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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1903
Page
2
A fragmentary OCR item from the Windem County Reformers records mentions publishers and an office, with garbled lines about assignee involvement and dates. The readable bits reference The Windem County Reformer and related publishing notes, hinting at a local printing office and archival context.
In Brattleboro, farmers resist city style mail receptacles for free delivery arguing government supplied boxes should be standard. Critics allege bias favoring urban areas, with calls to government purchase all rural boxes and curb discrimination amid post office reforms. Mentions Vermont politics and Proctor turmoil.
The Rev Dr Averyen of St Albans condemns the present law as a damnable law and says it should not have a fair print or trial. The remarks, quoted amid liquor law tensions in Seattle, reflect broader concerns over justice, moderation, and public order in a tense community.
The Northfield News argues for a measured approach to the Arthur monument, seeking a middle path that honors facts without exaggeration. It notes Brattleboro plans for a hospital, Bel Jons Pulls and Betlows Falls hospital groups delaying subscriptions and formal actions for now.
Readers report on Vermont’s prohibitory era reflections, hotel and town liquor licenses, and public history sites. Accounts cite Middlebury Register resisting liquor ads, Windsor’s Constitution House tablet, and Burlington Free Press notes on license classes and local elections shaping the state’s evolving alcohol policy.
A Springfield publication favors Joseph A DeBoer as a potential Vermont governor, noting his Holland birth, Montpelier schooling, and leadership of National Life Insurance. The piece cites his independence, legislative service, and strong public affairs background, while acknowledging potential machine politics concerns.
A Vermont roundup reports on events from Rutland and Burlington including civic gatherings, a large Old Home Week trip planned for August, and endowment drives for Burr and Burton Seminary. It notes a fishing cave find by W B Thompson, timberland burnings near Danby and Deval, a railway accident near Dorset, and a man’s suicide in Orange. The piece also covers railroad construction plans, a plumbers and marble manufacturers convention in Rutland, a Sodom smith’s suicide, a civil marriage notice, Lafayette anniversary preparations for Montpelier, and Vermont church and benevolent society events with speeches and a civic tablet planned.
Mayor James B. Burks, newly confirmed by the supreme court as Burlington’s chief magistrate, begins an inquiry into the police department. He suspends two officers, cites tax waste and ineffectiveness, and appoints an acting chief while accusing officers of excessive political activity during a recent campaign.
Advertisement extols Kidney Wort Tablets as a safe remedy for kidney problems, criticizing alcohol based tonics and promising relief from dizziness, urination issues, joint pain, indigestion, and fatigue. Endorsed by Benjamin F Shattuck of Somerville Massachusetts with testimonials and instructions for use.
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