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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1903
Page
2
Local notes show Windham County reformers addressing subscription pricing and distribution concerns. Officials plan adjustments to improve circulation and revenue, with emphasis on regional coverage and timely delivery.
The Reformer argues against the current Vermont prohibitory law as arbitrary and unjust while endorsing the license law with its flaws. It asserts temperance cannot be legislated away and supports local option for prohibition in some towns, warning that removing pressure would not end vice. The piece cites Vermont Supreme Court rulings, urges practical reform, and notes public sentiment and political impacts.
Vermont periodicals critique temperance zealots for condemning drinking in others while tolerating their own habits. Articles question prohibition votes tied to personal risk, note bar keepers opposing new acts, and discuss P. W. Clement entering the referendum fray. Local papers warn reformers must act at home or face hypocrisy charges.
A Vermont debate on prohibition contrasts a town agent system with a licensed druggist scheme. Critics warn town agencies invite corruption and lax enforcement, while a pharmacist license could enforce stricter controls but risks loopholes and uneven sheriff oversight. Proponents urge local option as a cautious path toward statewide reform.
Geo E Creene guarantees Mi-o-na to cure dyspepsia with a money back guarantee. Greene, a popular druggist, promotes the remedy as highly effective with a refund if it fails. Changes for the better are expected after a few doses and the product is sold with a satisfaction guarantee. Subscribe for The Reformer.
Vermont items outline Bellrode’s drug store fire losses at 2500 with total around 4000, a Boston woman’s health episode, botanical society meeting at the University of Vermont, New York capitalists buying a Ludlow gold mine, and state agricultural, rail, and educational notes. Also covers a Danby skating incident, grain scarcity, and industrial consolidations affecting transit and labor.
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