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... potatoes.—l, Mrs. Bushnell; 2, Mrs. Woolford; 3, Mrs. J. West. Pot of jam.—1, Mrs. Woolford; 2, Mrs. Arlott; 3, Mrs. J. Dore. Blackberries. —1, L. Slade; 2. Mrs. J. Dore; 3, Mrs. Woolford. Home-made bread.—l, Mrs. Arlott. • Patchwork quilt (school children’s ...

Published: Saturday 01 September 1917
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 455 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

MAIDENHEAD TOWN COUNCIL

... stated that under the superintendence of Mr. Harris (head master gf Road Schools), and his staff, the scholars had picked blackberries for jam-making purposes, and that the quantity gathered was one ton for each of the two weeks they had been engaged, and ...

Published: Saturday 28 September 1918
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 488 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ST. MARTINS DAY (Nov, 11th)

... sapphire and orange and rose. Now the bracken has turned to gold, and the bramble leaves are crimson and scarlet, while blackberries that the frost has touched and rendered tasteless still cliiiT among them. Among the hollows, and in between the tree trunks ...

Published: Saturday 07 November 1903
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 572 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

BRITISH BREAD IS BEST

... the lower vestry. It is constructed of English oak. Carved round the border is vine ornament and across the transome is a blackberry trail and the motto, Fear God, Honour the King.” The screen has two swing doors and the upper portion is glazed with antique ...

Published: Saturday 29 July 1939
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 697 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

E. JACKSON & SONS } School Outfitters,

... and hra lassie, apple blossoms, all kinds wiki flowers, violets, orange blossom, snowdrops, (white, yellow and purple), blackberry blossom, etc. all these were composed solely and entirely of sheds. It may seem incredible, but shells, and shells only ...

Published: Saturday 26 May 1917
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 617 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

FOOD AND WAR

... maxim. What are the cottagers’ children te eat? Rationed bread, sugar, no butter, treacle, jam. Our cottagers used make jam blackberries, marrows, and rhubarb;, now they an? told only garden fruits are for jam. and many a cottage shelf is tull empty jam-pots—a ...

Published: Saturday 29 September 1917
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 704 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

RED POLL

... milk, born in or before 1933. —1 Mrs. Walter Scrimgeour (Halesworth), Wissett Nonsuch; 2 Lady Loder (Horsham), Leonardslee Blackberry; 3 Lieut.-Colonel Sir Merrik R. Burrell (Horsham), Knepp Minerva 23rd; 4 Mrs. W. Scrimgeour, Wfissett Please: 5 Stuart Paul ...

Published: Saturday 08 July 1939
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 529 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE PRIZE LIST

... George 20th; r. Chivers and Sons, Histon Mollington King, Histon Royal Waterman, Histon Berry King 10th and Histon Lady Blackberry. Middle White.—R. A. Vestey, Dunsdale Princess sth; r. R. A. Vestey, Dunsdale Princess 2nd. Boar: Mrs. K. E. Keele, Northcote ...

Published: Saturday 08 July 1939
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 618 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

A CYCLE TOUR IN BERKSHIRE

... Home could not conceived. The Common and hedges all round were full of blackberries. I had brought luncheon with me, and I sat down upon the Common to eat it, and the blackberries formed excellent dessert. This year seems to a particularly good one for ...

Published: Saturday 29 September 1900
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1806 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

Proceeds after paying expenses, will be given to Reading War Hospitals Supplies Depot WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON,

... WALTHAM ST. LAWEENC The children of the Day Schools recently gathered, eight afternoon escj 1 sions, more than one ton of blackberries preserving. . News has been received of the killed in action, of Pte.. Frank Hull, third of five brothers serving. George ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1918
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 847 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

July 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

... Group: Mrs. W. Scrimgeour, Wissett Fox 12, Wissett Nonsuch and Wissett Please; r. Lady Loder, Leonardslee Robin, Leonardslee Blackberry and Leonardslee Dark Coral. Blue Albion. —Bull: W. E. Glover, Snarestone Baron 2nd; r. Miss E. Bassett, Asherblue Major ...

Published: Saturday 08 July 1939
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 561 | Page: 9 | Tags: none