Fat baby contest crowns 81 pound winner at Mechanics' Hall
The Mechanics' Building hosted a successful fat baby show judged by a Fairbanks scale. Anna Virginia Olsen, 23 months old from West Somerville, weighed 81 pounds to win the top prize a sewing machine. Twelve other babies earned prizes while mothers praised the fair judging.
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Anna Virginia Olsen
Somerville
Robert S. Caulfield
South Boston
Minnie Sherman
Chelsea
William C. Russell
West Newton
Ambrose Riley, Jr
Back Bay
Marguerite Holmberg
Cambridge
Richard Hanrahan
Mattapan
Corinne Barrett
South End
Edward Cushing
Lily Logren
Lester D. MacClusky
Allston
L. R. Rich
Dementia Americana
Rich
United States
Fairbanks
Paul Revere Hall
Mr. Rich
Nils Olsen
Waldo Avenue
West Somerville
Anna Virginia
Baby Olsen
Anna V. Olsen
Robert I. Caulfield
Professor Rich
Bridgeport
New Surgical Advances At Sixth Clinical Congress
Demonstrations include skull trephining with bone segment replacement, a wax-lined transfusion tube method reducing donor contact, and a perfected cataract operation. Research on pyorrhea alveolaris seeks its unknown cause while noting no definitive findings. Dr. Harvey Cushing showcased brain surgery via circular skull section lifting.
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Clinical Congress of Surgeons
Rigg
Harvey Cushing
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Cataract Operation Demonstrated At Eye and Ear Infirmary
Dr. Myles Standish demonstrated a new cataract operation noting safety for healthy patients with no blood clot risk and ability to measure transfused blood. The method speeds recovery by reducing ripening time from years to months, granting more eyesight sooner.
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Myles Standish
Eye and Ear Infirmary
Fewer Stamps for Burglars to Steal
Washington post office burglaries have surged so that an order was issued to all non first class postmasters to hold fewer stamps and other stamps of commercial value and to guard them more carefully than before.
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Washington
Dr Constantin Dumba Returns to Vienna from Amsterdam
A Reuters dispatch from Vienna reports that Dr Constantin Theodor Dumba, former Austro Hungarian ambassador to the United States, has arrived in Vienna after leaving Amsterdam. The note confirms his presence in the Austrian capital.
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London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Vienna
Constantin Theodor Dumba
United States
Women Seek Health Through Digestive Supports
Women know they cannot afford illness and must stay in top health. Keeping the digestive system functioning well is crucial, and many women have found help from products promoting healthy digestion.
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Pluto
French Lick
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