The North Bucks Record of 1910
Bound collection of issues of the North Bucks Record – July 1910 to December 1910. This weekly newspaper was established on 26 October 1907 and claims that it is “non-political and unsectarian”. It was printed and published by Edward Williams Walford at the “Walford Press”, 29 High Street, Fenny Stratford. Highlights include the formation of the local Women’s Liberal Association (July), the first annual Bletchley & Fenny Stratford Horticultural Society Show where more than 18 thousand people attended (August), the continuous supply of water (September), the new Gas Works opened (November), the General Election campaigning and result (December).
Extent
209 scans
Contributor
Colin Mansell Brown
Reference number
CBR/001
Records in this Group
Cricket Chat, and Adverts including Howard Bros. (Builders, Contractors and Undertakers)
Adverts, including Mr Russell Barter, Surgical & Mechanical Dentist
Forthcoming Events (mostly church services)
An Address to the Women’s Liberal Association by Sir Harry Verney, Bart.
Offering of Higher Education Classes starting in September and October, on subjects such as Book-keeping, Dress-making, and Poultry-keeping
Articles on The County Rates (up by £3000 to £11000), Tar Painting on Bletchley Road, and a Motor Wedding (the bride and groom arrived in two motor cars).
A list of the Hospitals which would receive grants from the recent fundraising – 11 of them from Northampton to the Droitwich Brine Baths.
Advert for Clearance Sale of Boots & Shoes at J Hill & Son of Fenny Stratford (final day)
Cricket Chat, Football Notes & Notions
Adverts, including Antiseptic Powder from Hands Chemist
A report on the Harvest Festival at the Primitive Methodist Church in Albert Street. Also an article about Major and Mrs Powell-Cotton who were married in Nairobi and “spent their honeymoon in darkest Africa”.
Fenny Stratford School Managers meeting. Garden Gossip (advice on borders, forget-me-nots, carnations and violets).
Offering of Higher Education Classes, and an advert for Milk Wanted by the Sterilized Milk Company of London.
Water Supply – the long expected continuous water supply has still not reached us. Socialism – an open-air meeting was held in the Market Place, promoted by the local Socialist Society.
Football Notes & Notions. Report of the Fenny Stratford Urban District Council – many topics including tar painting of roads, poor quality road building, and sewage.
Report of the Fenny Stratford Urban District Council – more topics including diphtheria anti-toxin, small-pox hospital, scarlet fever, and new water supply.
Cricket Chat. Forthcoming Harvest Thanksgiving services
Adverts, including A. Bramley’s Coke & Coal.
Newport Pagnell Guardians & District Council meeting notes.
The Editor’s Table – a letter promoting the medical benefits of “bone-setting” from a Mr Barker of Park Lane, London.
For Sale: high-class secondhand cycles: Ladies ‘Rudge-Whitworth £5, Ladies’ Rover £4, Ladies’ Grover £5, Gents’ Grover as new £5. All from Grover Cycle Works, Fenny Stratford.
Water Supply – During the past week residents have enjoyed the benefits of a continuous supply of water. It gives a new charter of health to our town.
The Higher Education Committee asks for additional expenses to enable an ambulance class, because “various industries are now in progress in the town where machinery is in use, also that as the main North Road runs through the town there are continual mishaps from the automobile traffic”.
Report on the Wesleyan Church Harvest Festival.
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