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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1949
Page
6
The article discusses rising middle-age ailments as life expectancy increases. It notes more heart disease and cancer deaths, claims veterans are good medical risks, and cites advances in diet, drugs, and rehabilitation improving some outcomes despite longer lifespans.
During 1944 the rehabilitation program aided 49,097 persons in the federal state effort. Of these, only a small portion had prior employment, and the average annual post rehabilitation earnings reached $1,768 versus $1,48 before. Many had relied on public assistance costing $300 to $500 yearly, while rehabilitation averaged $293 per case.
New York AP report profiles Gaston Pilon a 71 year old Paris born craftsman who hand binds rare books by special order. He says he knows none besides himself in the United States or Europe who still practice hand binding and laments lack of American interest or apprentices. Scattered notes recount Pilon's clientele from royalty to presidents and writers, his tools and self taught designs, and his failed attempts to train successors amid rising costs.
Wartime discovery Ondar Salve marketed for psoriasis eczema infections and athlete's foot claims no acids or alcohol and painless application. White tea free and pain relieving with home town drugstore availability through Castellana Gallaher Stores.
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