Philadelphia Adopts Municipal Nurse Service For Mothers And Infants
Philadelphia has launched a municipal nurse department under the Child Hygiene Bureau to educate mothers before and after childbirth and oversee infant care. Miss Charlotte Perkins leads the effort with eight nurses visiting households to reduce infant mortality and improve child health citywide.
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Philadelphia
Child Hygiene Bureau
Charlotte Perkins
Mean of Health
United Press Ieee
Miss Benn
Nurses Aid City Aid Societies in Times of Need
Nurses provide firsthand knowledge of numerous families and are frequently asked by aid society officials to assess when and how much assistance is required. Their involvement helps target support effectively across the city.
Assembly and Senate Move on Procedure and Commission Inquiries
Speaker Taylor appoints a special committee on procedure to which all Bills are referred. The Senate passes a Walton Edge commission proposal to study Walsh Commission Government Act amendments and includes counsel from all commission government municipalities. Acting President Johnson forms a procedure committee for extra session bills with strict unanimous consent. Republican conference adjourns without policy and a new small freeholder board act is pursued.
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Taylor
Egan
Martin
Carpues
Burton
Richards
Senate
Edge
Atlantic
Commission
Johnson
Ramsey
Munson
Leavett
Small Freeholder Board
Automobiles stalled on Broadway crossing saved by engineer
Robert Filet, engineer on the shore route express train, prevented a collision with two automobiles stalled on the Broadway crossing in the city last Sunday morning. The incident marks a recurring hazard at this crossing with vehicles repeatedly halted there.
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Robert Filet
C. R. RB
Fielder calls special session over Jersey City Walsh Act
Gov Fielder in second extra session explains that Jersey City voters approved the Walsh Commission Government Act on April 15 1918 but destruction of Assembly ballots and incomplete records make it impossible to prove the required thirty percent approval. He urges Legislature to act to prevent municipal confusion and possible ouster of elected commissioners.
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Trenton
Fielder
Jersey City
Assembly
Commissionera
James F. Fielder
The
Senate
Leaside Park lease dispute unsettles town action
Officials debate Leaside Park lease as city plans consider future use. Groundwork praised with buildings in repair while Brady Zanine and Story would have created a show place. council to discuss at next morning meeting. Also reports two auto collisions on Ocean avenue and St Petersburg Russian aviation deaths.
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Brady
Zanine
Story
Saxo Salve Promises Cure for Eczema in Ad Claim
An advertisement from Our Reliable Skin Remedy Saxo Salve highlights a Poughkeepsie New York user report of immediate itching relief and complete skin recovery after using the product. The notice urges readers to consult Epert's Pharmacy in Long Branch if the treatment does not help.
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Poughkeepsie
W. H. Glynn
N. Y
eSpert's
Long Branch
Sean
County debate on tubercular hospital costs and care
County officials weigh keeping current tubercular patient care versus building a county hospital. A board member argues existing arrangements are cheaper and cites Widows Pension laws as a constraint. He urges continued care as now for maximum economy and fairness. A correction notes a root beer bottle accident misreported earlier.
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