No clear headline from damaged OCR note
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local item about a reformer in April and a supply store, with scattered names and places including Ny Wot Contan and Betas store, but details are unreadable and positions unclear.
24 Jan 1896
Page 8
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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1896
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local item about a reformer in April and a supply store, with scattered names and places including Ny Wot Contan and Betas store, but details are unreadable and positions unclear.
A Brattleboro period piece from January 24 1896 reports a severe blizzard impacting the area with word of new windmill and stationery store developments. It notes various town personalities including Herbert Hawley Moran and Nellie Anatin, plus jail release for Watson French, church events, fire insurance talks, and local business changes as residents plan for the coming week.
Local notices list Emerson and Son at 2 and 4 Main St as well as numerous residents under medical care or illness. Names include Mrs. Huskie, Hines Mins Rhathesiat Pity, Ellen Turner, Frank Turner, Bertha Thompson, Miss Sadie Turner, Minnie Tiernai, Sadie Turner, Mrs Paprick Griig, and Miss Synes Mayolie. Reports cover rheumatism, grip, influenza, bronchitis, tonsillitis, and general infirmity with updates on recoveries and ongoing care among families and neighbors.
A partial OCR shows an inventory note or catalog fragment listing various fabrics and garments such as canvas wool semi and confortille with mentions of winter and a Pembaye reference. The readable portion emphasizes clothing materials and related items.
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