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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1949
Page
11
An editorial notes a weekend interstate football clash as WA teams travel east and Richmond visits, praising such exchanges for national unity. It frames the match as a healthy expression of Australian life that sustains rivalries without fracturing federation and cites historical comparisons to customs wars and secession.
The Richmond Virginia family affair centers on Charley D. Phil Lips Jr. a two year old seen smoking a cigar. The father Charley Lips Sr. says the child may imitate but does not inhale, blowing it out. A local judge and paper photo prompt concern and a family warning to stop the act.
A historical note recalls husbands selling wives in earlier times. In 1935 a Hungarian farmer attempted to auction his wife at a horse market, drawing police intervention.
Dr Evans explains motion sickness arises from the vomiting centre in the brain and related senses. Treatments include gentle rest before voyages and sedatives such as pentobarbital. Hypnotic effects and hyoscine proved effective in wartime tests for assault troops.
M. Rene Ramas of Paris petitions for divorce on grounds that his wife nagged him. Friends attest to her affection in public. He presents private conversation records, but the court rejects them for lack of authenticity. A Siamese notion allows selling wives if dissatisfied, with only the first wife needing a divorce.
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