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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1945
Page
5
An advertisement from Charleston claims B-HELP and EKB HELP cure gas and stomach issues. It describes a woman suffering nightly gas and choking when lying down, then reports improvement after using the products. The copy urges readers to buy from drug stores locally.
A fragmented summary notes shifts from early antiseptic claims to discovery and development of sulfa drugs like sulfapyridine and sulfathiazole and later penicillin. It references medical optimism, limitations of early remedies, and the emergence of antibiotics enabling tailored patient treatment, signaling a new era in therapies despite initial missteps.
A Charleston Gazette Needlecraft and home science feature reports early experiments with streptomycin as a new agent against Friedlander's bacillus. Tests on infected animals show significant survival, while human cases indicate potential for recovery, though the treatment remains experimental and requires further study. The column also answers reader questions on migraines after menopause, dengue fever, transposed heart position, keloid removal, lettuce garden tips, and sewing patterns.
The Elco Electrical Works Inc of Charleston was granted a charter yesterday and incorporated by Hubert E. Petruled. The company will engage in electrical repair and sales with a capital structure listed at 35,000 dollars.
Washington reports a dollar per ton increase in hard coal to households and 25 to 50 cent rises on industrial sizes. The wage agreement approved by Economic Stabilizer William H. Davis after a May work stoppage raises miners pay by 1.37 dollars a day for 68,000 miners with smaller gains for 4,000 other workers. OPA studies indicate a 75 cent per ten rise for domestic and other markets.
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