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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1935
Page
4
A forthcoming biennial report from the state marshal's office previews lower fire insurance costs across West Virginia. The document notes a reduction in fire loss and anticipates policy holders saving millions annually as rates ease.
Do you tire easily and feel weak mental dullness overwork? Pulte claims to restore red blood cells to normal, improve energy and digestion, and combat general weakness. With over 100 years of success, this tonic promises renewed strength and oxygen delivery throughout the body.
The 1934 fire loss fell to 1,283,061 with a downward trend since 1931, aiding hopes for lower insurance rates as officials report continued improvement. Arson convictions under Fire Marshal Fred B. Watkins reach 33, the highest in office history, with 23 indictments pending and improved case prep by Grover C. Warrell. The four year loss totals show 1930 4,799,035 1931 5,034,465 1932 3,547,140 1933 1,654,699 1934 1,184,081.
F. O. Roller was fined five dollars for speeding in municipal court before Judge D. Boone Dawson. G. C. Hutton also faced a five dollar speeding fine. Senator Elect Holt's mother and brother visited Charleston yesterday as the Holt family members were noted in attendance. A Statesville ordinance bans hitchhiking within the city limits.
Sleep has long stirred wonder with doctors priests and Freudians attributing mystical meanings to dreams and somnambulism. The article notes sleep as a strange suspension of physiology where the body serves as a medium for the spirit world. It mentions insomnia and the dread and awe it inspires and cites biblical scenes as illustrating battles with sleep.
The text discusses why humans resist wakefulness, noting an English neurologist's view that avoiding stimulation is a constant preoccupation. It compares human wakefulness to infancy, sleep in foetal life, and the broader idea of sleep versus wakefulness across species, including hibernation and metabolic slowdown.
A observer notes a hibernating animal awakening gradually, shaking its body, and showing increasing pulse and respiration as it searches for sustenance with blinking eyes regaining awareness.
Mayor DB Boone Dawson and P G Meador of the Union League will address the Lincoln club and guests at 7 30 tonight in the city council chamber. Republican representatives from all county districts are invited to meet with the Lincoln club at eight to discuss a county wide organization. A business meeting precedes the session, announced C Robert JAR rent president.
Miss Bertha Rodgin of Bluefield earned a bachelor of science at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Joseph Sweetman Ames ended his six year presidency and official ties with the university during the exercises. Pocketbook snatched scene reported on East Washington Street by Mrs Lotis Schesinger yesterday.
A boy reportedly snatched a pocketbook from a woman's hand, prompting a quick chase and an attempt to recover the purse. No further details on location, identity, or outcome are provided in the fragment.
A fragment reports a block in Washington Street and theft of an item described as contained within. Details are incomplete, but the event centers on a street incident with a missing object and an unidentified perpetrator. further specifics are unavailable in the readable text.
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