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CHILD’S DEATH AFTER EATING BLACKBERRIES

... CHILD’S DEATH AFTER EATING BLACKBERRIES The Maidenhead coroner (Mr. W. Owen Stuchbery) held an inquest on Thursday on Hilda Margaret Norcutt. aged 7, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Norcutt, of 12, College Glen, Maidenhead, who died on Tuesday. It was ...

Published: Saturday 09 September 1939
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 628 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

THE GARDEN. SEASONABLE HINTS. (From the J ourual Horticulture.”} BLACKBERRIES. The fruits Wilson Junior, ..

... HINTS. (From the J ourual Horticulture.”} BLACKBERRIES. The fruits Wilson Junior, Parsley-leaved, and other varieties of Blackberries should be carefully preserved. Apples to the extent of one-third and Blackberries two-thirds, preserved together, make excellent ...

Published: Saturday 05 September 1914
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 52 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

SUDDEN DEATH OF A LITTLE GIRL WHILE BLACKBERRYING Near ABINGDON

... nurse, drove his children to Wootton, for the purpose of blackberrying at Boar's Hill. They went across meadow where there was public footpath and the children commenced gathering blackberries and Sowers. Whilst they were there sbooting party came across ...

Published: Saturday 22 September 1900
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 832 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

MORTIMER

... MORTIMER. Blackberry Collection. —The blackberries dispatched from Mortimer Station during the fortnight ending September amounted half a ton. ...

Published: Saturday 28 September 1918
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 18 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SANDHURST

... SANDHURST. Blackberries. —Granted seven half-holidays for blackberry picking. 150 children of College Town School gathered 2.465 lb., for which the schoolmaster (Mr. Pierce) received a cheque for -£3O 16s. 3d. Threepence per pound was paid for tbe fruit ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1918
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 48 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Partridge Dat.”

... Please may I begin with a calf r” The Sinew's of War. Patriotic Sister: You’ve been eatin’ yer blackberries. Don’t you know every time you eat a blackberry you’re eating’ a bullet ?” ...

Published: Saturday 14 September 1918
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 85 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

The Sugar Question

... order. In reply Air. Pinniger, Airs. Bowden said she would not herself regard blackberries stone fruit, but she had always made blackberry jam. Mr. Pinnigor said that blackberries were dealt ■with the grant of sugar made the County Council. The Bench regarded ...

Published: Saturday 01 December 1917
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 459 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

R.A.P. FOOTBALL LATEST

... two * goals down, bail ~~ac. A rummage sale for the Bed realised as. Blackberries- —The children attending the schools in Faringdon and district have gathered 5,826 lb. of blackberries, which have been paid for the Government at 3d. per lb. and dispatched ...

Published: Saturday 26 October 1918
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 116 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

MORTIMER

... this year they were sent to the local V.A.D. hospital, forming offering which was much appreciated. Blackberries.— Considerably over a ton of blackberries has now been dispatched from Mortimer. ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1918
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 179 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

The Diary of a Berkshire Woman

... greatlv indebted to liitii and wished I'd picked many more blackberries so that at least I could send him a pot of jellv in repay ment! Meanwhile. I hope vou are more successful with your blackberry picking and that you arc wondering what best use you could ...

Published: Saturday 27 September 1958
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1016 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

tfETTLEBED,

... tfETTLEBED, The children of Nettlcbed have been gathering blackberries to be sent to Henley and from thence to the factory be made into jam for the soldiers. About pounds have been gathered. ...

Published: Saturday 22 September 1917
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 32 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

GORING

... GORING The school children have gathered 150 lb. of blackberries for the purpose of making jam for the soldiers. The recognised reward of Id. per lb. has been paid them for their effort. Large quantities of chestnuts, of which Goring holds abundance, ...

Published: Saturday 06 October 1917
Newspaper: Reading Mercury
County: Berkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 45 | Page: 9 | Tags: none