Reading Standard Etc 06-1920

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Tl 0 ,ord conjures up
of glories H d pomp t10 C<liJl qc:J1OS

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nnd tra,~ecHos tho (ilgn t cs and itlLoChtlo I
::> urd.- pll.l of I 0
ollt)m
IS our
onderft l (.'Oltntl1
Coventr
Ith Itt; ] d~ (OO I.ll
Sher
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,\ E\fiI'l ~1CUfi~ Ith Its Ci aries K uoSI~\ha\(~
adopted .! tho P:$C aut Io~ a l' II
s of
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mtorest I tl o dl~S t
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gono l 1 JIG
1Il R ead 1l .,.
tl 0
c,ont:
R edmgn pago.."'lutrS has I old I 01
IFt:l. d
6lllllll0lllr'd 10m ttio p 1st man, bonutliut

th,o 1 0\ ,¥n :1 1«
ful h S~y of tJ

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BEGINS

IThursaay,1J

ar.d stathh soouos tuat lRoad ng ) as not
"Itllcsscd SlUl,'O !ts mll~llIfioollt Abbe, beg 11\ to
!mblo Ir.to <lUh-t a.1 d tl 0 mOtis
o.ud ~q la-I" 0 clothC!;l. thQ >Sel l s of tllo
mutllnt
\\ nUs of a. onco g rru d cd fico
"\, hat to" n IS t l ere" tth such u. pIneo 11\
I tstar,) ~ 0 u: Rc u uO'? 1£s, Or uutl~
lugs uro ustor lea l lind If , nlJ.s J fn 0 cal,"S
thon tho smltos &ttl! sta nd tl at ha' 0 1 staned. to tho \ Oleo of K Itg Hem ~ 1 to
tho dns l of bn.tt.lo 111 tllO "ars of tho

Some Character

ISaJe will be the ,r""test
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particIpate lID this
event WIth ~ a
01 tbe moment-all igrea:Â¥y reduced 1D pnce

chOIce of

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Roses t~ tile ch mtmg of tho monks and
to t.l 0 lI~oo " lIred trcud of t.ho oold CIS of
Ol,h cr C~o U' eU And f~, to ns lend
then soh o§ jjO l endll) to tie P'?r~I:\,V;l II,)
Jlo.goo.nt 01~'l tJ eoo pn:::os flom h stol"Y....
at
Abette sp f1 tlr!'lll tllo greens' ard tuiud the
rums (:If I ~ Sile n t Aloo:\ tf 0 ell ef \\ It:JlCSS of tlle P:lst could bo fo mel f OI tllJs
r oqr:osent.1t on?
!Jet 0 a s tl e Qchl:\l
IIk'ge on Inch "j,re o:l:l.cted t} 0 scenE'S
that ga, ~ Roodill~1 Its plnce m h stor,)
'oud hOI Ci t.ho In mg suI l OC~!i- of 0 r
Ll\oo mo cd 01 d bud thOir

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THE DRAMATIS

~ speedy .cleara:mee.

Sketc,lie1~.

econoD1Y emj>lbasil.s an early VISit

secure the beJ'llof

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early

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bmng
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tho Iden. f R oodlng 100nUlg the ranks of
P3.ge.'l.ntl
" ~ 0\\ 0 much to our osoollcnt
Mn.yor a~ M:I:; o l css do oorlv tlns. ,earcal1ed tiro 'r m:l.U~ 11lftucntml hlonds to.

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or len.

be reduced .. a quarter of

gather to dl ~u ss tl D matter No better
object co Id haT'e bean de'lsed (or tho

.for the "Aallo~atic
selecled

ehll.rlt3.bl

<h sposnl of tl e plCXjoods tl a I
nnd the Ro'n L
Famllv
grmpollsl,) acceptod the
scHeme 0
t1 e m It.a.tlon of 'Mrs ~ll r
doch "Ice-pros de nt of the Leaguo torBo'rksl re Tl en MI Lo 1 S N »1\ 1 kor
d~crlbed IS tl 0
F ltl c r of P+gM ltS
k ndly
to R e:\dmg and addressed ,
m~t.tng 0 tl 0 s u bJoot
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ISllch 11 Illof \:l S tl e \rll\ of tn
-t on of tl ~ pagcnnt llnd tI en not I "$ renllp l ad ex ept constant rehcarsa.ls bJ UIS
mnn, perf rmers) al d th ~ hope that the
:1Jlelk of tl~o " e:athel oul(] enter mtothe
SPirit of tIle thHlP: [lnd glvo It t\!.nt fon
chanoo 'that as nU that as nooded to I '.I\O'U~
e?surQ ts 1"5'\ ('('ess A S('ot -8111 dn." '" Itl\
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eep ll~ sk ('S
3 8 not no haJjp, fore-!
runner hUr MOlldn:\ tl 0 longest dn.) til
the ' ear lytl e "nJ bloke'fine and elea •
"and tt 0 m~nbltnnts of Radmga. and of
B el kshlre Qountv ca.me to soo tl 0 Pagcnnt
wh cit shou ld arou se. tI olr patriot sm anu
urge tl <rm~o 1 and do n to the r St ocessors tl c e; at tro.d ton s of theJr forheal'S
the trnd t l M of t i e losalty fa th s.nd
dQt) of th ~ Ro' fit 90 lOty .< r ,
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AUTOMATIC TICKET

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COATS and

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TAILO.Jt<ED SUITS of all wool
Gaba.rd nes n a number of &mart prac
cal st) lcll
Small quantity onJy
Shades Nav) putty grey
GNS
hilack
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Millinery
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D
H \ TS black satm ) med d lTereo colours
of gcor~ette
Various shapes
Usual
P' 00 ' .)11 .ndY ~Olll
Sllle Pr ce
A" vl\r ct.y of shapea and col Uri n
amBON HATS lr mmed (With very
prettv flower sprny lI.Cl'OIl8 front Usual
p,,,e 14/ 11
Sa', PrI,.

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narra-tlvO' as le ft 01 h eno~ihl

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Dolly Varden and Breton 8hau 8 soft
El'ceplional value In Blaclr: Merv~ HATS
crowna and weH fiDlShed brims I Uaual
P"" B i ll and 12111
Sale Price

8/11

Blouses, S~orts
A few Crepo de Chtne JU~ERS
gathered Ilt waISt square neck wltb t.wo
row," of fancy stitch ng and pearl buttoni e tl er _ide Long s1eeves w th
broad cults: U llual pr ce 'l!JJ6
Sale Price

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Except onal value In Crepe de clne and
Georgette BLOUSES vartous styles
Colours Cham nmk navy Il d sky
U,u.' P' ceo 2S)9 and 2319
Sale Pr ce

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EPISODE V II

b It tl 8 pageant Idea had boop a/ good
deal Cllt (' sed and It had got to LplO e
Its~lf
'fho great .,tand "as packec1 1 I tI~
an aud lp'nco I end~ to pra se or behttle
1ust as t\hey 'eiC mc1u ed TI(e fir st scoho
bad got to be good n. lot dependOO on It
l1'ere ,\ as ono tense moment \\ hen thlUgs
seemed falung flat b, t tol ~ s<'eJlO con
eluded \\ ItIt n. CI ash of sponta~cous a.-ppfa.'Use tI at d CC'; lded tlo ISS 0
Tl 0 por
f ljlrmers went on from trllln ph to tr un ph
e4tch 8ucceedmg scene beat ng 1ts proocces
SOl 10 hr Iliance of colour ng nnd exQCu
tlOn 3~~ ~~ before the grand finale" as
reached ttl
lld ence ero lost heart and
Soul In t
lorlos f111d onder of Re::ld
lo g s pagen t Ala:rbo the presenco of the
o\d i\.bqov "aUs ga,o ti e rlgl t ~ il.tm OJ5-'
pbe r e The ir grimn ess and :lgo sowel ha.t
soft e ned hJ the trn I ng IV) tl at hid theIr
scars thcv looked dol n o nce more on
scen es tim" they had Itnessed SIX soven
cigi t bwKlrcd n thou sal d ve nrs ngo
lA en the sparro \ S seen ed to kno v \\ I at
It "as aU about for tlu?'\" rartled str!\.\\ s
to the r nests n t he I") lU St as sparrow It
Old "hen Kang Henry II rode Into tl 0
court,)ard of the At bc-} aud took no hmd
ran ce from the nOi se of the pageant play
ers The hrl\1 ant d spla.v Cleated bv tl e
people of 'Vot.....,nJZ;ham 111 then scene of t he
mm rInge het \een John of Gaunt a.nd
Bla-nel a of La cllster d Ilv earl cd
meed of PI n sc aner n the last
"helo t he depoSed Abbot 18 led to ex6CU
ton t.h (yllgn t.lo ranI s of the sobb ng
to \ nspooplo t l ere \ ere m:my n tho a.udl
once! 10 fOlgot tl at thiS was play ncttng
nnd III edt a mo ne nt of t mo nrorly four
hundred yOO l s 3.JZO the \llIle the te.1.r
came 1 nre.strn nedlv to their e,es Then
the Irrcnt alld fitt ng cl imax
Tho St>lrlt
of Emm e \nnd tho Spmt of Readmg
PenUlH l'n m:\ a.re ~ t rnJ' cd :lnd .sm I ng
\;} \\elcomed hy the !=:.u nt of P~an.ntrv
and:)r :Applin I mse1f kbnk -clad du ty
nnd shlapno\ hntted hllngs ~moth or pc
ture to o lr m nd R
r am tl eo s plnt of
th n .... ~ Tot to Ie
say.s tho flold er ~nd
,., e kuo
eve'l nf> eo hell the muffled
trc:\(l o f ~d ng s ~Io l o u s dead th:\t
thes.e DlctUroS fron tho pa st :lIe not lust
nne cnt m~ ths Tl e, n. e t he b n<l tlons of
... >tb.ouS8~d: vears
tho tladitlons tbat
helped to hurl .the Run from hbe .'latos of
Yp.res and the trad t on~ that shall make
Berk ~" ro R .men ta.ke 'nlorolls pprts In
the tJ mgs t hat are yet to be
A VOTE OF THANKS
'Ve take Hu s -opportuu tl c:f p:lll ng 3"IU m tr I uto to tl Of;O h~ d
01 km(! gOIl I
.. ho} va pro<nced tlls \\ondcrful pn,gcn.nt
and n
y
a's Im o had to make
bricks "Ithout .. tr!\.\\
,\ e tender our
thanks nnd tloso of OUl lea(wrs to l1he
'bI:wor for 1118 hllll a.nt conception of th II
Idea to the Ma ster of tho Pageant (llr
Arthur Apphn) to t ho Author :l.nd Dm Iser
(the Rev P Jl J)ltd fi e ld) the. Maste r or I r of" ~"d;n.
J"tl e ){lIS1C CUr E 0 Dn. 19l t e\" Mus
Hac) the 'MIs trc-.sses of the R obes (Me);
-drtmes G S Abrn n B lin e ' Murrell
Chn.rles Httttnett Manmng find West)

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VOIT E BLOUSES j.J great
var eLy sl rt sLyle With tallor;d collar
11.1 d t.t rued back cuffs prettily sl ared
Usual price lOin :sale Pr ce

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the plctl\l es ,\11 ch he. set do to pi
fore hiS a Idle nces
I\. fter 11 Imgc.'l.l ,)
18 so~etllDg to see. not to heh l
Then
the musIC \ ~lIt
flu s may I ave been
drast e I,tlt somethlD~ I ad to go I fI 0
m ost gorgoous sRectaclc I tne \ arid \\ III
pall If un(llll)~rOIOnge;d Tho fi1 st PfooUC
tlon Qn MOil ay \\ as a lmost like
nell
n.uthOl s fir
mght
"0 don t Uude
to t ho Rc" D tchfiela as a nc \\ a t hQ.l

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Except. ona1 oft'el" of Str pcil VOILE
SHIRT BLOUSE.':) Wide collar lLn 1 pI n

the First Charter
W 0 Fcnk.yn ]4 C

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and 11r

Durl am (under
J errold (under
(mder

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Spec a l I ne In J-adtcs LONGCLOTH
NIGIITDRESSES
'nmmoo
Sw ss embro dery Sale Pr ce

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trimmed

Lod eo
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Grey

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saxe

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An except onally cheap
strong (!outd Dove only
2J 24. 25 26 mcr

no.rrow Sw ss em

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PopulQ.r CORSET for averag,!l
All 81:.et
St.rong , hlte eout
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Sale Pr ce
A unique SPORTS CORSE'l'& for aver
age an?1 well-developed figures made
w th elastiC top aU 11%08 \Vh te
only
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Sale Pr ae

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6/11

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BARGAI S J ln
BgOTS
60 pa rs oddmcnts Chtldren 8 Black
Tan and Red One-bar SHO
8l:r;(la
4 5 6 Sale Price

6/11.
5/1H. 4/fH. ~/1H
G rls
all"On: Dark Tan T reeJJar
Blanche o( I Lane&l!lter MI&6 l lcntly

Dancing 1,fa. dens
'M IIses \ Edna Muriel
Martin (pnoc paLu"ncer) ITol)lta BonHo Marr
Bentto nf\rbarl~ Raywood Cel a Hosler Els e
Fa rtax W nme Grant Bella Grant Beryl
&tok88 Mary Stantforth :M H andley l
Edgar May Richard Lily Dav I;
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Brldeamalds MIMe!! Do
tre D De V Itre
M Finch K West ver~Shore JOtepr
Peggy i a Iman Bromle)
L shlDgton
.".~~,,:, In Wa t. ng Mrs Art.h r T Reelas
MISS Harwood Misa Sorage Mrs
lIlc~u'~n. -Mrs FlDley M as
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Oddmentfi In Oh td ~en 8 White Canvas
Lace and Bar S1JOES leather soles

~:f: 7i;;;~516. 3/'1~., ~/11~

abo Black aDd T~ Qne-bar

SHOES
The Marrlagl of
John of Gaunt (lanta n Gentry Bll'ch

~e!~~~:J!~:~ f ~:~~; nal.g~a:l:nt?
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Fancy VOILES n all tbe newest .tyles

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de IID1end d value

Sale Price

Va" J p6(l,al ls dqo),a
Prlllted
LAWNS~ fut colo¥rl white -,rounda

p~lY.rd
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1 Saj. In.. per iJard 6
Spoclal ~aurch&llle Nlivy and Black Wool

3/6. 21tH. 1/11. 1/6
New Mercerlsed POPLINS lD
newest; colours 38 Incbes Wide
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Per ,.ard
2
Spec &1 value m Cotton POPLINS 32 Ins
WIde
Varloua colours Cream
auvc

Veus: Rose Saxe Gre'l and Cherry ~
Ullual price 2Jl1i

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Sale Price per yard
Yane" Slor!)ed. Crelle DE~
ID a
w de n varlOUS combmatlon",
of co]our8 Sale !ll'lee !ler yd
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2
Cheeked and PlaID Wash ng ZE~HYR
a very !rood aaaortment of colou IDi:' 40
lOS 'tV de
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Sale prce per yard
2
AI •• 29 .., WIde reduced to tl111
yd

129
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161

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len SERGES 42

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All Wo~h "'ERGESl 46
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vanous ,l olours Wprth 12/11
pe,r Yard j Sa1e Price per yard.
Cotton G~BARDINES lD var ObI colours
40 111'1 Wide Four co10ur. oaly Navy
Brown 1 Fawn and Myrt~
Uaual

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price 4/11 per yard
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Sale Price per yard
2.
Salm1CIX>TH 40 Ul8 W de aood value
ThreeJ CR!ours OnlY jJ Rebo fawn and
Navy -~ortb 3/B!
1!al.
per yard
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Pr,,,

Bargains in, Gloves!& '10siery.

PRINCESS

W~lgbtnoRIJ:aied~OOM
aleev
and

Lach81 Summer
BINATIGN8 V neck

,hon ,lc..1lS
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Ho1;cna V J(·torm tl 0. Lad" P ('s del t of the
League of MolC'I , for t J c ('0 nb C's of Bel k
shire Bucktng1 m c::l (' Hn.n p sh r(' Ox
fordshuel. and No th W lt sll1 e H er H gh
uess \\ ill(, as accompa m e<l b, tl Co Coun

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Lad .. IBI&ek

REr4L.

tess of Mncelesfiold nnd I a',h Clnl'lon

''telhngton- VlS ~d Wmdaor
and handed to tho Kmg &

\\a s m (!;tr at the stat on 1\ thl" )fn YOloS8

(l\fn G Stell nl t \hm m) And ~1\s Mur

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4/11

Sale PrfiC6

tho Hon Arclltect \iU
'V Rohnd
e l ) nnd the Hon Dlrcetol of Pub\I C~'t'V (Mr W H P01mtneJ )

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1)ro dery excellent value
l j 4/ 11
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81L10 Pnce
Lad e'I
Coloured MOrnE { UtDER
SKIRTS 80ft. finish cut _op t. 0 new
aLra ~ht Ime
Shades (Navy grey
maa~ l c saxe n gger black )

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dod (tl e Pr n('ess S I ~ onOr:lrv
secreta r.v for BC' I s a d tlo
dJO llmg
('onnt('$)
'fl o Ma\ Ot cc!cl:\ cd tl o d tit. ngl lshed \1$ t01 nt tl f.' Q f'en , ct r no
~ Ul smg TnstIt J.ttc
the PI ncoss \ a

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ver\" lorrg ago It, ns on .June-21st 1920
at 3 pm anel tt HIS tl e R.U l\ a1 cf a. rEfu.l
Prmooss n tho pe'r~on of H H Pl ncoos

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Dainty

bro del'
I ad 08
Fibe
UNDER
5KlltTS trll~med embroidery
tftmncea
Sale ~r ee
F ne qual ty Lawn UNDERSKIRT
FL\lU'l'lCES I< mmed ~uch and
clunv lace. ~
Sale Price
Small qunntl"Ys of Pr ncess UNDER

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T ~E ARRIVAL OF THE

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D.ua' P' c. 31111
SlLle Pr co

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tho Hon Treasurer (M I J 1C Bl,ndy
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t.r n mod laco o.~d cmbro dery
Sale PrIce
DR ntv
I awn
CKE sm
heav
tr mn od fine torc
I,ce
1'1 II S ZC
"IJ. !:Jce
Prett,} 1 and made ~ EMlS~ tr mmen
fin . lao. and

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tho Property Mn3ter (Mr E LnJI:;ston
the Ron Secretary (Mr E ,V J A.lmn.n

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Usual prlce 8 gOt

completion us Jln hlstolle record h tlt ,\ as
lJltent on n,ak ng It a ll e nJo.,)ahlo and
splendid cnflerto. nment for tl ose \ ho camo
to soo It ' ~ BQ remO\cd so much of tho I

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as usual tjlO sceP~csto be
• d ealt "lt~-"
1 ou cannot pr uco n.
pageant ofl such magn tude \\It In th, o
years the) said bu~ 11 thel h.
n tho
J Pagcm t Mpster on parade \ It~ IS cust
they \\ ould hl\.\ c been cqnvlnOOd that It
couI~ be donq In 8 X montl s As a. matter
of fnct It ,\n& do~ e m four
~Ir Allpln
has.... been cntlcI8eO for the. very strict
prunmg \\ hurh hb carried out put here
'no..s the mtnd of. p. man "ho '1;n8 not so
much concerned 'It It t he production 8

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Pnce Tlelleta•

nbmmally
; ;~:f~~~~l~i;~llleh
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by' Pa.rl a.men

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Lad ..
qual ty

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Cotton Hose sizes 9 and
SpecIal off..
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"Sale PrlOe
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Child,..·,

'WlS 2 rt.d 6

1/31.

H ..~her I Minure SOCKS

J Sale

PrICe

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IS tho
line estate gr nted
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the 'Puard Chllrpbcr of
renc\\ed on tho :mnn:er
Wntcrloo

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