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·Prevontion of
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DiJ;,eot,<ir J'the

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G.C:-M:G. (Presiif'nt. Central LaDdo'Wn~' ~~-

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C.V.O.: .P~fel.lOr Penberthy. Major .~. L. "'Court--

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at th.t .. 2,800,000 citir.enl lAm to· t.he
s".'te·thiSv'·"",nld _bow much ... ery branch mmt
~~=~~!~iin the ~ elI_ of thi~ salnga

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In 'Reading tht y

1IV&l\Â¥. lad~l . who , w:ould.

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THE IDEAL HOME ENTERTAImR·

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Inmncing tJ-e .work the Society hlld
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P~h- . aid that 35 y...... ago. out of ~''''Y, M~..~·e.

were

caflJell of

for only .ev~ , pn cent. ,

th.,.

voluntoered their ten·jOel, Tea was IUb~llently
servf'O in t~e Mayor'l" parlour.

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tho lilera! truth 01 n.tll.... and .. i,endoncy to

m,&ticism,. 1t,..&8 ROsaett.i'a idea t~a£' t-hNie P!'indplea &hould be promws:a.t.ed through a. lI\Agume,
and in 1850 th. " Genn '" lIPPoared. · ~e a\te,,!,pt
to ropreaent. true n~ a.na' the mytrt.IClI1Jl "hl.ch
,..a. one . of the !J;ey.no¥o of the p.re-~haeli~.
writers could · be ooen ,n the contents of their
ma~i~, but ' it WaR noto, the IOrt of.litera.t.u-.:e
which ·waa likely to appeal to .the I?u~lic of: thetr
Tb&~u Germ
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in ..bich it 'ria 1I",t
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wca of William

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TOYSl~ PUZZLES ', and

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HILL'S

to a somew;bat IOmbre scene, aud Miss
'aaded the touch of humonr and pathos

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finished perlonnanc.. . M>.: .Devenish

the seenen' a.nd Mr. Dawson ~ U)dtt
. in , arranging it. Mrs: Menpu3 - ~n­
busine~s arrangements in her lIsual
• maner, The: m~cal -proeru.mme, waa

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note of ihe pre-RR.pha.eUf:e movement. Wa$ a. morn

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FOR tHE "Kl'D,~I~:$~,,- "

power...

1I1i.. Hu""!' aDd iMr. Weqsw' gave th • . rehef .of

meeting WBS held on. FridlLY
Don't' grQw dep~6JJed bec~ule ycu ,ha.v~'t' been aJT~n'ged aild' th. play prod\ce<I by'Mr•. B.lI.
w~~k. . A.t t.b.e CJ.J!b" HOUle,' when Messrs. able to fuld relief from yOur nervous dillOrders.

great c,urrent of £n,li8h literature

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R.rti6tiO~erln) , of a. -viii dim~~ ~ ro~e. ~r.
Da.weoQ <tiro~ht. home to the audIence With· COD·
vincinll
the: tra~dy Of .'the convict'~ liI~. '

C'iIRISTMAS CHAlUTiES.

fJ'9I'q the re·diJpoverW IIPri~p.

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of tho ootert.inment. In I( The Bishop's .CandJ&stick.... a 'sceno from Victor Hugo'. " Les Miser.~Ies," .Mr. WY,,:,,"d i~~rP''\'te~ t\l'.j>.rt of the.
D.iob.OJ>;.Wii~ed 8lml!J!!:\~ •. ~nd .·ga.•• a ,truly

' P~riflh ~ol1- ncil

tbe pr.,.Raph""htes tint
in tho previous year,
,olume of uoetrv· It,.....

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Soc,ietYf showed -the 'Pfog reS8 tha.t had -

and Miss .Googenan. Mrs. W. Wysani charmed
the audience in ber usual brilliant manner." Mrs.
Lett. ~f:iS$ Violet Wa..ring, M"'jor Da.nn; a.nd ,Mr.
W. Wy",rd all contributed. to ·th. musical part

jCb'kirman). W. Mjnchin. M. Bolton. S. Dep:qsjon nout.raJi... tho valua of IIiedicin. and
Ba\'ker, .E. Bung.y, T. Bakur, ·H. Coo~ , retards reCowry. FJ;equent!y the nervous com,l.
-'~-.'-'- '''Crockfoil:\ were pn:&ent: A aub-comnur.- pla.int is caused by "the failurel of your blood Lo
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fOllDled tin ,,,, in coniunction with the carry t.b" re<juircd nourishment to the nerves. 5he
' ~~ffi~{:RatePi'Y""" A..oc'atlOn. The Iisto of nervea rece've tb. ir otre11gt.h 'directly ·from 1J1.
for , t"he Cnristmaa p harit!.es were allo blood, and in no other way,. .nd once the blood
THE PRE-RAPHAELITE BROTHER..
Me..... W. Minchin and S Dus)ly. become" thin and woak-tb. nerve. cannot corry on
BOOD. "
· announced that 30 "P8rishio.n~ woul1 their fupclions' naturaLLY, .
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Choral

hilffi made under the direction ",f Miss Spalding

EDUCATIONAL
a. 'SSOCIATION'

WORKERS~

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The

Depression and Weariness ' are
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The "'Lecturet sta.ted
which R.Ouet.ti~ Morris,
were assada.ted d&ted
' 19th oontury. It w.. .

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L'M[~npei'

eoneSe
on Wednesday,
by o,f
Prof"""""
Boas,
M,A .Hall,
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o~ th. fUb~t
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Poomo of D&nt.e (hIm.1 Ro ..tt,. W,ll,am Morna.
and t.heirdrie.nde."
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ursery. Doncaster House;' Ren.dlDf( . Mra.\

r4lferred to the impo.rl,i"ht worJr 1J1at was'
done there.,. <rho entire proceeds of ·both·
pelformanc,,, (£24) were givon to th • .Nursery. All
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exnses
.paid by. the Committe. oLt,he
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Sc em• fo r Soc·,al"--.t"n
, . S0CIAL.
"""'"" w . wb',ch, , .bes,·d.. g,'.v,'ng'
,A Whist driV8 and a&n~, arranged by the Com- rem-c.ation to the inhabitants of Pangbourne gives
miLtee
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Tjlehum'
FootboJI
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financmL.I aia from time..to. tlme_
to.. worth
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local bn.ncb 0 the C.E .M.S: ,
unab
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neoeun:ry to cany it un ill.: the Village Ball; aD Wednesda.y'/' There were
can he found who as .\jIbl".and Mr. A. ·E· Hetherin$ton wa~ the
Rev. M L . Co·..ieb- M....C. Capt. J. H . Trye, R .N., dlstrjbu~ the
been eItct.ed to,
as foHows: Ladle! : I , Miss M. E. Ferris;
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)tiM A. llurges&; Mr. G. Taylor,~ plli.yiJlg. as 8

cub. and 34 would have delivered \.0

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S9UEAKER~ ' AND BLAG!A

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NE~VE WEAKNESS.

n. ' last lecture helOTe the Cbri.t..... vacation

RUI$BER • BAL~. LARGE AiR

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which the Societ:r dealt. What thoy
for the nation with regard to cruelty,
now bad to do with regaid to neglect.
At the conclusion of the mee.t.ing ten ladiu

WY delivered to the -:n)emben of the W. E~

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TILERURS~

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~ (m!"tory); ~ . i/ooIl]!. W.rn~r (con~latlOn).
pjiilt,.: 1, Mr...A. Abery; 2. M.r. A N'ghtmgale;.
p;n:~~I~~;~f~ll~'aOl!~~~ ••~·L!i. ·Mr. E. Ohapmon (mr,tery); Mr. J . Pontm (con •.,.
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00 llition). Mr. P. B'shop acted as M.C. for tho
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'Was a good deal
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preeeDt moment Was
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MIt! BOLTON'S RESIGNAT.O.
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-Illolt"n, who fnr
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were not oon6q,ed to ~se ot. brot...hty

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willing to umjertok.. work lD "'Ie' west p~ ,!f the
town. They wanted a.t. lea&t t.wel~ to pronnae tt)
<ioJloCt ...d to disl.ribdte lituatufl!l. ney woald
then he lully org""i,"", all ovor Rtading. •
ne, ~iety appealed to 'the go<>d "1ntime!,l of
t.h. 8M,on, Thllt it ....... so appealing waa eVident
!rem tho fact. tho.t. of the 282 ea••• in thi. hran~
I... yeaT, 116 were rep<>rted by t'~~''p~bl.i.. 'Quly

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on local
hi. ".marks 'being
A~ t.he concJu&ion
o' hearty vote of '

which was ca.rri~. resch'ed·
hope,' M.pr Mt.· George Bovill (Pre"dent. Land
aecorded the R~v. C· I'to.m,odo:
Agent..' Sooioty),' Mr. LeontlZll G. Sutton, th. ']' '''r_'i'~~~:~:~'''~i~:ul!~~~~
I&ntern, and to Mi-,
Hon : E. C-: !lt.ru\.t~~. J. AuguMu, Voelcker.
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:to..rup a ....ci .. '0.1
"l'he F;a;;;;;· .Club .~nd th. Central and Ana, .
early in' th~<New · Yea!.
ciated Cha';'btn !lJ :Agriculture" wa, propdaed
the Rigli1. ~on. !Sit :.!.ilwyn Fdlowes and rOspO!,~.:dil:
. to by the .Cha)r!llan, ·who. m the cou,...
The Hooby Club b.. only been 'formed- a fOw
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~ 'me~,t~ped ~pa:t. Poil father, : tho
week.
iiave lost no timedn fiXin'>g up....matches.
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Maitin J. ~t.on, pre!lld~ a.h the
They ~~ their' 8euon on. Saturdil;y by ~visitiDg
FOR SOCIAL REcREATION. :.
in -the~..'! Jiame bvilding 21. yea~
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G. ...-,-t H~'.r~e.i'. M.P. (Chairma,n,:. CentraJ.
......un..; .0000ng ...y ve 6..,...,.1!I \IV JU. . _ .o ~ e r, ..,
, In ast wee - wo ' mU811,;lU an .
A~iated 'Oha.mbon of Agricultu.... al~ r~plie4: 8."~. ~unt ... good g!""e, no,1. . •o
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. th. kJI,"n'~tic ~onitance.·,weie given in. !'id' of th. ·

marJg..ble WOI"& 'during ' that period. TboUsa~e
of ~eople in Reading bad no idea at tae~Talue 01
that' work to th. community 1\8 a ...1.01.. T"e
Bociat.y .... started 35 yeo"" ' &fIO, and had cared
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tewer than 2,800,000 children. If tbey
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(Pt:eoido\~tijRo1.1· AgricultuT&1 Society). ,tli.e Ri2h~
Honourab16 S,T ~il ..yn FeUo,:"••, KC:'I!':O., '!lir Th. room'
H.Dlj'"~ R<riI:, ·K.C.B., Sir Bev,lle S"1J.er • Bott. . to
M P Sir lbaniel ' Hall, K~ C;B .• ·F .R.S., ,Mi!lP r
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Wheler" M.P. (Chainnan: Cent7~1 ' ~,<>?d~"d,
fAr a good' ma.oy..... yean:, . and had cfonc ~ re- CbamlJi. ..of Agricl1lhn), Sir GiI~1. Groen~l,

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1J1j> ; Lora .Blodisloe. KI1l.E.. *e };ord·
Bindlip, . Bii' ~ J ..,Bowen Bowen-Jones, ~art.

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in~tigat.e.
neglect. and only 13 of iU~t':t~:!d.
that oIlt <if l?28 children
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Reading.
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Tho
Iolant.h.
Roading. T01t!\. Oup' ,\D !3'!.turd&y.
,U ti.e. lut>·minute IoIa;nthe ~'"! : ~ pv."
t.he locaJ... walk..,• ..,; 80 ,they ~n,tor•.the• •ian
'~~':~~d~esday
h~~~' d~;,.j.f-th. ROyal'
Betksin'the tint ·round- of. t.h• .1T-own Cup •
11",,",- :aga,in.t th"i Dofi":'lce at .Readin~.
. locals; howev~ ·had no ·ddlij:ult,. .,~ "'!~
"""i:finltl on w~od.,.. They· lIF~ D
.ce
!'li.fiVel~~ :.btl:n'" goaIl1COI .... w~r.. OeGrg.

~''''''.'''''d _t;;~!;;Chambers of Ag.icalt<l!!
tl
II<s{aurant,.on Tuea<jay,
..tb1'·"~Iist"dinnor iller- " lap .. "" four
c_,: . -,_ ~h( war.' The Cbairnian 01 ~e
Mr. : Martin HI F. Sutton. pre-'
.(dell
oo>npap,. of ,2OO or more. &mopS'lt.h0l0 p."':'t·bOmg ;- Tho Right Han. J:,ord' L¥?f
F~ ..... .a:~:,E .. · K.C.B. '"(Pre.ident., ~ 'of
AS'lculbu.rl!) ·" t!>• • EAtI ' of ~lbolJl'''. K.G.; (),

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:\ To b';fild up' the blotll there is . one' remedy. tha.t
!iao ' been a bousehold word for a generat,oDDr. Williiiins' pink pill. for pale' people . ThaT
tone up ,the, entire .system, make ·the blood rlch

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aQd ted.. pu'
strenglbn
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·inc.....
tho
aPl"'tite,
coloi)!' ill the
:the c!>oo:Â¥
lips •· .and
thtoughout dnv. ·a-.:oy . the u\UlMural , tmd ..;t"lwg that IS
rut. and 80 often a 'sign :of diatl'e..ed worIHlat Derves.

BRACKNEr.t..··
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By kind invitation of Mr. and Mrs. C. J!. Wilson
this Society held its Illonthly meeting at Linden, ,.
on... Monday. Afte.r the usual busiq.eS8. !Short'
add...... were ~iven by membo", on their religious

ext>eri6""f(~s

in France.
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MARRIAGE OF MR. W. S, ' GRI\I1ES AND
MISS (JARVIS.
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maITiage

o[ WHliam Sargeant Grimes,"

Brackn~ll"

614e8t
and daughter
Mrs. Grime.,
to
Violet .on
La.uiof..Mr.
Jarvi;;.
of Mr. an.d Mrs,
Jarvis. Ascot, look plaee at All &.int,' Church,
A9COt .. 'on- Wednesda.y• . December 3M, the n.e...-.

·for the ~Comb.ined with. -a" ,'OOurse. of; Dr.~ Williams' pink W: Brooke otBcia.ting The bride ' was attired ' :n
ortbe;:c~ pills., t~ su£retel"'<~from nen-es..- aho~d obtain aa a silv~,:faced · iv.or:r. satin dreSs. :lv.otY: vioie.t train.
much frelh , air apd gentle outdoor · exercise -as trimmed' with- eil\-""er ' IndiILn Jace ,.... ~rue' lovers knots
OOssibl., ..~d fdllow .. a·, .imi!le lIouriahi!'g . aiet. and oningo, bloosom, a.nd w"" give.D away by ber

'i.·h.- bone6cla'YelIec'~lJ soon becom, ' .pp&ren.t

10 father.' Tho bridesmaid, (Miss ~thel Jarvis. ,Miss
. of .nMura! spirito• .,,; I,.ling of' eonfidence Wi1eon, ' and. 10fiss R. Grimes), wore' dresse, "I
wotti .., restfUl 'leep ' .t ·· ni~ts, and Wedgwood blue . velvet, in early Victorian styl •.

hea.ltJ:t gener~ ....... ( -"'. f, _ '
of Dr. ~u~iam.'.' pjnU pilll!l. jl\ di1!l·
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nervo"!la 'J!i~r4er.8 ~ been de$. . A~~~t ~ ',s that of Mr•. ·
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K~t~o¢ ~'Road,

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M.t:.. S. "Gri 'es (brothar), acted as best-ma.n,
rh~re w~ ~ p\lmerous use(91 presents; inciu(iing:
B-ride .t,o":: b 'a '
, ga,\1,Ilt.·l ets, fUf ' glovEs; bride-

groom ,to' b

,siot of furs; fathe'r ana 'mother of

bridegroom
. iture; mother of bride; linen ....and
china. ;.- f' cs
bride" cheque; t.he emplo~ of
W. Grime.
h.romet~~. ; ~1r. and Mrs,
Charlfs
and glass lSardine dish;

:Mr.

breakfast toast rack;
bride at .Army RecOrd!
se.rver'j ' Col\vent. AscOt.,
; Mise Dorotbi PTeema.n .
and lMri:' HOJ!ltoOd, ·tea

Longlihrst;. 'oruet ; Mi';->
bowl .,: Mf.' ..nd Mi:s• •
Soott'. silver Bern-_
Longhu''''t; . silver• ?;rrs. W. · BroOk.,

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