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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
2
Publication details for the Windham County Reformer Ullery 4 Co Publishers, listing subscription options in Pee soar, Florida, with terms for months and rates. Notation indicates mail delivery and promotional offer, though text is garbled and partly illegible.
A Brattleboro Reformer note defends law enforcement and criticizes clergy who oppose enforcement. The piece cites Russia Philippines and local towns on crime, order, and public discipline, praising quiet citizens who handle details, and includes remarks on Venexielan num, politics, and local figures like Frank Plimley and Senator Proctor. It references trials in Addison and Bennington counties and notes a Barrington monument to enslaved service.
An OCR damaged ad promotes Latative Brome Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day. Text repeats garbled phrases and lists places served by Nickel Plate Road, mentioning routes toward Salt Lake, El Paso, Colorado, and Minnesota with stray names and partial travel notes.
The Brattleboro Reformer disputes the St Albans Messenger editorial on rural free delivery. It cites orders by postmaster general and Wynne requiring residents on rural routes to erect approved mail boxes, with noncompliance meaning the loss of rural service. The piece questions motives behind box prescriptions and hints at department interest in selling boxes.
A collection of editorial stances from the Rutland Herald Gazette and Brattleboro Reformer on capital punishment and abolition, with Rutland and Burlington notes on Prohibition. The Hardwick Gazette argues for either strict death penalty or abolition with life sentences, while the Woodstork Age comments on local Prohibition recovery amid license law changes.
The Londonderry Sifter reports mockery of a livend regal option law claiming Tarner town will fail to pay license fees. funds fall to jail and poor costs while opponents accuse unequal representation and school highway tax burdens. The St Albine Messenger laments drought and Lake Champlain’s risk, yet the crowd clings to rum as consolation.
Morrisville Messenger argues alcoholism is a disease needing government care not punishment. It urges warding, sequestering, teaching, employing, guarding, and curing drinkers as a national policy to reduce crime and social harm.
A Montpelier letter defends Senator Proctor by contrasting his simple fishpole fishing style with modern sportsman jargon. The piece praises his quiet, unpretentious approach, claims his piscatorial skill endures through dull seasons, and links his character to generosity and neighborly sharing.
A fragmented note references Lea EER and Taylor Whisks in a short item. Names appear amid OCR noise, with no clear event or location, leaving only hints of a sports or product mention. Further readable context is needed to clarify identities and significance.
A sprawling item notes continued court proceedings in Addison County on a murder case and indictments in Caledonia County. Vermont receives 47,710 from the War Department and a militia appropriation. It reports a lineman killed by electrocution in Burlington, plans to reopen Dover marble quarries, and details about Rutland railroad finances, a bridge between Milton and South Hero, and a state anti-saloon pledge drive. Also covered are the national Educational Association meeting in Boston, University of Vermont medical commencement, a new open-air sanitarium on Lake Champlain, and a lawsuit over Central Vermont railroad wreck injuries.
Geo E Greene offers a personal guarantee with Hyomel for catarrh and respiratory diseases. The package costs 81.00 and includes an inhaler and Hyomel. if not cured a refund is promised. Greene cites scientific basis and endorsements from medical professionals, urging regular use for relief.
Albany Argus notes Brattleboro may soon receive a modern host to supply a new institution in southeastern Vermont. Burlington Free Press reports Congregational churches at Burlington convention rejected open saloon licensing, calling for temperance law enforcement and a fair test. A five member Inquiry Committee was appointed to study temperance legislation amid current facts and needs. Treasurer reports a healthy finances with a 2200 surplus.
An advertisement argues Malt Breakfast Food offers better value than larger but lighter rival cereals. It claims a two pound Malt Breakfast package yields more real food than twelve to fourteen ounce competitors, touts superior nutrition, and notes taverns like Waldorf Astoria serve it at breakfast. It promises coupons and art-quality photographs with each package.
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