Reading Observer 09-1919

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and keen', : int..eU6etual ~ face.
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down towards the end o[ the '1'~k

his, (unctioI)8 ,as. Editor:
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I.1'b, -. d 11rinciples in Reading and distrid, and
be
J .idl", tilled a want which was begjnning to
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. Th.' fir::<t bome of the. paper w lLs in King-atre~t .
(In till' premises n ow occupied -by Mesars. Silver.
UWI!'s (lUI fiLters:
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l!-oa<:Â¥"gO.f,~,'iri'l. "~n~~~)lt. -iournIlFm'

great sto ne-ftagged kitChen repJete wi1b a
r3n.,:r al most. big enough to -roast ~ ~eep. ~~Ji
\1 ;, _, to ,'. ill' one corner the domestic pump, though
J!l : raf('S of th is have long since dia&p~.
!'t'1U' Ill l)l.'r , however, .that when it was 'standing it
'If.I ' ! .(),.~ible. to coax it info .action. and 'the remIt
·, : 3, J .. \lpply of the purest~ c..oldest, spring water

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Superior m a k e;
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The p\~ce mud ~~~e .been~ b~It. .

for a. gentleman:i ~sidenoo, !or tb~.re

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boa. Blue, pmk,
green, old · rose.
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Doable Bed, 44/-

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short years pasl)ed and the concern had

the limited aDdl~oonvenie n ~, ,~co~1p.o­

t1I' :< II in King·str.eet, ao'd it was ' necess&ry ·to

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~g.t~ of. the . printing business.

He is now

managing ' director of .the bu.ine .., Parnen's the
Printers, Ltct, whic9 i~ most success{u]..:
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,. Mr. Parnell j,:r ' alto interested ' in the c.inenra.-

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which paid

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. 1- h~a · tD 81ve tfi8; ~p ' antt, ~turn to ~i~~ tci-takb .

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indlJstry. beirlg ~ a 'd&eC?trir 'of a. .~umber tof~. pictnte
palace companies; and is a .direct;or. of th~ Re84; "
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'P~ull/ ~ho': w ..ion~nted ~ join th'e ing " ~ootbaJl Club, ::Ltd, ~.. a. direCtor of ' the' ':
Boa~':::;l D~ti,l'1I ot ' tIl'a -='!. ~eadiDg Obiwn."Ye.r, t· , It ~ad~g Observer;' NewSpaper and"
has" ~~ly" iwii , u·p.~.hiI';~sitl~~ce Re~ing. Company, lttd.~ his ~.long .expel'ier;!.oo)u the print:', '
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Be~,i,- a.;dlre~r -'o[ 'Yes8!8.> paull ~Lnd . 9~,, '·Ltd. > ing trade will be a . m.o st vaJuable, a.a.et.· ·
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,The .. · ObserVer " obtained th. l eiter to the Cor·

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eldest

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poration containing ;'his otfer and ppbl,isbed it
well in ' advance of it s C<?ntemporaries·, ·
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There wa, co~siderabl e. talk yean: ago; as to the
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condition o f ..the IRbourers on the ,Lockiog8' ell,t ate<
The ""ObKrver" appoint.ed a . S~ial Commis:
sioner to in;e 9~igllt.e matten, with',the
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to faciJitat e
more rapid prin~ing ' to
with the incrent iDg
circul.ti on, and a..
of linotypes, Th~
latest d evelopment
the. :Fo~iba~l .Edj~l?n,
which , I am pleased
see, 18 once agalD gOlDg
TOmember ri ghtly, 'th\U, Lord
strong after its eni ol·ce.dlau' lperl8i"n during f:he
pletely ' vin·dic§ted. Dot I
and leads the VBn
matte" deBpite op ~ Il k~y ' rem~ni'8cen ~• . £p a clos.:::
en~irely withQut- the DooI<, ~ d. .
position.
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Of :journalistic "
" t be" Observer " 1baa stand ..,.,rieote"d in \"y p'~C\ll '!f
informed, The. . paper enoountettid.
had m.."y. I wi'l
recall one' or two. 1 anv
daring ·the j war, bot "suoCee:krully"' lI'dde 'oDt! I
'of my older reade!,'
can go bflck
th' ~
E-t ann-. ,.. ·",:There'. a...:o cliviuity that ' &apes '0,'0.( '
great ... oontroverliell
rage~ .• ov~r..the.· le:rJld ,enda. rOughthew tbe!ti:'f~()\V we wirJ. n :'.; AUd n ~,

:' k {jut for more suita ble premi seB~ A prominent .
' ,I n Blagrave-st reet waS aelected; .~d l,on t.hia
l~l d,,·'l ale printing works Wer& erected . . H ere queatiop 9f Manor
. th, l,ap ef cont.i nued to grow in Pt:Ol~Yl a.nd Fidler, one o,f tile
IL. I·remises had tD ~ extended BOme
ago . Reading'.
II' !'~t the composing staff.
with no somewhat
I II, the death of llr. R ivers s~me
yea.rs after MaUO" Fann for tbe

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\Dan.gin&: d!re~tor .. ~f . " . Co'!'pany
:::.;~~~g:~~~~:1;;=:7,~~7~~·~~:"~;-': ~,.~d80m~, ~!~~e!l.dB; r...
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property, and by ~int of hard work and the .up·
port of inft"entiaJ fr iend. from the first ma4e the Mr. C. Slaughter

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:tat~er: ,aHe:t4en
nd helped
tHm tom the.-'
hiJI,NbUSiness
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OTth to for t"!,,,elve
mQre
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· e.xperi~I;.lCe ~d waa.' .very · B¥cceuful u '

Lhem witli ev[den.
tbei,r digestiv'; -tu"

power ill the town. There were many
IJ \'cI ~' passages o r arms with its Conserva.tive con·
h mptlrary
The Berkahire Chronicle," then
1. 1111,.. I he ed itorsliip of that " stuta Bnd cleve r old
J.I WY"I . ~[r: Arlh'U; W elch.
l lJ,"n j~tlo n with t~~ newspaper a jobbing
t 'lIH t i l l !! bl,\
~h w a.. established and soon became

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IN'IM,d . " :and a ' grah4l800 "0! ib.,Itev-.. Tbom...
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}ate:,Fe1l9:W: ,\f}:lt. Jobn'siCqJlege, ·¥ord.
f~b.r" , t~ .J-ate Mr. ' G.· R Parnell, .e,.tab. I" l1lintipg: hilsin'" iiI the towi! in' 1900, .
I' .nd.:= :w~ & . prom~ent ~BguPe in:' local pub1ip'~ Ufe.
( Mr;,.'G..~R, P ••nelJ:~e , t~ _ ~!:,!iri~1ritb .hia

At an~ rate no ~.
'Iuests a re recorded, . But I :lrear I ha.ve digressed.
ShorUy after the llitatting of the pape;- ~r. " e.
Slaughter became business manager, o.nd l~~,
when .Mr, Cla.yden resign,ed, Mr, W. G, ' Rivers
,arne froD) Oxford in his place . .
MeSSl'S, Rivera (md Slau'g hter acquired .the

",ape!'

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I'.LlIgemenls I do not know.

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thl' g:r~engrocersretn.iled eggs stuck on cardbOard

Tbi. w.. consumed by
What effect. it had on

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· Mr> G.. R. :'Parnelll is

at ".I mu ch per penny. Another source o'f delight
to the youngsters was the occasion. when the
(to llll position wherewith to clothe the , rollers for
~ht, 'printing press wal being , prep~re.d. This
ituff waa' largely composed o[ treacle and glue,
:IIIJ the smell 0.1 it from the me1ting pot. .proveCi
Ifrf:)iRtible to the street urchin 0,," the dAy, who
u.... d to beg fOr ~rtiO~B ,of the dei~bfe · 80";,
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tree '

and Winter,
IQf6 pair,

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'11,,' garden ran down to .the Jioly- B~~ and
t1.tnbi lled f\ very larg~ mulberry
whi.ch
Jitl'rall v provided show~rI of luaeiou8: f~U:it-,· in.
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i n H.' ~t to the youths of the -town; ! ho used~to
I ' mt· jnto the shop and beg for leaves whereon ' to
it" .1 their silk worms. It. was: the ·fashion th~ n
.if,r· IIO\·s to keep the silk-p;oduoing insects , and

~nd Com fort for

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·liaving :tli..: aaaiatan ....of ..hi ... ' irr~.rl!g :~bility,· "
the bu' inei.• 8ille" · _ :.
.whiCii"will. he of great
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late Mr....jJharl ..
far-seeing of
the time, ~e forwatd :
proposjtion to rent
of... • market.
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. Mr. C!osar..y· D&Vie., the · editor, return. to
.Reading. ll,ftEr a. long and va.ried

experj~~e . in

provincial and London journaHIl1Il.· Ue ia. well . .
kl\o~'iD' the town: • Hig-father, t~e late ·Re... A:

'~J)aVi:e~1 was'.!he- 'in~ister ot ~e Ca.:r&y~et
Baptist
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" Af~; eeryiri'g - h1. 'articles . in &a.ding, -Mr:'
Croll~Jey D~vi~, spent ·two· years 8a a. reporter on
~ :0~d9'n '" 8U~U~~BJ) 'we.ekIY: ~d ~ prOvjn'cial d~i1y

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th.- hand~ . ';f ; -CO
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••· • .•ub-editor ·on "-Tlte Star." .Eighteen mO~th • .

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-\- Mo'rnin2 Post." - ·& r. Daviee I,l.cted: on mlUlY 060,:
ca!!iomr ae
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s~I(El~.jse . OO~1 ,<l,~igft:>h~;. . de.cot:atiC?~ ,of:--· th~~·'

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the '. -~;"rIltion ~iIf '

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