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Newspaper

Brookhaven Leader

Location

Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1884

Page

4

Remarkable Girl Bertha Kirtler Rebuilt After Many Surgeries

Dr George F Shradys work at Presbyterian Hospital restores much of Bertha Kirtlers face after numerous operations. A patient since childhood she endured seventeen surgeries in eighteen months culminating in a double skin transplant from her own finger to her cheek. The case demonstrates the feasibility of skin grafts to reconstruct facial features and rebuild a partially destroyed mouth nose and lips.

Hisvey Bertha Netor Ixteen Nives Seversl Teiths Presbyterian Hospital Fa Ritens Uh. Shrady Witawards Sun

Foreign Goskip on Bottles and Swindlers Abroad

Odd notes from Paris and London reveal strict bans on nursing bottles at Paris Maternity Hospital and a claim that Londoners pay millions yearly for water sold as milk. The piece recounts con artists in Europe, from a Naples coral dealer to impostor counts, and ends with a jewel thieves caper in a private carriage, prompting a large reward.

Paris London Cusatta Naples France Italy Cgrevy Vighaus Kiysee Ministry of Internal Communication Rio Fangro Faculty of Medicine Brazil Beneilians Guinness Laas Manricos Elsas

The Baronesy Fraud of Emma von Hilgenbein

Emma Friederike Paull of Charlottenburg forged documents claiming baroness status and a £0,000 inheritance to impersonate nobility. She dazzled suitors, evading repayment until newspapers exposed the fraud. She served eighteen months in prison and the baroness title was stripped.

Emma Friederike Paull Veivente Charlottenburg Tate Emma Cafe National Jerror Roman Thackeray Becky Sharpe Elaine von Hilgenbein Melanie von Hilgenne Aether Sutenet

Legend of the Strasburg Clock Tale of revenge and ruined art

A celebrated Strasburg clockmaker defies a magistrate by refusing to build a second clock. Blind from punishment, he destroys his own masterpiece rather than yield, declaring revenge on proud citizens as his clock collapses in a cry of despair. His daughter Gut a witnesses the tragic ending.

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Feeding for Profit in Dairying Sustains Stock Health

Farmers often cut winter feed to save costs, but experts warn keeping stock in good condition, especially young animals, is crucial for winter and spring productivity. Proper fodder use and ample pasture underpin growth, milk yield, and overall profitability, with poor feeding reducing future gains.

Allen Bing

The Physiology of Tathin Nose and Nasal Resonance

An excerpted overview explains how nasal cavity size and resonance affect articulation. It notes nasal sounds deepen with greater nasal cavity power, and obstruction from cold or congestion alters resonance and articulation.

Mick Seins Fijler A. Fernald Popular Science Monthly

Frantic Winter Tale Of A Nebulous Beggar On Monro Avenue

A Detroit press clipping recounts a beggar’s string of pleas during a frigid forenoon. He asked pedestrians for cash, claimed a frozen water supply and empty meals, then sought ten cents for fare to Chatham. Neighbors debated his tale while he prepared to follow a potential creditor through a blizzard.

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In India Six Million Women Engaged in Occupations

In India six million women are engaged in occupations across various sectors, highlighting growing female participation in the workforce amid ongoing social and economic transitions. The figure underscores shifts in employment charts and policy focus on gender equality and economic development.

India

Home and Farm Recipes and Household Tips

A collage of home and farm hints covers soil myths for beans seeds flower watering with tepid water, a rice biscuit recipe, admonitions on smoking in barns, and care tips for hooves, corns, and chapped hands. It also repeats old farm lore about horse training and food preparation for readers seeking practical advice.

Colman Sas Herald

The Value of Green Manures and Soil Feeding

Essay urges farmers to value green manures and proper soil feeding over costly external fertilizers. It argues soil is a living system needing regular fodder like clover, rye, or turnips, to yield abundant returns and sustain long-term productivity.

al- Mange Times

Circus Clown And The Folly Of Popular Notions

A jumble of humorous snippets and sarcastic quips from various papers critiques public taste, advertising, and quirks of life. It notes clowns as entertainers, mocks stock diagrams in papers, and mentions a comic exchange about a London style butler and a peevish remark about a family cook.

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