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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1905
Page
4
A Vermont feature profiles Prof. Wilkins, a controversial magnetic healer, with testimonials from patients across New England praising cures for stomach, gall bladder, cataracts, and cancer while critics label him a quack. The piece notes public investigations and ongoing claims of honesty and efficacy amid strong word of mouth.
Personal and social column records many Brattleboro residents and visitors this week. Names include Miss Mary Mise, Le Dunhany, Nelle Allen, Mrs Ada Dowtey, Mrs Ernest R. Bemis, Miss Doris Johnson, Miss Helen Crosby, Harry Greene, Dana Gilman, and Mrs C M Richardson, with trips to Boston Hartford New York City and Quebec for holidays and family gatherings.
A long scanned page shows Christmas memories and local notices from a Vermont town. It lists residents traveling, visiting, or spending holidays with family, moves within shops, and clerks at Jardine & company. It also mentions a center street accident, a 1906 calendar offer, and a mix of editorials and religious reflections reflecting seasonal sentiment.
Brattleboro Independents defeated St. Mary's Turners Falls 54 to 33 in Greenfield in a Washington hail. Martens led Brattleboro with 12 points while Haggerty and Shulda added. Greenfield High School overwhelmed Brattleboro 40 to 1 in a separate game with Everteth and Thompson top scoring for Greenfield. Attendance listed as 100.
In South News danger, lee der Basketball Notes. The Independents will meet the Holts, Patna, Wor. Bmn ditnghter Uo Me. yoke St. Jeromes next Friday eve and Me Ob Phulps ing. In the frat game the Troy Warder. As a daughter, Annie Thanh were Winners 26 to 20. The Athletics have two upcoming games, including Christmas night against Company D Se St. Johnsbury, and a Turners Falls match. The article covers local births, teams, and early basketball history with notes on players and venues.
The Middletown independents faced a muddled scrimmage with rough play and shifting lineups. Scorers included Martone and Davey, as Hagerty and others contributed, while an attendance of 460 marked the session.
Bellows Falls Athletics upset by Hellows Falls Malls in a heated festival hall match, winning 12 to 2. Strong shooting from the visitors outpaced the home team, who had chances but failed to convert while Five employment in Bellows Falls bolstered the visitors. Key players include Gorseff, Frost, Ellis, R. Bothwell, Thompson, March, Trendall, Stafford, and Beare. The preliminary contest featured Yo M. A. Juniore defeating Parochial school unit.
A Brattleboro area report notes lower attendance at a youth basketball game due to pre Christmas work, with plans for a league including Brattleboro Greenfield Shelburne Falls and Easthampton. Lawler Brothers push for belief Hawketball could pay with home receipts, four week trial possible. Also mentions a visit from St Nicholas and public figures connected to Harper’s Weekly. January 4.
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