Hints on Feeding the Baby From Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr Richard M Smith of Massachusetts General Hospital advocates infant feeding as the key to reducing disease and boosting immunity. A child welfare campaign report notes general feeding guidance while allowing case by case modification and recommends mother's milk as primary whenever possible with a medicine dropper for defects or prematurity.
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Richard M. Smith
Children’s m Medical Department
Massachusetts General Hospital
Careful guidance on wet nursing and infant milk safety
The guidance covers healthy wet nurses with required physical exams including a Wasserman test. It notes breast milk can be bottle fed and may supply the baby if needed. When breast milk is unavailable, fresh modified cow's milk is advised over proprietary foods or dry powders, with pasteurization at 14 degrees Fahrenheit for 3 minutes. certify grade raw milk may be used.
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Wasserman
Major Thaw Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in France
Major William Thaw of the 108th United States Aero Squadron has been promoted to lieutenant colonel at age 28. The ace, honored by Pershing with the Distinguished Service Cross, is among the youngest to hold the rank in American or allied forces. His younger brother, Lt Alexander Blair Thaw, was killed in France last August.
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New York
William Thaw
United States Aero Squadron
France
Alan R. Hawley
The
Aero Club of America
Thaw
Hawley
Pershing
Lafayette Escadrille
Alexander Blair Thaw
Letters from a Soldier in Wartime North Atlantic Campboard
A diarist writes about trench life and the army routine, describing drills, inspections, and jokes about pay, thrift drives, and camp life. He jokes with Mable about bonds, insurance, and a thrift campaign while noting the monotony and hazards of service and his own health.
Airplanes for Mail Service Expansion Announced
Captain Benjamin Lipsner director of the United States aerial mail service said the War Department turned over hundreds of airplanes for mail use. He will announce exact numbers later as the service moves to extend to all cities with personnel drawn from army aviators returning from the front.
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New York
Benjamin B. Lipsner
United States Aerial Mail Service
War Department
Lipsner
War Risk Insurance Head Ill in France
Major Willard D. Straight former head of the War Risk Insurance Bureau in Washington and later transferred to France has fallen seriously ill with pneumonia in Paris. He was moved to the American hospital at Neuilly recently according to family advices.
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New York
Willard D. Straight
United States War Risk Insurance Bureau
Washington
France
Paris
Neuilly
Back Bay Landlady Fined Record $610 for Immorality Charges
Miss Ivy Cheever of 100 St James avenue Back Bay was fined $610 by Judge Sullivan, the largest Municipal Court fine on record, after a three charge trial in the women’s session. She faced charges for setting a room for immoral purposes, allowing a false name on a register, and failing to record time and date. Esther Hollis was fined $10 for True Name Law violation, and a man in court was discharged for intoxication.
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Sullivan
Ivy Cheever
St. James Avenue
Back Bay
Archibald Campbell
W. Jennings Patton
Miss Cheever
Thomas F. Goode
Esther Hollis
John McDonald
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Washington, Corner
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Oxford
Ian
Hans
Sammies
Frederick A. Stokes
Russia
Washington and
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Sunday Post
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Back Bay Landlady
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Slattery’s
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