Word: ib
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...weight, Mrs. Anthony Caruso's seventh child, born in Newark last week, should have been nine months old. He weighed 18 Ib. at birth. Ordinarily newborn infants weigh 7 Ib. During the first two or three days they usually lose 5 or 6 oz., but regain it by the beginning of the second week. Then the ordinary infant adds poundage until he weighs 20 to 21 Ib. at his first birthday. Mrs. Caruso's 18-lb. son, if he gains weight in proportion to his pre-natal precocity, will weigh 36 Ib. July 1, 54 Ib. next...
...women who had their first pregnancy after 30) would have oversize offspring. But just a year ago Dr. James Knight Quigley, Rochester, N. Y. specialist in obstetrics & gynecology, presented good evidence that the old supposition is not true. Babies of such women averaged, in his series of births, 7 Ib. 8½ oz., which is about normal...
Born. To Donald Ogden Stewart, 37, author, actor, and Mrs. Beatrice Ames Stewart; a second son; in Manhattan. Weight: 8 Ib. 10 oz. Name: Donald Ogden...
...road (called "ride control," featured on Buick, Graham-Paige, Oldsmobile). There was a starting system operated by a button on the dash (featured by Hudson and Rockne). There were custom-made tires at $100 apiece that cannot blow out and are guaranteed for 20,000 mi., carrying only 12 Ib. of air pressure...
...into service super-swift Northrop monoplanes which cut the transcontinental flying time down to 24 hr. for mail. Last week T. & W. A. had its reward. Los Angeles mail was rerouted by the Post Office to T. & W. A., the company's space contract upped from 225 Ib. to 750 Ib. per plane...