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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1914
Page
22
Summary of a hair planting technique praised by Prof. Havas involving gold wire hooks to transplant hair. Hundreds of sterilized needles insert hair loops into the scalp, anchoring strands in the subcutaneous tissue at close spacing. A single treatment plants hundreds to thousands of hairs with temporary inflammation followed by healing.
An examination of wrongful convictions highlights how perjury and mistaken testimony have sent innocents to prison or the gallows. It cites cases from Missouri, Oklahoma, New York, Oregon, and beyond, showing how hysteria and fabricated stories by witnesses, often women, led to unjust punishments and later exonerations.
A physician reviews conditions affecting hair growth and color changes, noting summer acceleration, wound near-edge hyperemia, and mouse graft experiments. It explains gray hair as new hair formation rather than old pigment loss, and debunks sudden fright myths with historical examples.
A curious story from New England tells of a drifting grassy island that crossed borders between Vermont New Hampshire and on windy days baffled tax officials. The hermit dwelled there until authorities contested ownership, while broader notes describe floating islands worldwide formed by vegetation mud and vines in Africa the Americas and river deltas.
New York American reports on the Up Lifting Men’s Fashions movement and Futurist leaders proposing clothes as expressions of modern youth. Examples include a power outing suit with double trousers, waterproof cape and feathered Glengarry, and a bright check suit radiating happiness.
During the troubles in Mexico, rebels known as Constitutionalists issue paper and cardboard currency. A peso equals a dollar, a peseta equals a franc, and a calavo equals one hundredth of a dollar, with the cardboard money resembling a runway to value.
A veteran rail engineer recalls camp mascots that traveled with crews across New Mexico Oklahoma Missouri Texas and Kansas. Dogs cats bantam hens and a ferocious rabbit sparked daily antics as trains moved and crews settled into camps with steady companionship and danger.
The article describes Dusseldorf as a model German city with extensive municipal ownership and public services. It runs an amusement hall, slaughterhouse, market, real estate, banking, gas and electricity, streetcars, and supports low fares. It also funds housing loans, and operates vocational schools and diverse trades for citizens.
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