of the fl ames
Aft.el; nearly fi ve
hours' hard :and dan?~ro,-,s work t hq, .Fire Bl'lgRd~
'W'lthdrew, leaVing on ly two men to aid. the Pl"OC!e""
of coohng do","1l The ~)fIgJn of UtO Ifil'-e as. :yet , IS
unkllO'Wll but I t II. und erst ood that It com me need
on t.h~ tb m l. Roor Th e extent. 0-1 da.mage done Ui
not at pres ent. ccmputcd

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~INFIELD.
POPIlSWOOD HOSPITAL.

SmC'. o Popo:m OOd~OSP!tn.1 was re-opened In AprU
last, thoro have bce 216 o.dmlBSlOos, At plesent there:
ale 27 mon III liosplt .

PRES~NTAT~O-N--T-O--~-[RS MINCHIN
Th e Commlttofl a
memberd of ~he War work party
recllntly presented
'hItS W MlIlchm a SIlver cream.
Jug as a tokeu of ,e,n Itudo for the la rgo amount of work'
she has qouc dUlIOg !he p'8.s~ threc· a nd-a,·hal£ ye&l'9

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no L OE' HONOUR
A. R oll of Honou~ of Bmfield IDO U and women who
have sor~d III Htl' Majesty's Force!! at homo and
nbrOlld fl l1\1je Augllsl "th , Hl14 , HI now publlsbed, a nd
ShO\\8 a tota l of 335, of whom stxty · nme have fa.llea
for theu: conutry

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P A,IRISH COUNCIL
Messl's T JOli fl~Chalrlll:ln ) , T Bn.'k(!r, E Bungay.
S Busby H Coo and \V Crockrot d "Aro present at
the P nrlsh Council mcetmg ll eld Oil Frlda.y, FebruaTY
28th, nt the Jlall flh room lhe e h'Lllman stated th it
the hedhe tn the a~otmCllt tieM h Ld heen planto(l, tho
budge ovcr th o rook l ond lll ~ to COlLltley hau heen
repaIred, and t hat ~h e OWllel5 of properti es to l'ohom
.the Clerk had ' HI ten rilil pe d l1l~ fault."\" {htcheR, foot pat hs, a nd overh DI!:I1Ig' hed,!EI!l had crl.rrled Ollt th8
'Y1shes e Xl1re,secl Py the COllne!.1 rc~nr Img the sa.me. 1
:\n onel from the~ ohC1tors of Hie Inte ?\fli'o s Shu.:m, of
C elx Cottage fOI l~ sale of th e all otment field to
Pansh Coullt:11 fo tilt: MUU of £170 (tho ort~pnlll pmchase lm ee of the Held) was not el1~el ttll ll ed, the elm
belUp,' IJIstructed tP e Xples.'J the thullks of tlle COUlICII
a nd to sto.te that thoy rhd not see thOir '''\''\'' cl Aar t~
purchnse the la nnm fjllc!ltron A letter fro m the Locn
Govel nrn ent Botl.rd cal"'lIl th e alte lilioll of t he CounCI
to tho fa.r.t thnt tlt611' tOlin lit ofnce expired on Apli
J 5 ~h, and thRot a.rmngcmpn h sr.onhl he Inll.de for thr
election of 1.1. n e w lco}l IlCli uot lfl.tC1 thll.ll A:pnllt1th

I

ADJOURNED LICENSING
SESSIONS.
~SIX

At It mechng of Lha BerkshIre Coun ty CounoiY
Comnuttee, Ag llcu l~ilTll,l Board, held on Sa.turda.y
a.t the Coun ty Co~il Office, IOOadmg, Mr W \.
Mount, M P for Sql1th Berkshire plesldmg, a.nd
M.r , ennmg ton r ePFesell tUlg the Untverslty,
v;.as re 01'\'00 to l>l~note 'Q G m u-ch as poSSIble the
'" ~ Jfa.re of ex offi ce and menl of equal oduca.hon.
who arc de"'lrous a t alung up agriculture and
OIl a. farm
The.m were 6evcral s;p-phca.. 1
blons r~commendCd by Lle ut. Col HaMfa. Wilha.rns.
of the A.pp~IDtments DepnrtImen~ Mznistry 01
ILa.bo l r.. Readlllg ~e que:J.tloM 'I'C'gardm~ Wca.n(
o'J t bages provoo a.
lllpora.r,)' obslacle, but; en"
qUIMe.s -a:ro now be! g m ade WIth food results The
C01JlImt t ee was u'Il'8.Vtmous In 111v t t~ la.nd owners,
a g.ellts s,nd officers wlt()E';e m terest 1$ oenLred n
hOll1(;ulture <lIg'l lculture or general f a'l'Ulll1:g to get
In t : llIch W ! th Ihe } ' pomi:mc.nts Department of the
~rtm stry Qf La beu • 26-2-8, Queen VlctorUl.-stlreeb'
R -oad ng '" haw " I 15 to a~Sl!;t and set ftfloa.t ali
d~chRrge ll officers
d me.n. who contempla.te the
cou otlY lIfe
,

LICENSES REFUSED.

U'R

OD Tnec:"day &t the Rea.:hng ~tty Sessional
OJurl the a.djourned L lcellLimg Se...0S10~ W!U! beld
.before Mr J W Marbn (m the chair), and Messrs
8 Ha} ward (the M~(lr), F A sarJc! t, E J ackr
.&On, E P CollIer, !
B Parfi t t, G
Webb, L
E Quelch and G Pillbrtck The ten ti u~s 'Which
ha.d bee.n r eferred h k on the grounds of reddnd
a..ncy were t.be Mo.rquta. or Lome, the Tra.vel1er 's.
Friend. Green. D ra.gor" Mount, H OD Leaf, Rose
and Crown, lOOyal Wtlliam Koyal tr'lctorla., Queen
(Waterloo· roAd) and Jlh e Prince AJberL Stx of the
a hove houses were refused licences
OF~ LICENSEE C,A,UTJONED
The drat C&&8 !-9 be heard "'Tali t ha.t of Benjamin
PhIPPS, the oft'liceonsee of \irea,t Knnl l}&-strect,
who had been convtcted for selliri'g dnnk after the
proper h oun and- I:fined £.3
Mr J St L. St811wood, fo r the hceonsee, "a.ld hiS
cllent had: been charged , not under th" 1..loenlnn '"
Aot, but. under t.he Order of the Cellt rn.l Cont ro1
Board, 'Wlth being open at 825 when he shou ld
have been closed at 8 pm
The (lxpian3.tton waa
that h e had been very s hort.h:anded and, a. ne w
ool1$J.gnm'M1 b Of boer navlUg arrlved a.nd ctLUSIIlg
& nmh of custom ers, b e had oH~rl oo:k:ed the hme
The Justte.&>: d ecided to r enew \Jl.e hcence '" lth a
caution
I
,
M UtQUIS OF LORNE
The CIo!e 'Of the Ma.rqUlS of- Lorne was then
~ardl and Chief Inspector Li4kle,v S81d the I hOllse
contamcd a. pubhc 'bar, private blU', bar parlour
a nd & Emokl-ng l'odru ~ ~rla.'t' street "wall 600 yarda
long, there were ~vcn h censed 'houses In t~e
ftreat. and that there ' were elgbteen in- a. radtus If
200 yuda A t. one, tame It. had boon frequentee.
by .. "rather' rowdy ~Ia~ of young men and 'WOmen
oot, oMervation ha.V'lng been ~ep.t, there was
nO~lDg to lUstlf,.. 'ProceedinG"
\ I
I
B:r 1.11' E T Ha.t~ (for t he ltc¢n&ee): I t 1$ &. well
ooz::rdunted hoU»e and 1a the moat modern an~ up
to-da.t.e boU!08 In the s~eet
Xr G R M-orils (Surveyor for Me5I!i'l'S H a.nd
G Sunond,,) d" ta.lltd the fJChem'6 tite firm 'P~
poaed to be apphed t o the house by p-tea'QS of whIch
50 pe:r£OTll'J. cou l ~ be accommodAted In each room
Tb.e "lterattons 'Would cost 8obout £'HlOO and there
'WOuld be a. cnnteen wbere one OO'lJ,ld purc hruseo tea,

Amceb~~:'fc~~'I~~~e~I~~~'H~I'
or

So

llIng COlDmon.
Wednesdo.y 1U last" eck 'l bere ,{ e
pres ~nt 'Me«s rs \V.L tin.undOl\s (l:h u LWa.U),J Poun

l' Cnne, ,TUll i nnd F H StlLll11ard MI Calle I
ported tha.t thE! tt ee 11Itd been removeu '\\ h lCh \\ 8
across the footpath LU Cave lsbam Purk I'he ele t
read a letter flofU the RUlUl ]) ~tr l c t COUUel1 on t l q
bougl11~ qUt!stlOlt, ILmllt ,\as ft u:\Uy dcclcled to a ppOI t
a. deputlLtlOll COlUuStLUg' of 1\Iessra Saunder8, ~POU D I
Stanullrd, M!\Y~nd Cane to f luther dUlcuss the que ·
tion. and the CI Tk was dIrected to write to t'be Cl k:
to tbe DI8~llCt OUllCI1 mfo nlllll~ lum ot tho deputatI n
appomtcd "bo ould be pleasa(l to meet memhers f
the Rura.l D 18t9ct C OUll Cl1 fUI, ea rly <l.S cotlveruont

SILCHESTER.
EW MbNUMENT~
Silchester has lecently had two monomentR erec
m Its chHt'chYIL~d Dlltlktng the restmg pULC6 of two
H"51dect,g 1010"'11 and esteemed Ul the nlla.ge On
gra.ve of Edw~[(l Rlchnrdson , nho dIed 10 1916
cunously wro~ht h ead!'.tono lU sllver g161 g
81m ply recordtyg age and dILle. bft8 been placed,
the
of William
of Hugh·street , Eucl
S \V
Latin moss hilS b
I ...,e.,,,,!'.
rough rock \\ ork. In ell
lIlscrlption whIch rea
bOill,hteo,:. Eastol In fond mem
d ,d M.reh 21th, 191i,.
exeouted by At

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Id
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ooft'&e -and coco ..!

K. l\rle StInondo 9&\d be tn:d " ..ted hOll... run
on 11mi1ar lInes 1n London and had seen ihow sue.,...fu\ bbey"""'"
'.. 'nte l'cenoe wps r ene.w.oo .
OTHER
of the

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'I?'f-:CIllIONS.

ref~,.,..d
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luie'nsees of the
and the Qu een
\ 00 ctown

Mr. E D
St»oh~~ fqr the

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Remarkable Cures
of Paralysis.
T~e Stories of Helpless Sufferers
' brought back to health by Dr.

Cassell's Tahlets.