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BEOADMOOR

... BEOADMOOR. About school children, under the head misaressj Mrs. Hanson, have collected lb. blackberries. Harvest Festival. —Harvest thanksgiving services were held in the Broadmoor Chapel, both morning and afternoon, the preacher being the chaplain. The ...

Published: Saturday 05 October 1918
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 43 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

To the EDITORS of NEWSPAPERS

... cannot refrain from acquainting yoa with the extraordinary fact of my poor delicate boy having no earthly subsistence but blackberries, and two apples which he found ou the road, for the entire period of seven days and six nights; that he never once entered ...

Published: Saturday 28 October 1837
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 174 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

WOKINGHAM TOWN COUNCIL

... Mayor Coun. Fryer gave a few particulars bearing upon tbe blackberry collections by tbe children of the district. Nine or ten schools had taken part, and hoped that about six tons of blackberries would be gathered before the close of the week. Sandhurst ...

Published: Saturday 05 October 1918
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 240 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

BRADFIELD

... BRADFIELD. Blackberry Picking. —The total quantity pf blackberries coDected the children attending Southend School during the recent effort, under the Ministry of Food, was over 2,100 lb. Thanks are due to Capt. W. Waring and Mr. W. Cumber for their ready ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1918
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 284 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

KIDMORE EffD

... KIDMORE EffD. Was Work.— -In response to appeal by the Board of Agriculture large quantity of blackberries has been collected the school children for the use of the Army and Navy. The Ministry Munitions has also asked for borse-cheetnutn, and a considerable ...

Published: Saturday 10 November 1917
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 73 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

AUGUST. The golden sheaves are gleaming in the sun On many bristling stubble: the lank grass Has suffered all its

... bristling stubble: the lank grass Has suffered all its brightest green to pass: The leaves are losing all that summer won The blackberries are ripening one by one : The hazel nuts are browning on the trees ; While 'mid the clover-blossoms all the bees Are toiling ...

Published: Saturday 09 August 1884
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Miscellaneous | Words: 118 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

FACTS AND FACETIAE

... negro children in English country districts. He was mistaken. The little darkies were sunburnt Cockneys who had been eating blackberries. Doctor: Your cough is terrible. You must go straight to bed! No smoking, no alcohol, no meat. No pleasures—now, you understand ...

Published: Saturday 21 October 1939
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 99 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

The fruit orchards of Kent arc looking at height of their harvest beauty just now, and not at any timesince

... of eating toadstools mistake for mushrooms. He and two companions, Oxford and Wetherloy, went out on Saturday gathering blackberries, and on tho following day all were seriously ill. Wethorley lias recovered, but Oxford remains in a somewhat critical condition ...

Published: Saturday 15 September 1900
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 121 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WOKINGHAM COUNTY BENCH

... was for the prosecution and Mr. James May for the defence. Emily EHen Wharton spoke to purchasing from Mrs. West 1 lb. blackberry and apple jam and Ilb of black currant' for her mother. She paid Is. 7d. and Is. Bd. She took one pot of jam back the next ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1918
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 386 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

BINFIELD

... use of fuel during the coming winter. The upper classes in the senior school have collected one ton and seventy pounds of blackberries, receiving payment, at the rate of 3d. per lb., ,£2B 17s fid. ...

Published: Saturday 19 October 1918
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 127 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Goring

... Oxford Players, and no arrangements can yet be made regarding the annual Christmas party. The competition, 1 lb. pot of blackberry jelly, was judged by Miss Hope, who made awards follows: 1, Mrs. F. Franklin; 2, Miss Bower; 3, Miss Miles. The president ...

Published: Saturday 28 October 1939
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 133 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

& SHOES

... and Reliable- 1 tBORWICKSI BAKING POWDER. M The Best in the World. The Blackberry Harvest.— During the last two weeks parties children from the Piggott Schools went out blackberrying and collected over cwts. Gardeners’ Association. —At last week’s meeting ...

Published: Saturday 05 October 1918
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 368 | Page: 4 | Tags: none