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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1894
Page
7
An old medical advertisement extols the human body's electrical forces and nerve centers as health influencers. It promotes Franklin Miles M D and Restorative Nervine as a brain and nerve food aiding sleeplessness, hysteria, and nervous debility, claiming wide cures with a money back guarantee.
A jumble of snippets fills the page with humorous quips, medical ads, and gossip. It cites humorous exchanges about fashion and identity, home remedies, and a barrage of product pitches including Swayne’s Ointment and Ayér’s Half Vigor. Frequent mentions of newspapers like Truth and the New York Times appear alongside stray verses and jokes.
A long feature recalling Brattleboro’s old hotels and the Glove Block, including Crosby’s and Vermont House, details their builders, landlords, and notable guests. It notes the 1812 barroom fire, dances, stagecoach era, and local figures such as Samuel Dickinson, Henry Smith, and Paul Chase, plus the 1928 hotel conversion and militia visits.
Tales recount Johnny Clem of the 22d Michigan, a 13-year-old drummer converted to sergeant after Chickamauga. He captured a mounted Confederate officer with a pistol shot, then endured prison and peril, later serving in the regular army with honor.
A pamphlet from Greene Grattieldore Vermont promotes a cure for a set of ailments including consumption and dyspepsia. It argues doctors now recognize a common disease linked to poor digestion and urges readers to use a specific mineral-based remedy and dietary guidance for better stomach health.
A brief recounting of a man evading detection near Port Ridle and Richmond. He hid at a retired hotel for a week then marched to the Union depot in Springfield, reaching Washington after ten days of hardship. He later joined his command but was killed a few months later.
The inventor Thomas A. Edison outlines a device to record and reproduce motion for the eye. He describes the kinetoscope a bulb lighted box with a peephole showing a barber shop scene where a barber interacts with a patron. Edison explains achieving high frame rates to capture rapid motion and tooths toward a system to display sequences via a screen lantern.
Capt Sanborn, veteran of the roth corps, recalls enduring disease from swamp camping in Louisiana. He survived the siege of Port Phidson and endured general debility for over 25 years seeking relief. He tried various remedies including sarsaparilla but found no lasting cure.
A rough assemblage of religious reflections cites Walter Bosnot Rev. P. B. Power Rev. JW. Lee and Congregationalist voices. The text urges lifting business and art to free purpose, valuing inner virtue, and maintaining Christian faith to resist envy and doubt.
The readable text shows an old advertisement and poetic fragments discussing women work barriers, money for plating ventures, and various personal notices. It references Mrs. Welle, Columbus, and spring bridal purchases, with scattered lines about love, home visits, and moral admonitions.
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