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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1905
Page
8
A vintage advertisement touts a "nine-store system" for custom shoes priced at 3.33 with a wide range of styles and leathers. It claims superior fit, finish, and durability with Metello Oak soles and compares favorably to $4.00 and $5.00 shoes. Youths and boys styles priced from $1.22 to $1.50, plus men’s Johnson Grain Shoes at $1.69.
Walton offers boys footwear in multiple sizes including little boys and youths with price points around 1.2 dollars for select lines. The listing includes calves and ranges from toddler to teen sizes, indicating a varied inventory.
Insurance men completed a satisfactory adjustment of the fire loss on the Granite State Mowing Machine plant. The company immediately put all available men to work to add a new story and expects the roof on in less than a fortnight. A Friday meeting of the fire department elected officers for Hose Company and various captains and foremen.
Marian Farr visits friends in Keene Harold Ford of Winchendon spends Sunday here with friends Earl Burt builds a blacksmith shop on Church Street George Higgins moves into Bert Daring’s former house Messrs Slade and Joslin start work at their steam saw mill John Starkey and Mr Young of West Swanzey visit John Joslin Mrs L W Slide is improving Miss Cuthbert from Keene cares for her There is no Sunday morning preaching Rev Jones attends conference in Claremont Will Hannum and Mrs Hannum visit New York James and Fred Holman travel to Hinsdale for Nelson Barrett’s birthday celebration
J A Davie shinges his house. Families relocate with Mrs Chamberlain planning Hinsdale move. Aldrich rents farm for year. Arthur Atwood visiting Montpellier. Ralph Mann from Torrington in town. Blodgett buys Marlboro farm and will move. Ladies Aid to meet with Mrs W H Mann. Haskins at Snow place sugaring. Fred Davis and Leon Bogle in Fitchburg and Gardner on business. Leon Collins moves to Davis Bogle lumber camp. Hester Davis returns from Vineland New Jersey. Bert Davie to move here and drive stage to Wilmington under four year contract.
Henry A Prouty boards at his brother G A Proutys in town. Ralph Howe improves from illness as spring term begins at Wilmington Mun. G A Gould cuts three fingers while sawing. Mrs Lilla Moulton of Newfane attends her nephew Gerald Moultons funeral on April 5. J Lazelle and Mrs D Prouty visit Brattleboro. Miss Verna Metcalf dies after long illness. funeral Friday at Baptist church. Miss Belle Rogers No 1 Miss Winifred eoreren No 3 Miss Marian Howe nearby students listed.
A Townshend village court debates how good a horn must be for a sound horse, with Fred Smith and Arthur Greenwood tied to ownership and witnesses from local and out of town. The case spawns stray chatter as jurors endure a long night with no final ruling, while the town prepares for a bird talk and community notices unfold.
Ernest Thomas returns to Brattleboro after days at home while Frank Fife shows some improvement from inflammatory rheumatism. Alonzo Brackett recuperates from a knee injury suffered with a canthook during log rolling on Stowe's mill. A. H. Thurnes of Buffalo, D.T. touts Foley's Kidney Cure, claiming relief from kidney and bladder trouble after years of pain and gravel.
In Newfane county court Justice J W Kidder bound E Clark to answer on a rape charge against Miss Bessie Clark near Luther H Clark’s residence. Butterfield led the state case. Clark was held for $400 to secure appearance, then taken to Newfane. Several witnesses testified with strong evidence of guilt. Meanwhile local notes mention staff changes, engagements, school openings, and weather effects on logging.
Clara Stetgen returns home from Sidney Cromack's while Bertha Faulkner resumes schooling in Wilmington. Arthur Chase's auction drew a strong turnout. Rumor swirls about the O R Chase couple moving to town. Juror trip to Newfane involved H G Reed and Arthur Chase. Charlemont stage duties set for four years. Reed relatives attend a Colerain funeral. Faulkner Cross Brothers and Warner Pritt to harvest cream. Alen travels to Cummington Mass for a funeral. Dr A W Thomas buys Lane of Readshoro and moves. Dr A J Thomas returns to practice locally. Universalist Tardies circle officers listed.
Clint Walker of Windsor visited town Saturday and William Hubbard of Brattleboro stayed with Ed. White Friday night. Mrs. Verne Smith and children returned from Marlow New Hampshire while Misses Dascomb toured J. F. Leach family. Ed. White plans Windsor days as Arthur May from Charlestown joined BE. L. Fint Friday. Pat Holland visits Massachusetts. Primary and grammar schools opened with Miss Callahan and Miss Brewster of Syracuse as teachers respectively.
Bertha Miller returned Monday to the art school in Reston. The past week saw substantial sugaring activity, now nearing its end. Helen Hall of Winchester Massachusetts will teach the village school next term. A Misa Davis of Sax ton's River will teach in the north district. Four schools are planned for the south district but no teacher has been named yet.
E H Wolfe of Bear Grove Iowa argues that kidney trouble often ends fatally but choosing the right remedy can cheat death. He recalls using a coin and medicine to cope with early symptoms, noting a long history of kidney distress and urging proper treatment.
Fragmented text discusses kidneys and interest but is unclear. It mentions a person should know something about a peak or form. The passage lacks concrete events, names, places, or dates to summarize further.
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