Reading Standard Etc 12-1915

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' THE READINGS1'ANDARD,

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PATRIOTIC .. FA~LI~S.

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Hu.~blIDd . ar d ~on •. ~f Ml'I. E..~MITH, ,16, Blenheim Road, /
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I""t ,ODe of their most active workEtra. m
Mr. H. .Ro,binson, pl'esident of the Rtkd~ng
Industrial Co-oper~tiv& Society" a.nd R eading
deleei.te· to the annual ' conference of the
Hea.rlis""of Oak Friendly Society. J ... t y
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Mr. RobinsoJ\, who WQ.8 aboull: J3',:ea.rs of
age, was. a blacksmith on tho outdoor staff ?f
the Great Western Ra.ilway, a.nd wa.~ taken til
while. at work on Decembor 5th.. It was
found that he was suffering from a. Istrain t()

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nS900ia-tes, wllo used to' apply' 'do him the
\m~ of the poem U Th e ViHng& ~I.dck- .
SD).ith": <I,Ho lookod the wllole world In tile
fa.ce and owed not anv man . Ljke Longfello'w's blacksmith., tOO, he WILS a regulnr
chucchROOr\. iwd n,t one time ho
in th e
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Pte. GEO. SMITH, - Pte ...~.A'!.~~:D '!:~ i~H

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Gnl". WM;"4, ." 'ITH.

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Pt • . FRANK MAY, .

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Pte. EDWARD MAY.
. ht Batt. Roya' Berks

ht 8att. Royal Berks

SMI aatt. South:

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A. na.t ive of 'Vii.jl'hr, ho rosided for SODlO
Slough, ~Iel'e ho belOllgoo. ~o the
local Co-oporntii'o Society, a nd 011 Icommg to
Reading' 21 yen,rs ago Jle joi ned tho Readlil~g
Society ooing olected on' tho committee In
1903. '~er9 b e sh owe(\ such ahility nnd industry that wtJen Mr, R . RowJioll vpcnted t he
presidency nearly, three yool'S agb ~ o was
~lDa.nimou sl.v a.ppomted to suocood him.
' MI'. Robinson helped to {m'm tho Southern
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HENRY LAM8DEN (17) , the braye emPloye,! .of

Co-operntive Convolescent R un~ a nd , 6~rved

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the RCIIlding Gas Company.
He swam to the
re~cue of a acyen-yrar.old boy who ·fell Into
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fast-running Kennet, and ,but for

on th e committee. H e was a memhol'io'f the
Rending Old Age P emlioll H Commj~too

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inception , and until he had \ to
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fressUl o of "ork ho served

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Reading.. nsuranee _Committee.
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He wa s twice married, and leav I; a \\ldow,
four sonll and two daughters, f or, ' hom g roo t ,
sympat ,by is felt. \

ALFR"ED

ROBINS,

bt aatt. · Wiltshire

151 Batt.

Roy~.r

Berks

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dullness, dirt, rust. and tllmish.

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tra.inin~ .

'Solld 811,.·

Jeweller •• etc..

45, WES T
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Those

Artifici;i" Silk '
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found.

And do not

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various !
colourB, Pur. ., . H..ndk~ef8 and

A Lar,e Selectio.n of 'li~1 and Fancy

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f.orget that a ·W,loU.loi SCa.rf is a.~waya
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~te,' iireat'
'/11 to .19/ 11 tho !let,

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Presents.

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Dainty little Lace and Lawn ·Collar.
make ' clu.rminK Grrt. ';'d ODIy ooet a '
shilling or two.
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Mo4erate;, £stillates Free.
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F,urs are aU well r epr&89nted at

at a04ema PrICu.

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79, SOUTHA'MPTON ' STREET.-READING.
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say . . as. oct., it is
evident tba.t a gift of Fum will fit.
with whatev~' you wish ~ spend.

Be,t Qua.lity

oommen08 {
Gloves ' at'l
comforting
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Sets are

P'ROM 21/-'.

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,&EEF SAUSAGES 6d. per p!)wid. ',

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moat modest· purS&--at least; it iii' a.t_
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Th~ ~rs that are now'
in fa.ehlr:n are NOT. expensive when

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BEEF,
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..DELIVERY VAN , ~i30; TO'YN CAR \ ... ~181.
CHASSIS . _ ...
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Thi s magnificent beast ' wail fi l'st prize and cup at th'o Smith.fie.ld Show, where it wall
~ld for the -+gl'lculturul l R eliaf O'f Allios r-F und..
It was bought at Smith'field by Mr. C.
Saunders, 'of YnttendCUl , and was exhibited 'at Reliding Fat Stock Show on Monday. Since
tb-en it bas been purchased by Mr: lf. Sauntlers, butcher, of Pahgbourne,

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lour ruWltr~too.: Bookl~t--poet free.

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25.. ,KING STAEItT/ 'i lItADING. '

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Pte , W, EDGINGTON,

Berks Yeomanry.

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, F?~ A THOUSAND HOUSEHOLq USES,
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R .G.A._Wounded,
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MONKEY BRANID is ~Iso prepared in powder form under the name of POWDER MONKEiY. 1
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Regt.-Wounded, now

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ROBINS, 5th Batt.

Pt • . EDGAR ROBINS,

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