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Key dates over January 1916

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Lives lost on this day: 22

7th January 1916 - Loss of son of Spreckley's brewing family confirmed

Rolling Casualty Count: 2680

1st Batt: To Brigade reserve billets in Rue Delettre, relieving the 11th Northumberland. D Coy in Command Post , A Coy to La Toulette Farm.

9th Batt: First attempt to break the Turkish lines up the banks of the Tigris.

10th Batt: An officers patrol went out opposite our left Co composed of Lts Ward and Storey plus an NCO. Lt Ward was killed and Lt Storey was badly injured.

SMRFA: Party doing musket course in the trenches.

Important Notice: Mr. Carlton has arranged with the Essanay Co., to have the Exclusive First Run in Worcester of the celebrated Charlie Chaplin films. These will be shown approximately at intervals of three weeks. Will patrons kindly watch announcements. The first exclusive Chaplin film tonight!

Long Walk with Fractured Ribs: William Samford, Emlyn Place, who was working on a farm at Norton, fell off a hay stack today. He walked to the Infirmary where it was found he had fractured some of his ribs.

Ends of toilet soap should never be thrown away, but should be melted down into a pulp with boiling water. When this is of the consistency of soft soap it may be poured into teacups to harden, and fresh cakes made in this way of what would otherwise have been wasted. These cakes can be utilised for washing laces or small dress accessories of lawn or muslin which are laundered at home. The cakes should be left until the soap is not only hard but thoroughly dry, as it will then be much more satisfactory, and last longer.

Dry Cleaning at Home: Dry cleaning may be done at home. Here is the preparation which should be used: Mix equal amounts of borax, white flour, and salt. Sprinkle this on to the soiled article, whether it is made of serge, voile, white satin, or lace. Put the garment away for about four days in a drawer, then take out and brush with a soft brush.

Loss of the Persia: Today’s list of passengers given as lost in the disaster to the Persia, torpedoed a week ago, includes the names of Lieut. A.F.Spreckley (one of the four fighting sons of Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Spreckley, of Worcester), and those of his wife and elder child.

Information researched by the WWW100 team.