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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1925
Page
2
County court officials indicated there will be no tax hike for the next year though costs of a courthouse addition require a seven cent levy to finish by January 1. The total project costs are about a quarter of a million dollars and cuts in several magisterial district levies are anticipated, with final figures and public hearings to follow.
A fragmentary court text references a court action with unspecified weeks and days. It mentions potential adjustments but provides no clear conclusions or quantities. The legibility prevents determination of the exact relief or schedule.
Amos Henshaw 18 of Charleston escaped from the juvenile detention office after being held as a runaway. Police believe he intended to head home with a woman he met at his father’s Charleston garage. He reportedly rode to Pittsburgh, then left the car with the woman, and fled after arriving. Edna Harsow returned from vacation in New York and New England. Dr. Ata Coddington traveled to Madison Toone County for a county teacher institute business trip.
Dorothy Dix counsels a reader on fidelity and marriage readiness urging patience before tying the knot. She advises valuing a steady, supportive partner over impulsive romance and warns against rushing into marriage for social or personal relief.
A vintage style testimonial claims rheumatic pains and swollen joints vanish within hours after using a modern remedy. The ad promises relief from nerve and joint discomfort, asserting quick system-wide improvement and a money back guarantee if not effective within a short period.
A dubious advice piece touts Emerald MOL as a cure for varicose veins. It urges readers to buy from stores and apply weight and warmth along with rubbing toward the heart, claiming dramatic, guaranteed results.
The text argues a husband’s first duty is to his wife and child, condemning a young mother who burdens her family. It advocates that a mother should work if able, and condemns forcing a mother to give up her child. The piece emphasizes pride and selfless family care.
Albert Fink of Chicago attorney and A H Goddard of Great Neck were charged at the customs house with violation of rum laws after Coast Rums operatives seized cargo on the yacht Stroller. They claimed all six aboard including their wives were passengers, with Morrill Tindnard of this city listed for the yacht’s proprietorship.
A fragment in a Whitehaven page notes George Hilder Odewaver consuming nine pounds of mutton in a single meal at a market setting. No further context or sourcing details are provided.
Fragmentary text mentions a new chemical discovery and drones used for mischief or testing. Names and locations are unreadable, with many garbled words making precise facts impossible to confirm.
The forestry division of the U S Department of Agriculture has authorized the West Virginia Game and Fish Commission to set aside 32 000 acres of the Monongahela National Forest in Randolph and Tucker counties as a game refuge. Secretary Jardine notified the commission that the tract will be used for refugee purposes for ten years.
In the northern section Pr James G Townsend director of rural sanitation state department of health has gone to Fairmont and Morgantown for several days on official business. Visitor in Beckley Dr W T Henshaw state health commissioner has gone to Beckley.
Investigation shows Eleutherias Mardique an Athena ban clerk of Franco-Grecian parentage eloped from Athens with two women who are sisters of his deserted wife. He was followed to Salonica by the wife and her brothers amid confitte that.
George Pritchard arrested after a street assault on Mies Miorencs Marka in St Louis. Pritchard fined for the street punch, authorities reported.
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