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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1903
Page
2
The Windham County Reformer Allery 4 Co announces subscription rates per year at 1.00, six months 75 cents, three months 50 cents, and per copy 5 cents with all subscriptions payable in advance. Sample copies are free on request. Entered at Marblehead Fort Office as second class mail.
A Brattleboro column urges U S efforts to end Black disfranchisement and improve education for Black citizens. It links Memorial Day themes to ongoing justice battles and proposes literacy based compromises, then discusses Waterbury asylum treatment, Philippine policy, liquor laws, church doctrine, Rhode Island politics, and sailing races.
The Montpelier board of license commissioners reports reduced drunkenness under the new law and stricter arrests. Railroad conductors note fewer inebriated passengers on the first public holiday since enactment. Brattleboro merchants see improved business as towns practice prompt enforcement leading to better order and moral conditions.
The New York Sun lauds G A R veterans as true heroes while contrasting them with newer soldiers. The Rutland News criticizes the harsh Rutland license law and calls for enforcement of existing regulations amid troubling incidents.
Greenfield Mass gears up for the 150th settlement anniversary on Tuesday June 9 with expected crowds from nearby towns. Governor Bates Senator Lodge and other noted men will speak. A morning parade, band concerts, and a grand fireworks display will mark the day. Reduced round trip tickets via the Boston and Maine railroad will be available from several cities, with special trains at 10.15 and 10.20 p.m. to North Adams Fitchburg and Springfield.
Westbound travelers can reach tourist resorts with ease via Nickel Plate trains offering comfortable service and low-rate tickets to Denver Salt Lake City El Paso and other Colorado Minnesota Iowa and Dakota points. Inquiries for details should be directed to local agents of L. P. Burgess N. E. P. A. 258 Wash. St. Boston Mass. 22-5t
Vermont newspapers discuss Proctor and Page in a looming senate battle. They note Fairfield birth of bank burglar Jim Brody killed in New York. Debates touch liquor licenses, Home Week ideas, and temperance activism across Rutland and Bennington papers.
The Akley memorial building in Stowe, a gift from Henry C. Akley of Minneapolis to his hometown, will be dedicated during Old Home Week. It will house a top state auditorium and feature Secretary Leslie M. Shaw as principal orator.
The state agricultural station released bulletin 99, an 88 page publication reviewing fertilizer trade, describing types and uses, with guidance on choices. It previews a fertilizer series and offers mailing list signups via a Burlington Vermont address. California’s famed orchard region in Butte County is noted for its diverse fruit crops and climate.
A Rutland rail line crash near Vergennes injures several passengers. Vermont inspects railroads and conducts summer schools July 27 for Barton Randolph Townshend Burlington Morrisville Chester. A Hydeville fire destroys a hotel and store. Local obits note Mrs Wheeler dies after house poisoning. Eastern Star grows statewide.
The article touts Malt Breakfast Food as eight times larger in yield than ready to eat cereals, promising better value and nourishment. It cites popularity at the Waldorf Astoria and Touraine, notes grocery availability, and offers carbon photographs and framing prints with package coupons.
The ad advocates Mi-o-na as a simple method to fatten thin people by aiding digestion and restoring health. It claims rapid plumpness, freedom from pain after use, and strong success in curing dyspepsia, with George E. Greene guaranteeing refunds if no benefit is seen.
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