Reading Standard Etc 09-1919

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men may not!l!' dit the
But Mcllro{ s. I ,not at
but at the ' 10 fst- possIble

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01 their clothes and OIten econOlhis'e

despite the high regWl!I'/ valu:el". bro,;,

tailor

Yet, as .Mrs. Brown said to ~eady made, to' fit perfectly -~hy

8~n8ahO!lal1y li w price" sales

her hubf,y~ "II 1 can get a
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It was three years 81nJe~OWrl tried ~ ready-made suit and he ~everlliked
It. And n o man would
ve blalned him. But to-day the makers of
clothing are dpin
hat the makers 01 hats, shoes, costumes;-- raincoats, etc,' have lolJ g d ne-tbby have devil!c;.~ ' a series 01 graduated
measurements by which 999 lourlo/ 1,000 men 'l ean ' be litted to a fraction
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The strike was a. short

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men worry
M .i<D.5T
falsely by trying

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Tueadn.y, pending the
by the SOut.h Eastern

Sale -Prices Re~lIy

WiihMen

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waistcoats,

2GO pans of Men's
all
S~,~~rh l
f"omfortab la

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9learanoo

b~ee,:Re:a

,B-"'iiclJ,.,.'· i~~ II

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200
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in drab artd

p.".

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by •
emp l oy~es

last
put of th e fQrmer

next montll

first:i~;~~~!~~l!~~:~~~i~!ro~

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part

of modn8.1steney,

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they have. the lineat aJl~ mos~ comple\e r!lnge~ of, ' the new 1
re'adx-to- wear clothing lor men"'-sp\endldly tailored m styhsh cloths-at
hall t~, three guineas les~ than if ipade J o measure.
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Mon' s P.)Jama& m Ceslon, fmon
and a.ll" 001 fiannc1a Tho kind
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chpOOr
,du o
GoOd pattOlns and col
onrS t ':VeIl cut n.nd made
12 / 6

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Mon' st slip-on Ra.mcoats

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aus s!t) les and Ghadcs Ab so'utel y
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52_.
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po, f act

5 guineas.
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1\fon's

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th o f u.sblVfJah1e cu t [01 CI\ 11;2.'11
e:lr Both double and Sln'iiTe

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47/ 6

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TH~ AHCII~EM~T~~~~BI~E

l\{en's heathel ni lxt~re Boll
Hose One of
..,j, the best rogular
values. Ul Mcuroys huge assortment 1 2/8 to 5/ 11 "prur
Men ~ F lannelette Shll-t~ III vanous d eSlgn s
Can be rughly r ()comm ended for" armth 4 / 6 to
6J 11~

Cn ar\lber of C~~~:~~:.~and la
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Why I~' the
A BG>UT

hu l clothe. ?
choice left to him. Now

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the garmenlJl Ithat the parebts

value, but the shades and ' styles
And Ithe prices are lower ' than
when the winter deliveries

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to 7 guineas,

The 'Only

whether more
trMe. when a.
h OUSlD'g 'theme

Rema.rkable offer of 1600 men's
aU-wool grey \\ 01 stod Half Hose
Reltable
These D<lO no II IDIXture/' 'hut all "091, nnd only 2 / 3

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Arbitra'ion

the men's 3.CLlOll
as a. brene h of the
Court's a:ward

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This

The theMaster
were

For

And Mcllroys nave been in touch with this' deve'oPlpent from the start.l

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Boys'

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the writers sUlmested t hat
ta.ke t some actton 1U the

said the Secretary. that
Just TIle Act . . . as a.
was onl.} onG oopy, he

town
Mr A W 'rUDOR saId
old, and seemg the 1n'>OlI',enjen.ce ,
It IIOemed
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th ~ pomt as to
wll,eti,., motor cars could 119t. be ps.cked In the.

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Place, WhlCh wa.s not a thoroug;hfare
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matter was to r eeen e att.eJ;ltlon at

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M en 's medIUm n.nd hea:vy
natutal Pants a.nd JVosts

32/ 11, 39/ 8;-42 / -.
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Men's T\\ eOO Caps of eveh descrlptlOo,

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pattern.s and

shad es Wen cut' and w,lI keep
- ~hetr imlait shap"" ~ / ll to 9/6.

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t\leOOs, \lorsted.

a nd easlunerC'9---J.fabrlc8 \\ hleb

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Cut

force"

Men's soft F elt Hats, the sma r.t~
est ra.ng~ lD Readmg, mc1ucltng

Men'. Flannel !'\h.rts for

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Boys' h':'vy T" .11 FJ,!nn~le~t~. Sh!i,
~r ec ,al offer
No
tluok, healthful

bette~

Cosy,,, ell made shirts,
perfect fittmg
as to collar I
slce~es) chest, shoulders, etc In
neat patterns 1/ 8 to 1& / 8.

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' 001 Flannel
Men 's I. 11-"
111th coJoured t ~trlpes on
grounds
Shn-k ,de lu~
Winter wear
The
e ffectIve but neat 17 / 6 to
before the ,sonson .d'v.:r,ce",1
WoollWl glove. w.n
then 3 / 11 to &/ 11 a paIr

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PRICES.

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stylek, "htch do not betray to
a~~ one tha.t Utle y " ere bought

83/ < to 9 ana.

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yeIoUr fim sbe. III good
Sf-des of grey, brown, green o:nd
f'l-" n e 3'lie band doe. not cliange
cl>lour or fade S/ ll to 21 / '.

Men's "oollen Gloves
heather a nd bron n ~

ea:dy.to.wear

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botli- t ....teful and smart
and taIlored loll gentl o'tn~ nly

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Afr SARJEANT "Propably It would ha.ve
been better If tIllS Act had never been put lOto

w,,,g,ht,(!':>'~'~

Men's l eal VC10UI Hats by the
best malierls, fawn, gley, blown
or glE~m I QUiet, effective shadE>S

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mectmg of the Watch CommIttee
When the .Act had been! ~ssed.~ 8ubrtlltted
Mr F A OOX t here wcte . . ery few motor
cars on t he road, n.nd It h\:d been framed to
a.pply to honse vehicles
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ItOimedmte Slzes for slender;
3\Terage, small, out SIZe and
ext ra O\ltSJZ6 figures , 6 / 11 to
- 21 / 11 each garment , <
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shades are good

lOtIO, 1110 ,
a nd 14m, at
3/ 11 , 4 / 3, 4/ 8,

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The .. open air ppeap marlCet," ~ Inch has
been opened at Malde qhead, ~s an antI-profiteer
mg Illnovahon, a.nd was st~ 10 ra. modest
way by Messrs Carter and l 8pn, of Wmdsor

Road, Bray

They

had

a. sma.rt man and

woman servlug customers, a~d a hbera.1 supply
of fresh g reen stuffa~ and frUlt Here are some.
prices that ruled - Tomatges, ad per Ib,
a.pples, 3d and 4d per Ib
3d and 4d
per Ib , potatoea, ld per Ib (7 100 for 6<1 ) ,
plums, 3d to 5d per Ib ~ carrots, 2d per
hunch, ODions, Id per bunc , [ turnipS, 2d p er
bunch, and beetroot., l~d each

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From e.. ly morn unt,l 7 3Q IP m the people

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were a'lle to secure frUit nnd ~eget."lbles a t far
more ad vantag<lOU S tenns thd~ 1 10 the ordina~
wa), and ~ h e priCes askett a.\lpwed for a. f i lr
margm .l)f profit after ~&Y I"' t the lettmg fce
for t he at,ndmg
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Slr,-Why
should
not lobe R
that people
caelt other I llRVC !K:en __ ''',,_, __ '
rout.e.s, a nd I must Illy
.)C.Ins ooml>eUed to IIIlt
In each othe r 8 faces
journey to the
to M re "'" "tfle"'T ; •
and lack flt

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HENRY'LE)VISCtt SONS,
mUlES BANK II~ONWORBl!, READm a .•

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REPAIRS TO
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~ l'LEATHER

& BALATA BELTrNGS.

8IIIUI'ION HOSES, oms, STEoUrl
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.rrrrnms,

, ;MACIDNISTS'! REQUISITES,
lAre'eot ot.oek of tb... Good.

In

tho OoOUt7.

CO'''1Plul.."y H Ire of, Land.
proviOSi'>ns r~ferrlDg to the 11Irmg ofr

Light Caw1iU Done.
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t.he Clrcular <lrc;lares,

Closed o~ Open Vans,
Horses and CÂ¥riages 01 every
.,pe.lcnption.

ohtam a perpetu&l tenfa.u rent , wh ICh c8nDot

~Bf~~r:ll/~d'''~ti~o~:tot

Apply

Tth e lr o;,n : ;

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foodstuff. for

bUmp8':~1"e(,':~~~.,~~1!~~~~~

DnIDHlI'fllIlil t altk.l c:ircu9 ~..

I!ltUneroue re-a~

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to whom not
whO "re fr ...
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tenor, will 'Prove a It~ong attraction T
land Co will AJlpeat In a L~nca..sbtre cb a.ruter
i!IIkelch, .. T.otD80n s Future, ... I!,DdJAlella and MoUe,
in a speciality ICill.nc.:ng leena on Ttfltsd8Y evening
the dn'ectonr a re'8enerously giving tOO'fntl e takingl,
without ded ucUon to. Dr Damudo a Bo:nea.' Such a
WQr:1ib1 objeet deaerves the hearMest IUpport,
patrone on that e\enlng 'fI,iIl ha~ the !l.1.itlraction-4)f
belping a good caute and at the lame Ume epjo7ln&
a .aplenl1id entertaJnment
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Tile audience. 3.t'6 I greatly &ljOtUed with the
t rieka ot..aer mookeys, r.a.bblt" cat., doe. t'1lf:6
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the most .remarkjble featu}.e of the ;lct being
m u nlilr In w hich t~ varlolLl anl m . l ~
natural I)' antagomatic, aUOCIate with eaeh
Ethel Ca&taldt nl , a m 1,l.6~al comedy favour
L.dl1,t<caio" '. Wlth lIer _hfl:tng ~er selcctJqns being
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rendered J obll6On 8f1d Bert a.l.eo pa),
a retUI'D "1 ~lt This time thoy apMltr In a comed,
absurdity e ntitled .. Cronkite " I There are three
~enes In the flrsb there '8 a comie &-uetlan sale,
~here an ~pvenUon of a new utlO8lve is sold in a
safe The I'un becomes more
proaraOUB In the
aeoond &cene-a raHway statiOn Ttle chmn: comes
In t he tiMrd leene, tbe home of the purchaser of the
safe 'Woor e attempire are tzl&de to rOTCIl the lock in
order to obtain the .eecret or the in,.entlon The
m6et am U61ng, and JOj80D and Be~

melrn-

people

doubt more
tb,,,.... v,",,

per forn'lc.rs

conSiderable
rl$ks
of alId ,'Y
Amerucan fUm
Ilrtbt
& eong, .. Tbat. s what U~' , 'U'U'
IJtrukes a reepofUlh 6 chord
jokes, ana fintsilclt with • d"lm" tii-~,,,,, lo.~e, Mdme

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ben, who find the cap.tal, 8uppli the
trade, a.nd Mare the results 'niOBe In this
district &1"9 a.ssoolated WIth the <Jo....opera..
~.e Wholeoa.le S~ety, Ltd , whIch does
trade of £65,OOO,()()() per annum, and has
.tabhf:lhed model workslD varlOusdlatrlcts
to pro.,de
the
The
Society also owns tea g~rden8 in OeyIOR,
aod ~nce8.IOWI 10 West A.frWa and other

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louell Street lIvorY Stables, Readlpg.
CO-operafiV6 SoclC'besl belong to the

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:a good
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.....The--n.e.dlRg branch ot the >8aIYat.ion Anm"b~ld
harvest. .rejolclIlgl dunng I.a.8t week end
bonoured With the viall. 01 Commandant
and Capl atn. Lejd, with 17 cadeta~of th<~l"',~~al'wi"l

Trpmmg College Clapion ~ These
Interf!t by their demonstratIons

senUng varlou8 Il&tiona!\tte.s,

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throughout SundliY both open air

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l.3rg-e01crowde
ii Q IIPlte
the
latterbypart
tllO <lay
The

Or-che!ltr&1 Band 1.Dd tbe ISenklr
part
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The jnterior of the CItadel was '!f.:i:~'i7~,~'
liahed wltoh frUit Rnd. vegetables,
glven"" b,. 4;,be:.ir own 801dierw. ~hd Ir!enda

nelgbhowing~

farmere The proceeds WifJl
Ft!Jtlval Fund, and It b 1
£50 WJU be raised

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O'UR MEMBER'S LEISURE.

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Coooa Works, wher~ hIgh grade Qpqo& 1&
produced ' UDder the best oonditlonB foj. sale
m Co.operative SoCletleo only The ~er

l~ Ti:'1Il~ka.ble eu~

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011 August Hi when..a.
"lUI c ut 0" by .a pIece
the ho&pltal, where the 1
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A doctor ",!IOO.
no~ among t'he IJtrn.~ and ';'iJilfii.dl
it to the operatina. theatre, where I~
alter an abaence or nearl), -an :hour
Robertson lias now Jeft tho ho&pttai
oovered from hill acotdent

NOTIC{of REMOVAL.
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ARMY BOOTS

our

can ' now be obtained at
New Brancb~I No 33, KING'S - ,

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'lie English 'leather

~fO! ~'P~D~ Co~pany.1 ~:;:;nt-::O~i'dinal'Y

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'1'0 the EcZdor, 'R.EA..DINQ STANDAItp
Slr.-R(ja~[] g your noUce ot ' Specials
don't 1ouI, think Jt an (njustk1:l to t hote
volUDt.arll~Jjol.ned up In t~4 that after
tour ye.ara ttley &te dobarred by the
dutAe. '

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SHOULD EVERY SPECIAL
A 'MEDAL 7

. BOOT REP.AIRS can tfJlO be kft the
64me a4dru. for our Fi;fdory, London t:~:_ =.,,Street and Queen/, llcicul.

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Thoueanda 01 pair. in .tock 1&
various pricee frdm 3/6 up.
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ALL SIZ :

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Mr J RbOdee, of Lamboum

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etr:cted
EdwArd VII HMPltal
Wlnd!o,.. In the
W""l:l.m lfobertllOll a 8table'nIlUl. ':ln tile

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LOST .HOSE RESTORED.

who wants to extend the market ~or gOod.
produded under Co-opera.tive cfndituma
ohould ce.U at the local .tore tliie week aDd
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.upply raw mater1.rus .lor tta foOd '~."'~.rieo
III; home i' At L"ton lt baa eflt8b'liahed ..

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'parts of the Bnt.Bh Empll'9 from whlch to

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No , doub~ it wa.s it bit' 01
8peei&k that thtiJ'.. 'Were pnl,

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a

Ji'allihg acqulI.i·
immediate entry by
only he _....,- fo.

a come~ry order,
ca .... will Dot require

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1t now onlY

modorn
Diok
a motor
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~ATRE -Thu rsda.y nex •
Entire takmga d evoted to:

Homes, JUbiloo Fund.

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oftener, and4n common Just',eo"" ...... .. I
dO" tbe oountr), who Joined 1n....19lf.
w&nud t.belr acrvlOO8. abould be presented 1
medal

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