Peasant Girl in France Enigma Dwindles to Skeleton
In a northern French village near St. Quentin surgeons study Marie Bouyengel, a 28 year old girl kept in a deathlike sleep by a medical curiosity. Doctors diagnose brain death while belief persists that sleep deepens yearly. Mothers and villagers along with physicians narrate the case at Thenelles near Origny Sainte Benoite.
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Paris
France
Germany
Thenel
Thaleas
St. Quéntin
Anite
Origny-Sainte-Benotte
Notiny
Thenelas
PSM
ST Quentin
Saint
Marie Bou
Marie Bouyengel
Thireer
NEW COATS AND THEIR COLLARS IN FASHION NOTES
Fashion notes describe new coats with high backed cat collars and outward flares at the throat. Buttons hidden under a side flap and velvet or velveteen fabrics are common. Fur jackets rise in vogue with decorative pouches and astrakhan trims. ribbon belts and fine trims finish the garment.
Ningpo Work Bag from Fan Designs
A rustic windflower inspired Ningpo fan offers inexpensive bag-ready craft. Choose scarlet or orange colors with vivid dob coloring and Jack rose hues. Create a silk bag by phenating, attaching it to the fan edges, and folding the pliable straw to form a guard and sturdy handle.
Sleeper for Thirteen Years Defies Medical Limits
A French peasant girl in Riverty remains in a coma-like sleep for thirteen years since 1883, with doctors unsure how long she may sleep or wake. Her mother, Ami Bouyenval, keeps the single bed as the village shuns the cottage, while locals trade strange tales and offer charity. A separate notice from Kansas reports a court order directing sheriff sale of Mrs Mary E B Serse’s home to satisfy a district court judgment in a mortgage-related recovery action.
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Bouyenval
Europe
Yeaval
Mario Douytnyal
Medicine
Aimp
Farming Motes and Wheat Trials in Ohio 1889 1896
Bulletin 77 from the Ohio Experiment Station summarizes seven years of fertilizer experiments on wheat and clover, noting increases from complete fertilizers containing nitrogen phosphoric acid and potash, the variable impacts with winter kill, and the comparative performance of corn and oats. It discusses corn as a driver of prosperity, soil health, and long term agricultural lessons including fungus risks, manure effects, and the broader social context of American farming.
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Ohio Experiment Station
Columibus
Wester
Moi
America
Europe
Americ
Charles Goodyear
Germany
Michigan
Gamue
Chicago Tribune
Handmade Holiday Gift Ideas and Sewing Bags
A guide to sewing decorative ribbon bags and cases for gifts. Instructions cover lining, pockets for threads needles and scissors, buttonholes, and hanging cords. Suggestions include using red and olive fabrics, brass fasteners, and satin ribbons, with embroidered mottos and empire wreaths for personalization.
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Ningpo
Sherif
Leage
New York
Baiton
Marit Borrenya
Please
Plains
Asia
Italy
Ceres
Tolittle
Thea Prewily
Wascorn
Idaho
Berl
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