Malaria Victim Becomes Idaho Hermit in Wilds
Joe Cacilles, 52, lives for almost six years along the Snake River near Shelley, Idaho, under a riverbank with minimal shelter. He fell ill with malaria after a South America assignment, cured by outdoor life, and now plans to return to work in two years as he maintains a self sufficient camp with limited provisions and a simple routine.
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Idaho Wilds
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Shelley
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Snake River
Wilcox Nurseries
South America
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University of Idaho
Nature
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Gacilles
California
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1938 Union Pacific Scholarships Awarded to Dingle Girls
The county committee approved the selections for the Union Pacific scholarship program. Lois Ream won the 1938 Union Pacific scholarship and Avon Sirrine was named alternate, both celebrated for long-standing 4-H club work in Dingle.
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Union Pacific Railroad
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Union Pacific
Lois Ream
Dingle
Avon Sirrine
Crocheted Evening Gown and 4-H Leaders Training Report
Instructions for a crocheted evening gown pattern available by sending a stamped self addressed envelope to the Crochet Bureau in New York. A report covers the 4-H Leaders Training Meeting in Montpelier on May 16 with Miss Vivian Minyard and others discussing club work and demonstrations.
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Fifth Avenue
New York City
Montpelier
Vivian Minyard
Hilda Fredericks
Devere Tovey
Miss Minyan
Miss Frederick
Miss Ream
Miss Oakey
Mabel Ream
Substances and Works Mentioned in Historical Notes
The entry lists Lithia as a source of lithium discovered in 1817 and describes opium juice from unripe poppy capsules, peanut as a bean family plant, and notes submarines in warfare since the American Revolution. It also cites the 1869 publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
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Altice
Lewis Carroll
Tom Thumb Real Name and Height Revealed
The famed performer known as Tom Thumb stood 31 inches tall and his birth name was Charles Stratton. This reveals the biographical detail behind thepseudonym and height that defined the portable celebrity.
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Tom Thumb
Charles Stratton
Courtesy Police Win Public Approval in London
Courtesy police have appeared in London and are earning public approval. About ninety nine patrol the main thoroughfares and side streets to politely remind all road users, especially motorists, cyclists and pedestrians, of road manners.
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London
Hints for Homemakers by Jane Rodgers
A magazine style piece touts modern packaging for Boston baked beans using vapor vacuum sealing to keep freshness. The jar heat tolerates oven or boiling water and can be opened with a table knife, reducing dishwashing and keeping beans hot longer.
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Boston
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University of Idaho At Moscow
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