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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1930
Page
6
An extended critique surveys prison crowding and reform, citing riots in several states and urging government to adopt Wickersham reforms. It laments populist illusions, isolation, and profit myths eroding faith in White House and Congress, calling for a new policy orientation.
The New York Week argues leaders across parties doubt the federal government can fix today’s economy without emergency relief. Hoover hints at railways reform while industry voices seek anti trust revision. Amid debts and tariffs the nation weighs steps for stability and broad cooperation.
The National Rivera and Her bors congress urges coordination of railroads and waterways to achieve economical transportation benefiting farmers and shippers. It asserts waterways promotion should not threaten railroads, which remain indispensable, and calls for fair regulation and integrated service to boost business and regional commerce.
The state will shift power to the auditor January 1 to apportion more than 800 million dollars in utility properties across 68 counties. Critics warn the change concentrates taxation control and may favor utilities, urging legislative reform to return apportionment to county courts.
A nostalgic tour of old Broadway scenes names theaters clubs and personalities from a bygone era. It recalls the Empire Herald building Keens Mar tins Hammerstein and figures like Marcus Loew Zukor and Lasky as well as critics and clubgoers in a view of how Broadway looked and felt before racketeers and modern crowds changed the city’s mood.
A 1930 feature argues parents should not favor the physically attractive child over the less favored sibling. It advocates sympathy and support for the unattractive child, noting disability or disfigurement can affect appearance and that inner merit may bring lasting honor and credit to the family.
Dorothy Dix asks women to balance time between husbands and children, warning that overemphasis on offspring can estrange marriages. She urges mothers to involve husbands more, avoid chumming with children, and consider hiring childcare to keep romantic companionship alive.
The Washington Bystander recounts Frank Kellogg's drive to create a multilateral antiwar treaty with Briand and Kellogg gaining passage and recognition. It notes how public opinion and diplomatic effort turned the 1920s Geneva idea into a global pledge against war and its Nobel recognition.
A reader quiz lists eleven trivia prompts on Shakespeare, geography, history and science. It invites readers to mail in for a candy making bulletin and presents a Washington Bureau coupon offer with postage details.
A health column describes diet strategies linked to asthma and diabetes, noting fats and starches affect ketone levels in blood and artery health. It mentions a professor of medicine, missing teeth care, and lists several recommended books and articles on nutrition, infant feeding, and maternal health.
A reflective piece exploring why people work marry form friendships seek nourishment rest travel and purpose. It probes whether actions are driven by necessity love social ties greed or the wish to live meaningfully and urges self examination to avoid future remorse.
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