Idaho Corset Saleswoman Breaks Barriers in Boise
Sophie Boellert becomes a leading saleswoman and department manager at Boise Mode. She wins a national corset selling prize, serves as a store director, and mentors other women. After war, she represents Idaho in the National Federation of Business and Professional Women and helps organize new clubs.
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Miss Boellert
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National motto debate linked to Virgil and Franklin era
The discussion traces E Pluribus Unum to a Latin poem Moretum and a 1776 seal project by Franklin Adams and Jefferson. It notes Congress adoption in 1782 and mentions the motto appearing in Gentleman's Magazine and on the Great Seal. It also references Symmes and invites to descend to the earth's interior by a hole.
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United States
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
United Colonies
John
Symmes Hole Concept Echoes in 18th Century Imagination
Imagined by Captain John Cleaves Symmes the idea of a vast aperture through the earth near 82 degrees north latitude captured attention in early exploration lore. The concept posited a hollow earth with openings to the interior world, sparking debate among contemporaries.
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Symmes
John Cleaves Symmes
Wide Diversity in Diet Across Nations
The American diet shows high egg consumption at 150 eggs per year while rice intake is only four pounds annually. In contrast Bombay residents average 550 pounds of rice per year, with fewer other staple foods evident in their diet.
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Bombay
India
Didn't Wear Out Welcome at Munniswellis’ Place
Snobb reports a brief visit to the Munniswellis, praising their stylish home and gracious reception. He notes they invited him back, but he says he only called with a bill for groceries, implying a fleeting call rather than a social visit.
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Munniswellis
Snobb
Gunn
New Method Suggested Anthracite to Diamond Process
The Duluth Herald notes a proposed method claiming anthracite is a carbon blend and could transform into diamonds under high pressure. The item presents a speculative technique without validation.
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Duluth
Hearald
Machete Sparks U S Entomologist War in Panama Ant Colony
A U S entomologist allegedly started a mini war in a Panama termite ant colony quarrel. Termites and true ants clashed after a stump cut releasing a chemical attack and milky fluid. The experiment followed U S spending on termite damage at Hotel Tivoli Ancon.
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United States
Panama
Damaging Influence In Street Speech Allegedly Cited
A fragment notes Uncle Eben muttering about “too many gemmen” as a political remark. The garbled text implies strong reactions to influence or bias in local affairs. Further readable context is limited.
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Eben
Meaning and origin of Zion as a biblical term
Explains Zion as a Hebrew Siyyon form with possible roots meaning dry set up or protect. Notes Arabic analogies linking Zion to a hilltop ridge summit or citadel. Describes Zion as the southern part of the eastern hill where the temple stood.
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Zion
Kindly Watch Jane And The Kansas Woman's Journal
A Topeka based column traces the role of the Kansas Woman's Journal nicknamed Jane in Kansas politics. Editor Lilla Day Monroe speaks of devoted aims and a campaign era ties to Republican women organizing through the paper. A July letter from Monroe recalls her rise and view on women’s broader civic space.
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Kansas
Jane
Kansas Woman's Journal
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Courier
Arkansas attorney faces ramshackle plea in stilted speech
A ramshackle speaker from a segregated era pleads for legal help in a northeastern Arkansas office. The visitor claims a white man has been accused of stealing a hawk and asserts a pattern of being blamed in legal trouble, requesting counsel for a forthcoming trial.
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Arkansas
Kansas City Star
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