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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1905
Page
2
A dented item describes subscription terms and rates for the Windham County Reformer with advance payment options and renewal details. It mentions pricing per issue, rental considerations, and editorial ownership practices while noting a medical department connection and unclear names or dates.
In Brattleboro Vermont residents petition to block locating a state tuberculosis hospital on Henry Street arguing health risks and property devaluation. Proponents say a state hospital could aid treatment and public health if placed where it does the most good with minimal local harm.
Walter E. Ranger, state superintendent of education, has been elected Rhode Island public schools commissioner with a $3,000 salary. Vermont notes warn Rhode Island’s raise may lure Ranger away, urging Vermont to match only a justified increase amid debate on state finances and efficiency.
Contested sermons length and church consolidation ideas outline how congregations should be managed and speakers chosen. Also notes Mrs. Hetty Green’s influence on town affairs, Andrew Carnegie funding views, and Brattleboro’s library siting amid wider national debates on urban growth and philanthropy.
A column from the Montpelier era argues for measured use of referendums in Vermont and praises state laboratory results showing pure sugar, while railing at social distrust and urging cooperation. It cites Vermont and national papers criticizing vice, law, and governance with policy notes on elections and reform.
A Vermont narrator recalls Rutland Railroad era quirks and a delay caused by an unusual incident. The piece also reports Brattleboro politics, police matters, a local wedding notice, wedding-related ad copy, a woman’s suicide note linked to a divorce case, and notes on a Beret-town officer’s role. It blends rail lore with community notices and humorous typos from a newspaper proof.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate Sisters of Mercy seeking care or assistance at a hospital in Manchester. Details are unclear due to illegibility but reference to medical staff and patient suffering are present.
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