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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1894
Page
7
A collage of jokes and endorsements from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper page includes playful quips about clergymen, brides and weddings, a healer’s remedy, and advertising lines. It also touches on the notion of "talking through the hat" once associated with Joseph Smith, reflecting era humor and public notices.
A garbled meditation on human bonds and time, weaving scattered phrases about kin, guilt, and endurance. The text drifts through reflections on fate, justice, and memory, hinting at a larger poetic meditation without a clear narrative or cohesive structure.
A long devotional piece quotes Canon Knox, Andrew Murray, and Lyman Abbott on living by faith, patience, and obedience. It argues Christians must avoid public display, embrace sanctification, and trust God to finish His work, citing scripture and essays on law, liberty, and temptation.
The obituary chronicles the life of Peck D1 a son of the late Jonathan Peck a Vermont minister in the Methodist Episcopal church. It details his conversion at an early age his call to Christian ministry and his service in numerous churches including Chicopee Falls Chelwen Lowell Worcester and Brooklyn. It notes his education at Newbury Seminary and Amherst College his teaching and preaching work and a notable 1850s Berlin Berlin council crisis followed by leadership in Chicago and Boston area churches. He drew public attention for his triumphs and for a large donation offer to accompany him a move described as a public sentiment stir.
An 1880 era tale recounts a famed Morgan roadster, a small yet powerful mare of about 14 hands driven by Ox Plovee of Strafford, Vermont. The horse, traded to the narrator’s father, pulled plows and even performed quick, long journeys, including a 100 mile trip in under four hours, across multiple towns and weather. The narrative blends memory, travel, and horse lore with local names, court notices, and Civil War reminiscences, reflecting a rural community’s sense of history and pride.
Advert Shows a sale of Ladies ready made dresses in duck, serge, covert cloth with prices from 2.40 to 25.00. Also vests, jackets, capes, children's jackets, towels, gauze underwear, trimming laces, wrappers, and gloves with numerous discount prices and almost all items described as new or special sale offers.
An advertisement touts Wantastiquet Bitters as a pure root and bark remedy for purified blood and renewed sleep and vigor. It claims no drugs are in the formula and urges readers to buy at F Hotvin's Drug Store or request it from local stores. Also mentions Flaggs Japanese Pin Hevo as a superior pain cure.
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