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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1933
Page
3
Mayor R. P. De Van presented city financial figures at a counties committee meeting. Operating expenses for Charleston fell from 827,118.16 in 1931 to 597,064.97 in 1932, then to 534,405 in 1933. Deficits narrowed but significant delinquent taxes of 106,000 contributed to a 71,496.95 deficit in 1933.
The article discusses arthritis as a common ailment and emphasizes symptom relief over curing. It advocates bed rest, a low starch and sugar diet with weight loss if needed, contrast baths, and pain drugs like aspirin, while warning against phenylbutazone. It notes editors offer six pamphlets by Dr. Logan Mlendening for 10 cents with self addressed envelopes.
Pleasant cross stitch motifs trend in simple designs. Peasant figures and floral motif suit laundry bags and knitting bags, easy to finish with large stitches. Pattern 590 includes two bags and a pillow, full directions, colors, and size details. Send 10c to The Charleston Gazette Needlecraft Dept. NYC.
Dorothy Dix writes that a man’s love for his mother and his wife are separate emotions and should not conflict. After marriage the husband should favor his wife, but maintain respect for his mother, choosing between them only by circumstance and fairness. A husband must become his wife’s partner, not his mother’s dependent.
Dorothy Dix comments on a husband prioritizing his wife over his mother for lasting happiness, asserting a wife's primacy in a man's life. This reflection emphasizes marital balance and loyalty as key to harmony within families.
A miner named Brown, age 66, died in a slate accident at Point Lick yesterday. John McGucken, the mine superintendent, said Brown was dead on arrival at the mine mouth. The body was taken to Hare Strick by elate, with the widow and several children noted.
In Turin a watch tower modeled on the Roman lictor bundle has risen as an Alpine outpost above Pinerolo for militia border guards. The illuminated structure stood tall for miles during the fascist anniversary celebration.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed in the office of the Clerk of the federal district court yesterday by August Hummel of Belle. The filing lists debts totaling $270.32 and assets of unspecified value.
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