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The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-16

ments were spread out on the
clean, soft table-cottonwool fluff,
warm sterilized olive Oil in jar,
fresh cotton wool shirts and dia-
pers in neat heaps, clean cotton
wood mattresses, a pair of very
accurate scales, padded and ball
anced. One by one the little
scraps of humanity were taken
from their nests, uncovered and
weighed Rarely had any of us
ever before handled living babies
of such featherlike proportions.
Only two, Yvonne and Annette,
tipped the scales at more than two
pounds when / first began to work
with them. The other three all
weighed less, down to Marie's one
pound and eight and a half
ounces, scarcely more than an or
binary loaf of bread.
The weighing in of the babies
each morning became THE hour
of the day, looked forward to with
tremendous anticipation and trepi-
dation. 1t was like climbing up A
steep hill every day and reaching
the top after exhausting efforts.
Half an ounce, a quarter. an
enormous significance and the next
days cautious directions of our
doctor were based on the weight
gain, or loss shown in the morn
ing.
The babies wrinkled brownish
skin, their tiny arms and legs
moved aimlessly and pathetically
to meet the movements Of our fin
gers. Softly the warm olive oil
was applied all over their bodies
with the fluff, softly and quickly
they were wrapped into their cot
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-16

came in close contact with it be-
fore first thoroughly washing our
hands. Everything used by the
children was either boiled imme-
diately before use or sterilized.
To get adequate amounts of
food into the frail bodies of these
premature infants was our greatest
problem. AS anyone Of the babies
felt the nipple gently pressed into
her mouth she might take a few
sucks of the sweet fluid. But there
was still a quantity left of the
measured meal. A gentle pressure
on the rubber bulb at the end of
the feeder would force few drops
more into the baby's mouth, she
would swallow, we would then
wait a. little so as not to overbur-
den the small stomach, and then
press gently once more. You can
imagine how long this procedure,
repeated with the five babies, took.
And mealtimes came every two
hours during the first month OF
the babies lifetime while in be-
tween hours they got Ave or six
drops of clear boiled water. while
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-16
First Bath Brought Tears

Their first tub water bath-what
an occasion was that! And how
solemn was our doctor giving US
official permission to put the two
biggest babies into soap and water.
They were surprised looking
babies, too, who surveyed us from
the gentle embrace Of the warm
water. Yvonne hesitated for a mo-
ment, then started to cry, mostly
to reassure herself, I believe. An
nette, hearing the noise from her
sisters bath tub, no doubt thought
it was the proper thing to do and
also began to cry. We talked
soothingly and paid their crying
no heed, SO they soon subsidized
into gentle, rather awkward
splashing. In a very short time,
bathing had become one of the
pleasures of the day.
Soon after their first Tubing,
Yvonne and Annette were consid-
cred strong and hardy enough to
graduate from incubator to bas-
sinette. That was another land
mark. The mother, who was now
quite recovered, took an interested
part in the preparation of the lit
tie beds. She helped sew the fan
nelette Innings which surrounded
the sides Of the cots to keep out
draught, decided which baby
should have the pink blanket,
which yellow, green, lilac or blue.
These colors, by the way, have
been kept throughout. Yvonne's
color is pink, Annette's yellow, Ce-
Giles green, Emelie's lilac and
Marie's blue.
When the high white enameled
bassinettes, with their tiny hair
mattresses, were ready, Yvonne
and Annette were taken out of
the sombre depths Of their big in
cubators and moved into them.
They must have found the change
refreshing and comfortable. be-
cause they promptly went to sleep,
unknowing that they had passed
one important milestone in their
first year Of life.
Two or three weeks later the
three small ones also had taken
to the water tub as sagely as their
bigger sisters and three moro
white-enameled bassinettes with
colored blankets were ranged
around the walls Of the little
nursery.
NEXT: Three months old
and a new, desperate battle to
save five tiny lives.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-16
24-Hour Turns of Duty

In the beginning, with the help
of our relief nurses, we were each
twenty-four hours on duty, TWEEN
ty-four hours acting as assistant
nurse and twenty-four hours off
altogether. Later, one of US
worked mostly during the day, the
other mostly at night. We never
were much interested in counting
our hours on duty. We did, how
ever, try to get rest and occasion
ally recreation for the sake Of the
babies. 1t was vitality important
that they have fresh nurses with
the light touch around them.
When the Canadian Red Cross
took charge of the nursing service
it did everything it could to make
the nurses comfortable, even to
putting up a well-screened port
able bungalow as sleeping quarters
amongst a cluster of trees on a
knoll some distance from the
farm house. Our worst enemies
were the mosquitoes. To take q
moment of fresh air on the porch
was violent exercise and even in
side, although we had screened
every window and mended all
holes in screen doors, the house
was in most places not tight
enough to prevent the entrance of
these annoying insects. The babies
we succeeded in keeping I'M
touched by having not only their
room specially screened, but also
every opening, and the ventilator
Of each incubator covered with
fine netting.
The house flies later in the sum-
mer became even more annoying
than the mosquitoes and far more
dangerous. And another enemy
was the bedbug. How this insect
could gain entrance to the incu-
bators, the atmospheric conditions
Of which 1t seemed positively to
relish, remains a mystery. But We
had a battle with them, can tell
you. constantly cleaning and disin-
fecting the babies bedding and
immediate surroundings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-16
Fed Without Disturbing

All meals were given without
disturbing the baby. They were
only carefully turned over to
change the pressure of their tiny
bodies. We wore thick gauze
masks over our noses and mouths
to prevent any possible transmits
sion of infection to the babies in
our close contact during the long
hours we bent over the incubators
to feed and nurse them.
Allowed inside the nursery,
were only the doctor himself, his
consulting colleagues, the parents
and the orderly, besides ourselves.
All had to wear masks and clean
surgical gowns. We never
touched a baby or anything that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-16
Your weekly in-the-state trip.

Your weekly in-the-state trip If you want to mix
shore line combined trip to Rocky Neck State Park and
DEVILS Hopyard fit the ticket The facilities at the for
NOR for seashore bathing at their peak right The
East Lyme seashore park rapidly assuming popularity
equivalent that of Hammonassett Beach, although
somewhat modified SCALE the former is smaller beach,
The bathing is ne the roads to the park excellent The
shortest route to Mddetown to Saybrook and across the
river but there several different versions of this route
which take in fine countryside Your return route be
planned to include DEVILS Hopyard in the town of East
Haddam 1t offers of the widest scenery in all the
state. 49,.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-16

Not like 1t used to be. A trip around the city
these daus by automobile is possible in couple of
hours And Ohat changes haze been soronght IN the phy
good many of merely familiar aoith the section m
1Uhich Ue ive We haze little idea of the changes
that take place IN other parts of the toWn In the oM
uus there fen houses out beyond the trGVeted
streets No they stretch aUGy out INTO the former aa
dernesses and uptodate IN the congested
areas And the streets and roads themselves are I'M
proceed Nopo they oiled and hard surfaced aOhere
once they dusty cart paths. 1t only takes teo
gears change completely the contour of countryside
Waterbwys like many another bustltng community has
undergone facals, permanent aoaves and everything
else that goes aoith beautifyimg process.
Here and there . i. Helen Morton with Anne bowling
down Maine the past week and before returning
will visit the Adirondacks. Johnny Backer, Ed Foss-
bender Ed Harne and Jack Hahn Bay Viewed over the
weekend. Also glimpsed the beach at this popular
shore resort Anne Kennedy Evelyn Wills and Louise
O'Connor. Tomme Driscoll of the Elmwood avenue
Drscos is located in Hartford with the Kellogg COM
pany and also is residing in the Capital City, Mr.. and
Mrs George Phean of East Dover street receiving
gratis the birth of baby boy at ST. Mars hospital Sum
day. The youngster weighed in at and one-half
pounds and are his parents proud Andy DiPietro the
aabe druggist, has moved his residence from Hawley
street to Willow, the to his place of business
Buddy Mcdonald of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mcdonald,
proved such fine camper during his weeks stay at Camp
Palmer the K of c. camp at Oxford the Housatonc that
he invited to return to spend the remainder of the sum-
mer months a counselor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-16
Tub Baths And Transfer. to BaSSinettes
We're NileStOpeS In Wee Babies LiUgS

Confronted with the BREATH
taking task of supervising the
{ care OF the quintuplets during
their precarious early week of
life, Head Nurse Louise De
Kiriline helped to make medi-
cal and human history in the
North Ontario woods. In this,
the second of six articles which
she has written for the Water
bury Democrat, Nurse De Kiri-
line reviews those strenuous stir.
ring days when the battle for
the five tiny babies lives was
being won despite great handi-
caps.
BY LOUISE DE KIRILINE
copyright 1895, NEA Service 1nc.)
ONE important point not
~ generally understood per-
haps is that we who were car
ing for the quintuplets had
to create an environment for
each infant as much as pos
sible like the one she would
have been in if she had watt
ed until her allotted time to
be born.
An unborn baby does not need
to breathe, it does not need to
feel the pressure of its own
weight lying on ever SO soft
bed of spongy cottonwood, it does
mot need a diaper nor does it need
to suck in DEMONSTRATING food.
Most important of all, its perfect
and normal development is abso-
lutely safeguarded from invading
hordes of hostile microbes as long
as the mother keeps herself sound
and healthy. But a baby born
before its time is as delicate as
the unborn one, yet must meet,
unprepared, the conditions of life.
in this world.
From the first there was be-
tween us nurses an absorbing
race to effect the improvements in
the handling Of the infants. The
nurse going off duty had always
some new ideas to offer about
making the work around the ba-
bies easier or a plan to render
them more comfortable. shall
never have better co-workers than
Yvonne Leroux and our relief
nurse, Pat Mullin, I am sure. A
determination quite undisturbed
by outside influences and difficult
ties, to carry the babies through
RI hapnv and healthy babyhoOd
was felt equally by all of us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-16

Around the town Mount Manresa retreatants
are crossing their fingers these days Two of the leading
promoters in these parts the sick list. Roger
Walsh the veteran shoeman is resting at his home where
he will be confined for the remainder of the month"; but
ready to head the local retreat band to Staten Island
more. Jim Hennessey, who took over when Roger was
taken Ill now is also answering sickcall Here's the
Towers best to both of them. School authorities
may not know 1t but window in the north side
81 the Mary Abbott school is broken Katydids made
their annual summer appearance in town the week.
end They beat the ocus to it this year. which may mean
something other According to Judge Latimer OF
tie Hartford Times the storms that have raised havoc IN
various sections Of the country lately may be classified as
s6abatic which II it isn't anything else is right smart
you really don't know what II means.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-16
Briefly noted.

Briefly noted. Smiling Ed McGoldrick is the new
xologist Waverly Inn in Cheshire Bob Hayes is in
New Haven this week busy renewing acquaintance as
Disabled American Veterans stage veday national con-
venon in the Elm City, Rudy Valee also to be among
the distinguished guests at the convention bringing his band
and troupe performers up from New York to do the
PERTAINING Frank Kenney has succumbed to the golf
ing bug and totes bag of clubs regularly now in between
lie McCrathy reports loon out at Scovls pond just be-
yond Hamilton park the last week The bird OCCASION
ally gives voice to the that has made it famous and also
INDUCES in some underwater swimming that places in
charmed circle for length of time underneath the surface
and distance travelled. :.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-16

Editor, Tall Tower Topics: Homer street IN Wa
terrible q0os the of fatality Friday afternoon
that shocked the Waterve section of the community
In aoay this auto crash could haze been predicted
any time IN the last gear In fact even read
IN your paper some time ago Wateruile item
about the dangerous condition of this street. heauy
trGveled one If there Not only is the
street proper in rather poor condition. but there the
added problem of avoiding the trolley tracks Uhich
make Homer street Just soest of HGnover mar
r0a0 that trolley and passing automobile could not
meet at the same point Here's something that really
ought to be taken of, Immediately and properly.
=. Watervillite.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-16
Tall Tower
Topics
INITIAL MINDED
BIZ THE MAN IN THE TOWER
Good Evening.

The nation is initial minded,
Like minding its P's and Q's;
Juggles assortments from to q
In combinations of threes and twos.
The ABC's of government
Have become complicated it's true,
So much so that MIRA
Disappeared, you might say P-D-Q!
But letters are not serious matters,
And it's fun mixing them up, oh yes;
What fine thing to have big alphabet
When in need of a quick SOS.
EN- En-.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-16

tonwool shirts and diapers and
whole little bundle was loosely
pinned into a flannelette diaper.
Back into new1y-made beds they
went and were covered with cot
tonwool blankets. Then they got
their morning meal-a few drops
of pure boiled mothers milk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-16
Caring for Infants

At first the babies were taken
out of their incubators only once
in twenty-four hours. That was
in the morning. In the evening
they were changed and oiled in
side the incubators. For their
toilet, all the necessary imple-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-16
NuseD e Own Absorbing The
Living Five Years In Twelve Months
Weighing-in
an EUent

was almost as much Of chore to
get down them as. the milk. Day
by day, though, we went q little
ahead. They were alive and they
were gaining almost imperceptibly,
yet gaining. One by one, they
could be given the privileges &C.
corded to normal babies. Such as,
for instance, tub bathing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-16

Henry Gremier, captain and manager of the Supply
report of the recent game a0th the HopevHe All Stars
did not make the sports pages. 1T terric says
Henry. "There action packed INTO every minute
of pay and the spectators IN continual MproGr
Mr.. Grenier added, a0ith becoming modesty that he
pitched qvhale of game and scored foe runs himself
As began to hit, he said ut aoas Koty-Bar-
The-Door Incidentally Ray French captaned the los
ing tean
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-16

NURSE DE KIRILINE THESE PHOTOS SHOW. WAS
PRESENT AS QUINTUPLETS PASSED
PHYSICAL STRENGTH
THE HAPPY TRANSFER FROM THE INCUBATOR
SINETTE
10 RIGHT.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-08
NOTICE TO PAY SCHOOL TAX
TO ALL WHOM THIS MAY
 CONCERN

In accord with Chapter %, Ses- sion Laws of Alaska, 1919, and amendments thereto, all male per sons between the ages of tWenty-one and fifty years, who are not sailors in the United States Navy or ReVe- nue Cutter Service, volunteer fire men, pauper or insane persons, are required to pay an annual School Tax of FIVE DOLLARS 5000.
 This tax is due and payable after the first Monday in the month of April and shall be paid before the first day of May, providing you are in the Territory of Alaska on sad first date; if not the tax is due with in thirty days after your arrival in Alaska or within ten days after written or oral demand is made up- on you by the School Tax Collector. Taxes not paid in accordance with the foregoing requirements shall be come delinquent and each person delinquent shall be subject to a fine of Two Dollars (S200).
 All persons, firms and corporations employing labor in Alaska shall fur nish to collectors a list of all en- ployees subject to tax, and employ CTS of labor as above set out are au- thorized by provisions of said Act to deduct amount of the tax from the wages of each employee who E subject thereto. If any such employ CTS shall fail to report and deduct as herein specified within the pcrIoc designated for payment of said tax the said employers of labor shall b. guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of from $5000 to S50O00 All persons subject to and rcfus. ing or neglecting to pay said tax are subject to a fine of S25.0O ol Imprisonment in jail for period ol one month and all such employers of labor as herein set out, who ne gIect or refuse to collect such tax from employees may be proceeded against and shall pay the amount of each individual tax, and a further penalty of $25.00 for each such tax.
 The receipts will be furnished by the tax collectors.
 Dated at Nome, Alaska, this 9th day of May, 1885
 M. J. WALSH.
 Duly authorized and qualified Alas ka Territorial School Tax Collector for: Nome School District
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The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-08

latves and friends
 The uaual Easter services were held ia the ,gioo chapel at II A. NJ, Aftor thc services sandwiches, buns, cakes cook e ard hot chocolate were served Q everyone present h .ae afternoon an Easter program was giFan under the direction of Mss Helen Frost. There were songs by various groups an organ duet, a vo- cal solo, organ sole recitations, dia- logues and music by the Igloo Orch estra.
 Mr and Mrs. Burkher entertain ed at an Easter dinner which was much enjoyed by all present.
 Mir Albert Bernhard and Tommy Blatchford made a trip to Igloo on the 23rd returning to Teller the foll- owing day.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-08
National Housing
 Day Celebrated
 Alaska May ? Set

Juneau, Alaska April 30th-With May 25th designated as National Housing Day, plans are being made for it's observance on a nationwide scale Director John E. Pegues of the Federal Housing Administration an- nounced.
 Arrangements are to be made for suitable ceremonies in Alaska as part of the National Program.
 Ground is to be broken for at least a thousand new model homes throughout the country on National Housing Day
 President Roosevelt will be asked to take part in the ceremonies, which will focus public attention on opportunities provided by the Ma tional Housing Act for improved housing.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-08
ICLOO NEWS Especial Nugget Correspondence)
April 25.

hpIl 70.
 Rev. and Mrs. o. Skavlan of Teller spent two days at Igloo conducting services and visiting the native hom- eS
 School was closed for four days due to another epidemic of influenza. A baby girl was born to MT. and Mrs. Fred Topkok on April 18th.
 Mir. H. Burkher and MT. H. Gra- ven were out hunting rabbits, hay ing tied their two teams in willow patch. MT. Graven's team broke loose and also went chasing rabbits They were unable to find them until the following day when they were located by Teddy Johansen tangled up in a willow patch unharmed
 Eight teams left Igloo and Mary's Mountain on the l7th for Nome Among them was Miss Ethel Marx who went down to see "The Eskimo All the teams returned for Easter except John Kakaruk who stayed on reindeer business.
 Six teams arrived at Igloo bringing Teller folks to spend Easter with re-
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-08

Halibut livers are in great de- mand, prices ranging from 62 to II cents per pound having been made by an eastern firm. Haliver oil, made from halibut livers, has ad- vanced to $47.50 a gallon on account of it's superior mdicinal qualities. This sets the full value of the livers at $1.19 a pound
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-08

Eric Wilson, a former Cordova carpenter, died recently in the Pio- neer's home at Sitka. He was a na- tive of Sweden and had been resi- dent of Alaska for forty years.
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-05-08

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The Washington times., 1935-01-12

upon weather conditions and
her fuel supply.
Visibility throughout the night
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The Washington times., 1935-01-12
TIMES IS HOST
To NOTABLES

Government officials. diplo,
mats, motor magnates and bust
ness and civic leaders of Washing
ton gathered last night at one of
the most brilliant and unique din
ners ever held in the nations
Capital, as guests of The Wash
ington Times for a preview of the
fifteenth annual Washington ALL
tomobile Show.
From all parts of the nation
distinguished men came to at
tend this affair. which shows to
the nation that Washington is
leading the country on the road
to recovery.
In the unusual setting Of a
banqL-t in the midst of scores of
new automobiles. the manufac-
turers' means of putting men
back to work and encouraging
other industry, more than 200
men sat down at one of the most
unique dinners ever nelo.
U. S. Officials Speak
Stars of the stage and radio
and two orchestras furnished con-
tinual entertainment, and distin.
guiShed speakers, including two
members of the Presidents Cabi-
net, addressed the gathering.
Postmaster General James A.
Farley and Attorney General
Homer S. Cummings praised the
automotive industry for the part
it is playing in the nations re-
construction program.
Three of the outstanding citizens
of the nation acted as toaStmaSters
at the dinner, at which George
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The Washington times., 1935-01-12

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. II GN.
SD.-There is no connection be-
tween a $40 note on the Hunter
don County National Bank Of
Pennington, N. j., and any kid
naping case, R. George Harvey,
head of the local Bureau Of In
vestigation. Department of JUS
tice, told international News Ser
vice today. He said:
Authorities at Gettysburg
had the wrong list of serial num-
bers from which they were
checking"
He explained the department
has revised lists of bank notes
from time to time to eliminate
those for which the department
is not searching"
1t was first believed the note
was part of the Lindbergh ran
som.
The Washington times., 1935-01-12
Ransom Bill Proves
Only False Alarm

mining whether this bill was
part of the Lindbergh ransom
money, because our list from the
Department of Justice Jumps
the numbers of all bills paid in
recent kidnapings together.
Furthermore, in one list, the
number corresponds, but, in an
other list, the number has an
additional letter at the end"
P. w. ogden, Of the Gettysburg
National Bank, who first made the
Identification, said there was no
way to determine whether the bill
was actually part of any ransom
payment.
Charles w. Myers, a building
superintendent, received the note
from a tenant, Mervin E. Upton
for rent.