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Word: debrecen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...which had jurisdiction of his farm that he was going to have none, he had a vasectomy performed on himself. This was only temporary emasculation, ruled the judges, and might be undone by rejoining the ends of the spermatic ducts. So Farmer Peter had himself castrated. Last week at Debrecen, the judges, mindful of the marvels of modern reconstructive surgery, still feared that Peasant Peter might somehow become fertile, trick anyone who lent him money on his entailed acres. They postponed permission to mortgage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HUNGARY: Entail | 7/4/1938 | See Source »

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