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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1906
Page
2
The Reform era in Vermont currents include an editorial critique of Bible relevance in education, praising faith over higher criticism, and urging openness in political campaigns. It notes Clement’s candidacy, calls for clear positions from Governor Proctor, and champions voter education and broad civic participation.
A Chicago arrest story recalls a former Alabama official’s son who turned to robbery, arguing that education and luck excuse crime. The piece denounces sympathy for criminals, asserts honest labor is available, and condemns the shiftless under the guise of hardship as “plain hard luck.” It critiques the Clement gubernatorial campaign and its advertising as the narrative turns to political messaging.
Readers confront a tangle of legal and political claims. Vermont inquiries probe Attorney General Clarke De Fitts over charges and fairness, while public notices reflect on Clem ent’s platform and state affairs. The lettered debate shifts through graft, safety, and press influence as old lines reemerge.
IL L. Hindley of Rutland Vermont writes to the St Albans Republican presenting P W Clement as having a definite program. He calls for a lean state government with a unified finance plan, highway reform, tax overhauls, and state institution audits.
Chief Judge John H. Rowell of Vermont urged a bold reorganization at a Vermont Bar Association meeting in Montpelier. He called for a five judge Supreme Court with monthly sessions and separate subcourts, warning against nine judges as unwieldy and stressing gradual legislation for an improved system. The talk drew warm applause from lawyers.
Selected from Caitorial Columns at Our Estamated Contamporasies, this noted opinion feature surveys local concerns with wry commentary. It reflects period voice and civic mood through concise curio pieces and editorial stances characteristic of a former era.
A readably garbled Vermont political dialogue features Harkins and Powter arguing over federal supervision of life insurance and state control, with editorials critiquing water board openness and urging public scrutiny. The page threads letters from readers in Holyoke and Swanton about reform, graft, and civic duty while touching Vermont and state election tensions.
The text references Brattleboro’s Valley Fair and a postmaster in Wilmington slated for reappointment. It notes Vermont delegation aligning with administration aims and hints at political maneuvering around local events and elections.
An old advertisement urges readers to check kidney health signs such as urine color and sediment and promotes Doan’s Kidney Pills as a remedy. Testimonial from W. I. Eaton of Arattleboro credits eight months of urinary weakness improvement after using the pills, sold nationwide by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. Remember the name Doan’s.
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