Reading Observer 03-1920

RE ~DING OBSERVER,

LIFE BEYOND
Evolution of the
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l'iI \.RCH 13,

READING TO'N N
COUNCIL

·t \Vbrld.

MILK

IEPITAPHS AND THEIR
i
LESSONS.

THE MILK MUDDLE.

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HUN'ILEY &

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WH AT Th E I ARMERS W A NT

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E1RETTY AS M A N
DIREOTOR

MR

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PURPOSES

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We are mformcd that Mr Herbert
whose first Q6SOC a.tlon Wlth Hu t1B1[ and
bu:sJ

THE CASE FOR SPI

leSS

dat!es

back to 1871 a d who s: n

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ROYAL COUNTY
A LITTLE BIT OF FLUFF

As a.n nstance of the mmpl~ ep tapb adequately
A.9 • bright br lhant and
express \ :e m ght be qlot.ed t.he Latin lIl8OTlptton
maker
A Little B t of F iff
on the tomb of Alexa.nder lohe Great. vbicb read
Elha
holds 1.he record
IblS
Hero a. mound suffict!s for one for whom the
w orld w rts not luge enough
Amnn'l' tbe tlnwiSf'l nea.rly four yeaI'! a.go 8
,d:~~~.~~~i~I~)~~I':~~
At the
ep t l\.pb s he vo ld pla.oo thooe hlah he wml1d c a.l audlenC()$
otay ant npa,t& tpe l
w~1l Jl n ~ the con n

Read ng ne.."{t week
Ant.h (m} FJ11.8 o.re send ng
Cla.lIy &elected oompa.n,.. w tb
"9;~r:d
et.c an e::raLi repl ca. in e .. e y uc'_' '." p
. t the CriWion lhsatre
!!Ia.w the pl~ d 11' of! the war re,ns,k,,~.~n
the theat re i Th s farce ~ a.

("..all IYJng ep tapha

br thdr oth er'
e
CJ'8

the=

for
shall

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F-O 'tnanv al" oun ce-

15

the p r ce of the quartem
and ",t.r Apnl 12th,
·ult ho,rit.t;"nl.,. nfonned aa to I
Es ma.tes of the new
dliI6l'ent w elt (n rc\Mued

mea n wh c:h wo
y !mggsst. my pa.t en .....

abso)ut.e1

II ea::htlaratlng

AGRlbULTURAL Wn.U"""" ,

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rUI ged s-ny rbero bet een
present the pr ce of the
80 1b ttt It tllf~ ma.x mum
correct the 1 CI'ease wi..ll be
the Ma st.er B.4:ers Soc etv
under 15 Id would
days It " as reckoned
m fl ou r prices J?E!f Mck
on the quartQrn loaf
19s 3d or 3d on the
tlto rllOEl between W<L.!:.'C.8
" Jli It. e\ e.r stop ')

\ollisbiing to find , h.t tho Cnun.
pitches appar:ently do
wbo ..,11 be m Oflt

TO

HUNTING,
,
The Soutll Ber ks Hounds met on' 'Mbnda.y M&r oh
h t at CoJd Ash &lld on b e ng put nt.o t.he ad1a
co t oovel'S qu Oldy to n 1
fox wi 0 p lot.ed" t.hem
• •oodjfR..llop go ug m to the O:ra. CJ oountry bl t

e -en!,u .:;: retunung to Cold Aeh where.he was
lo8t l!'t! ce provided a. bra.ce. but. 1 Oul <Is d Vld ed

on e pa 10 mat k ng t.hefl:t fOJ: to ground t he other
n oifa11lg could be ma.de of For t.be il-emrunder ot
t'he day • e t. WRa of a. neg Ig ble ~b8 ra.ct.er ow n g
to th'8 streupr.th of t h B sun and &.Itl oueb & [ OX was
V1U90od

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pa cd nt.h

Om 0 llOT Donner m o ved du

re

n.g the d18CU8S-a n
E'inanoe and G6DQl'8.i P urpo!Il!S eomm t teea
t.ha.t thtl pa:ragra,ph r eofer ring to t.be prO-

ou of ~ add..Lt ona.l 1 1.&y ng fio ld In ~a.n
road t or R~g Sobool be. not approved
HI
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o Iy objection

W'M

o n tlI 0 g rounds t-be-t t. e cost

of the fi eld waa prohib tlve., t a.lanj' mLo oon! dora

Ute re&t.notions nnpoaoo by Ollr\8t. H<06p.1 t.aJ
'there we e 8,lt.ee which oouJd be fl.CQ.U iJ'OO • litt G
tu rtthor of(' a.t very muoh leu ren t.aJ tJl&.l t.h.is £23
po oore W M AD unheard-of pr oe lU"] this ~ b.
tio

or

r
-,-_B,-URNT QUi
hAl!P8"ed '" be on W
t.hat late on Wed n",d~1

10 tho VlClD t y
Oounoollor Sut t.on ma.z.nL'\ ned that therre wore no
other !lItes with m r e&SOulllblo d lSt.n.nce &nd If t!l lt
schoo l moved a.way or closed down at. any t.lmDo
Lho,y would I a.V6 a. At e PjY ng field to t..he S lv ~
str det neIg hbourhood
AW Ma.rt.m fOaid t..ha.L
a. oommeraiaJ. enterpnso
t WQ6 'P -epost.eroll8 but. tl oy had got:. Let looJi tJ e
ma.t.tOr m tl 0 fa.co R.Oadmll' Sohool deserved t;b..o
cnoo,.ragCltD6Dt of tho ~ ~ 'ifV'8IY p<*lblo way
ro ma:ke lt n.Itoccss Tticy had not got C'OC:lall n
t.heir ~r£I>ent
ymg ground and t/ u.s wa.a p ci10se
p.J"Oxlri\it]
e a.grood. t hey would be paymg 8.
litUe too much m on DY for t but t hCl'Q '* 8.8 no.
other such d OBlra.ble S l~ H D tho. ,«ht on the who le
t.he Co mail should "'COrtatnly Illpport the Go e rnors

Ul C&rry' n e t.his tJuou g>b..

The mai'.lon was loo t. by 10 votes to 15
THE N E W HOUSES

OouDcillor 0011 er eLated t.h at on tho Whitley Slt.oe
t he tOUndatJOlllI at 50 houal!l8 had been DODlltrUcted
and w<X"k W88 ra.p1dty progr C:SSlng Seve.r&J. of ~ e
hOUAOll were n ea.rtng the fhu

Seor

l~.,l

.nd w

~he

hout1(i8

eU ha.nd ed by
Com

mauy exoollent nms t hese

a. e had on t.hc~
• pool' d a;y
On- I'hu.rsdn.:r March 4th

no tnds

rn

EDrrdll. 01' TmI

Jt1.U)OW OBDtftL"

IzeaJ

,.hour

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REDUCED HER FAT
FOUR P.OUNDS ! A WEEK
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th-e oontrovenna.l d ust:.bea.p ot the pBr od Kwdlv DOCTOR S ADVICE ENI\BLES READER
iU.1ow me to ma.i.e 8. few brief oooerv&t..ions. 10 reply
TO AVOID ALL MEDICINES EXERCISES
to Mf W a.llis letLer
AND DIETS
1 It .:s not tall~ tl at. La.ud was penotIally
respol,lJlibte for the acd tenO(l8 p a.saed by the 8ta.r
Chn.mber or Rigl ComlIlISB on 0 1 gUIlty ~ta.te
prisoners Nor 'Was he
pre&dent. of the Sta.r
Oha.mber
I assume Ilvt hHlg to myself
he
laId
th ..t was done by order of tfle Court Of 1
Sta.r Oh&mber
wb.a.tsoevar ...as done there by
c::ommon OOllsen t was their a.et. not DJfne
2. M:r Wal lis tra.oe& La.ud 8 harba.r~y (&I l;lo
11l'l'&glD e£ It.) to a. fundamental Ia.cl.: of Cbri.l\lt.u w
loYC and ?,It,}
He "" nt.os
It was for t&Ok. ot
tove.. of p loy oi hmna.n mercy that L&ud (&lIed
ahd was no- bing
(ro.ferr ug to S t. P&U l a wo d
10 r Cor n u)
I &rlticapa.ted t h.i5 oha!1i.e by
q Kl~n g n m y leoLter .LH.Iitd II own words. 01 the
guilty p 1S;Onen ~l d~ cruel aent.enoo
I p wed
ib liWll as God knows. r~ ml very hea.rt
Mr
WaJlis does not accuse Laud, of heiDi" .. l.Ia.r or &
hyJ>OCl:2oo

W e may surely t.ake

l.t.

t.na.t. be mean e.

a ud fe1t wba.i b e 8IUd
3 My friendiiMr '"" allis IS as we a.ll kn ow &
hu~ ma.n
e 15 a.Itio lnullOll"OUa on OCCUlOn
H e cannot. rEally ~h Ui to ta.ke hia S6ClOUILy
be.t;:~o WT t.e&
.. III b\Ull&.l1.lty
WI8 tar
his. age. Hi!!. en~ the Pu.r tans wben
thaT. ti&c1 h m 10 1.1 eIIr power U'eUed. him wltb
neispe!l'l ~II1t:1 DO!" crue'ty
Agams't this 1
a.p~ Ito faa ~nded rea.dct8 If It wa.s not & m ost.
mJel mdigDity .bat was ne. ct.ed upon haud whoo

Laud

Pry\.D. piodueed bUl

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therefore enables
uieot lceJ effects or
Whe.n used ~t:ry
and lmpnnt.ies ftom

glands so "'l'ully that
lng on the n-ate:r: I
fi rst. m<>lIt h and '~;:';';~l;r;a';;-'

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garbled

at. get
a.ny
form. tor use aga.mst him !'8.t hJ.B trill.! ana more S3lt.Tates
read.... to
4haiheful s t.iol.l tlelzed his bOok: or pn a.te prayers n ote how the heaJt.h
&ad r&Dllaookad It Co r e vidence agamat hlm Ment.al
UtUre ma.y be haTd:er to bea.r than bodilY plJ.D

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Yours truly,
WhiG DUCAT
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Ari:bdMOOG of BerbJ:i1re

~ ~1Wa,l8j

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mOlde:ooo

,ood

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TO

THE MIDDLE CLASSES UNION,

the meet. WAS a.t t.he some co-ordmat ng force re9.ulI~ to wa4!h wt
R ailwa.y H ote! and t hELro W fUJ u. very lare-" fi eJd
n tbetr
for the taak belore tbem tbay do
Hounds we '0 t. -at.ted away to Bu.t.1e s Lands whlo) not. leave a. neJghbour ng problem unfaccd f And
\>i&e bla.nk a.lso Lad.,} lands B uJlsdown Bond Tubb s can these; groups a.lwa-ys keep m new 0:11 the facts
Gull)' At. tlh ~ se.aso.n of tho yeru foxes are very rela.t.ing t.O t.hl proble m they a.:re attllCk ns9 Do
diffioult t.o find,. a.nd a' t6r the Phooaantr.,. Bare
Wood Gardon Copse an d the l10me Oo:v-ers & d they 10 ow wlwt.her they have the goodWlll a.pd
support £tf tho ganeroJJ puhhc m tbe r und ertak ng
~Ul"% D Pla.t.a l aJled to produce a fox t.hit gil hogll
j
to look eor oua but o n cross nr the pough
ati Great or not? .1Do the people " reprMenta.tlves on our
P ~k Fa. LU a.l out lie.r ]ltnlpOO u.p a.nd a
fox Council blow wha.t 16 the feehng or dt=SJ.re of the
h e wa.s A ~ a. sp~ndid PfLOO ho gave an o:r:ce1le It Cltiz8ll3 ~n any 81 ggested line of actlOn!
5l&llop over kome of the nest of the Srutb Herks
The lengthy discus.&lOU of whether children
oaun t.ry
Th o fox m a.de for th e Ta.dwa.y OO\Ol'1I should b& employed for ODe hour b&Iore mornUlg
but. v. I1S h ooooo and then turned TJ.g)Jt~andci:l school diilivefmg milk or Dewspaper., In Jut
rl lTlit aWay for Beech H 11 oovers, wh ch he pasted
week 8 Counoil xpeet.ut WiL8 • O&M In pomt ROlf
tbrou~h oonlm'I.UUg along U 0 wa.ter moa.dows over
t.he Et.c&plooh uo Coune o.ros:s ng ~ Dey 1e LRoad many Co'Wlcillora had u.ny mandate on the matter&00 84:aJ D rLght.-handed msJung for the Phea from Ib... oonstituenM<! The only ponoDll wbo
HJlotry , thiCltlih .yb.ioh he pa.3~ and WI\IJ event.u appoRt' ~ ban been Qetemuned th&i thelr newt
1\Uy lost U1 Slra.tfisldsaye p~1t
AH.hougl hounds should not be ovtil"looked were t.he tradOl'8 con
a e&er ed • blood It was :J. plea.sure to many tbat ceroed ivbo sent a deputation
They said tha
t-his good t ox Bav ed h s br usb
work wda beneficial to the boys
One bead
Amongtt thOSIt prawnt. We%'O Tho Master (Mit teacher ",. Iili b"ghboet boyo 0'" thoso wbo ara
Guy H a.rKro&ves) .MrB lGuy Ha:rgre&vE!e Lady employe<1J befOl."8 t.b.eYlreaah achoollD the morning
Find lay &r George MOWIb~ Bart.. Mr W A .uot.her BaY'll t.hat these boy. are too ure:d on
Moun t. .M P Me Al~ed P a lirier lir W J H en
m an (soc:rowyl • . M;' and Mrs Vc.r& Allfrey Gol arr val to gtft attentlon to- tbmr ]euonl f
One Counoillor nll_ to re-ll:.6rn.t.e tbe old argtJ
Ba.rkCtl' J lr Macn:riUe.p 1, .Mr Glenn e :M sa Vig o
and ........1 mare .1
Ml3S Lawton Ma.lor ua.ale Mrs Sunonda M&Jor mentA ng;o"" child
a,nd Mn E'Ii .ns Miss G'iltamJ. ~Mi ~ud 14111 .Rood most ~e&t hi.a v~ WOrdll Appa.rently no one
tile M.isses :\ Uen Mr Bill, JIdl' and M.h! Garter waa Ul " Ipoeltlon to iIIta.te the fa.cte
r
ds.pt. \lic:bol Ma lor Ma.xweU Mr GoU !Ir Nor
l'}lla waa one of the quelJi,lopl whie'h required
man K oyser bh.~ Misses .K.eYIiI)r Dr S.:xretan .Mr PUNN:-J" dpscusalon bef9l'e m~a.I action wd
_bos C+Pt RWlbbrooh Mf C E H .....t Mr taken l:.'videnoe should haTe been Aought on the

"bouL t wo months tIme t hQ.Y mlght ha.ve bou&e6
B S mo .1d9. Mr Male MlS8 AUfrey Mr Hlckman
ready for oooupa.t Qn
Th:e o.t her repo t.s some of W"Wcb wefe pub lilhed If.r € mger Mr a.p.d Mrs Eric PaImor Oapta.in
Ca.tltqr Mr and Mrs Oliver Dixon .l:!InJ Boward
last week W eI6 adopted
Dixon Mr Erne!il AT"" y, IOOO?my M, FbkI
M, J
Mr A. 'I'az-g • • t.. Mr OOOwin Mr
Maso n o.nd 6O'f"eral ~ t'tom hb.~ AJderthot
MR H M WALLIS ON LAUD. Oomma.nd

S r -M.r Wall18 r eply to my lett.e.r 115 N"1LOt.I1
wl at. I exp ected It would 001 a. r ep et tioo Wlth
details o no or t wo of i.bem gbas Wy det.aJ.ls of tobo
h.lae oba.tltes of Cl"U ~tY made by his enem ~
aga.iIurt. Ll.l.ud which (8.(l ea.6i1y ho plc:kOO out, of

-......nmo OBSmlnL"

Sir - I Iam m'"-W f.o learn thot tho COUIlClI
or Soc aJ Welf8.r& S to lioJd a Con£erenoe. u the
OouD",1 Chwnb.r ot 7 P!II- on Marcb 15tb, to
oorund6l' how tho pub! 0 aDd voluntary ood (!IS
a.lready w:ork ng for the somal betterment of the
Borough J 1&) avoh B some pl:w or oo-ordinatmg
thelt' e£rort.s, -:t>( sectUJJJg relUl.ble data. co lOOmIng
soc a.l m.a.tt:.er}J a.nd of presemWlg tJu:m- oooclu
&lons to Ithe pubho for their gulda.noe In under
In ¥lew of
to.king 1"8lJl.edial m~
Any lnt.elhgent NBwma.n bas
c tLZen who roo.d.s your columna week by week Commons for
OLllnob fo.i1 to be proud of tho DumboT of groups

}!iddl. -;r<JUl~~d,
public-SJ mted men and women who are at,. tI<.
"'. b<>\11g .~
t..mptingl to lltra.lgbten now tlili and now that urge their
Mondll.y fixt.ures t.blS was at! e r p ece of t.he tangle of onr 80ClaJ 'problema but are on tI &t
th.y attlkking the whole 01 tluj matlMi I, not bnngojl"

hOlloaed

31 ~ft old could no t. nl a.lco anything .6f h un

lJNlIEMID OF PItl aFl FOIl LAND

on loh

a.nCl

orJ erroll 0:11' ~

'1'0

eOUTH BERKS HOUNDS

.ne 11. rd of "hove

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.;spocto of pie QU88t,OD-tbt of th6 par

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~AT. AND BE THANKFUL,
A P1earre Denied te Many
What "
01'

woman

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~hoJ

can

rl. [rom

apd sat18fied-lS alwa.ys of
blooded type
a. poor appetlte r and ofteu
dlleet10n a.nd Jl&Io aft.er food fh18 .... ,.".-....,~
root of mn.ny &flmenta and one of the
toowardl ~ptlOn-greW' more fti.t.trullt
oommoo tbn.n ever during the war
fa.ult. In O1lr
:rhi5 blood IS the
to be.tarved hen food .. poor "" tho ~;-tJ<)f
weak. An an
C pfn'flOn 1S often th..in

IP.!.

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ft&bby without nrm rooy BOob

1"'" an.."u~

chilly and take ..,Id e..ily If you feel cola
the trade, oon your lip" and gum> .... poJe and your b.....t.h
osmed tho nuthor.,\.. .t tho Labour Exchange !!hort wher you] climb 11 hill or run Up8talf8
who oouill state what &It<<-natlV8 labour lJ avail need mo~ bKx:,d You are 80mcmlC
.ble and! of tJle general pubho who Might have to
The...... ~ of nch _ _ hoo.lthy blDod
wru.t till ] s. litter hour for th~lr newspapers aod Dr Wlllta.Dul' p;ink. p1111L 'l'hose wh() ba:n
milk.
Wbe1:l faor ri!a.ching adion lDvotvln~he thOlI el!oot
~g up
lJOCtal 'WeU being of t1ie oommUfiity III oontem
ed ...y that th.ey ....
the moot ~nnd.rlufbloo<l.makl't
II would be a g .....t 1jdvanto.gs .1 the d ...... t eyer di.!o&vored and It 1.8 true
groups who b&.e 111& _
at b~art oouId nonler c:ures by J>r WilliatnS P nk plll!l which
Wltb one another to lo bt.ain ~d si(tc. the OVldenC6 01 ......
to ~ blood miling prop...t.eo
ailcf present. a OOTl5Idereil jooament- for the guld J,I!I why theY a,n:, such a KDperb VltaJlSIng
tbe: tea.chel'll, the doptom

eote

.n

.me

&Doe of

the general p;Ubl,(J" a.nd" 'Ultimately of l..Ulr

tomo.
I
VB of8.cent-t.OO Town CQuna:i.l
One «!qtomple Of theJr effect.Js MO"lVb In
So I bope the projKiHed OOnference W'l11 mcceed of ~ I G. NOaJ. of 14 F .. rlop Road
In .tmg up lOtIIe sd'rt of unotlIma.l Ps.rIla.ment otone Lobdon E
in which tbeee matter. O&D be di5Ctlseed

e.x:eout

Yours f .. lblully,
JOHN CIT'IZEN

LOVE'S SPIRITUAL SEANCE
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Thought. ..", of. ~ m'l .dear (IIle
In sed and lonely boU,.. I
Th:v imatl:e ever 00l0e5 to me,
'Cik.e fragrance from the flowen

...

m the mltror
Looo of aJeep ,..dueed my otrongt.b
aobeos

took

!rom ~l abom:
Slgi:!h that reJolbe t.he tVtf"
AJJ verdure ."eet. of meadow i&ad
And uure of the ek ell

Like

Ever mnoe I ,..u foorteen letu"B of aoge

MUll Ne&le lD a.n mteJ'VleW .. Ill1d I nm
'wenty I havo Dot enjoyed good b ...llh
Ifd'ered the maera.ble symptoms of
waa ..blOct to oiakly dull heodO<heo. '~"'Il"' n!1
&nd dizzmeos I becomo dop,..,....! ..,d
aDd W8II!I Imuch troubled Wlth paJp lf..&tii9n
~ I becamo tIred of mY""l! ani life
entl M~ apI*.te , ..led me and 60 111
look th>~ I ..... frightened when I 88W my

tDlWO

W'er'e

dreadful

and

and IDwge8tlOQ
WB8

"'tended by

Like bow 1D Talny be. ..-enll
And blogeoms on the tcea
A,.. tboughts I get; of thee, my dear
The tender t.hOughts of tli..
\

Theft think of me m1 d&rlipf
1'1 ... glad my adtinl ho...u
Aooept love I ucred. ioIten now dear
~ .U our lOYS depart I ~T

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t, C;>LEM~N

S JACK80

Mokns

WILL

WI

eo.ses: of muFriends
~ler
reduced.
nn y bad foot troubles
.", I(: 10 "1't»t.J, '" I did
""<gAt -.It: 21 No

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~ .tb ...". good rul .. lor
• Diet.Book ....1 ".". if

to Offer Dep' 36 F.,..",.
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