Napoleon Era Bath Fashion Popularized by Josephine
The Daily bath rose from a beauty fad to a social norm as Empress Josephine, born Tascher de la Pagerie, made daily bathing iconic. Records note she spent three hours each morning on toilette and cosmetics, spending 8000 francs yearly for rouge and beauty items, shaping European court fashion.
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Tascher de la Pagerle
Josephine
France
Napoleon
Baron de Meyer
Harper's
Bayar
Heaven as Land of Perpetual Summer in Assiniboin Beliefs
Detroit News reports Father De Smet on Assiniboin religion. Good souls go to a tropical heaven with constant sunshine, abundant game, and stocked rivers in the Northwest region. The guilty face eternal cold, snow, and deprivation, while initiates “go south” in their afterlife.
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Father de Smet
Detroit News
New York City Seen Far From Lockport Canal Ambition
During Erie Canal construction Governor Clinton visited Lockport amid town pride that the inland city would be the continent’s hub. Citizens predicted Lockport’s central role in commerce and mills but he noted New York City would gain immense benefits, sparking locals to joke that the city was “too far from Lockport.”
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Clinton
New York
Dixon
New York City
Lockport
The Taste Test Cake Bite Mystery
Walter and Lawrence saved part of dessert for the next day. Two small cakes were set in the cracker jar. William found one cake with a large bite taken. Lawrence confessed he ate the other after tasting it proved it was William's cake.
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Walter
Lawrence
William
Lonely Victoria River hospital serves vast cattle district
The hospital on the Victoria river is likely the loneliest in northern Australia. The nearest railway and post office are 8 miles away and the doctor, dentist, or druggist is 400 miles distant. Nurses receive mail every six weeks and supplies are hauled annually by 40 mule teams. Road access is virtually non existent. Nurses can stay only two years due to the isolation.
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Victoria River
Australia
Explaining Myopia At Optometry Convention
A convention of the American Academy of Optometry heard that myopia may persist because humans retain fishlike eye movement. Critics argue that the eyes diverge naturally and the inner eye muscles strain to maintain straight vision, contributing to near sightedness.
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American Academy of Optometry
Long Ovation Spoiled Evening for Senator
A prominent senator was the principal speaker at a banquet but faced an extended curtain-raiser. The curtain-raiser, also a member of the upper house, continued well past the planned limit, prompting notes from reporters. The senator finally signaled concern over time and then sent a final note: all prophecies are withdrawn.
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Congress
Philadelphia Record
Joys of Exploration Found in Adventure
Excerpted prose on polar exploration reprints a passage from Iron Under Sail In the Frozen North by Commander F. F. A. Worsley. It extols attraction, achievement, beauty, and comradeship among men who endure hardships to complete their goals.
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South Georgia
FF. A Worsley
Beauty From the Beast in Swamp Leather Fashion
The article discusses reptiles skin used for leather, noting pythons, snakes, and other beasts are trapped and killed for goods. It mentions tanning secrets held by manufacturers and cites English and Dutch traders introducing leather products from water snakes of Java and Sumatra, with women in Patis using skins for wag goods.
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Java
Sumatra
Bea
England and France lack a written constitution
The article notes that neither country has a written constitution in the common sense. Britain relies on Magna Carta influenced acts and fundamental laws, with Parliament supreme despite conflicts with those acts. France rests on organic acts after Louis Napoleon's fall, not forming a formal written constitution.
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England
France
Great Britain
Inert Gases Nitrogen and Helium in Use and Production
Nitrogen and helium are inert gases unlikely to react with other substances. Nitrogen is obtained by removing oxygen from air or decomposing ammonium compounds. Helium is found in natural gases or separated from atmospheric nitrogen by heating magnesium or by fractional distillation of liquid air.
Tribute to a Pretty Girl from Howe's Monthly
A remark praising a young woman described as eighteen and very impudent yet admired. The writer notes that such nerve in a man would seem rude, but in a pretty girl it appears divine, reflecting the era's gendered views on behavior and charisma.
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E. W. Howe
Pluribus Unum Motto Origin Tied to Adams and Thompson
A historical note traces the inspiration for Pluribus Unum to John Adams while in Britain in 1787. Upon returning home he passed the idea to Charles Thompson, secretary of Congress, who in 1792 proposed a government seal with the phrase on a ribbon in an eagle�s beak.
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John Adams
Great Britain
America
Charles Thompson
Congress
Farmer Produces Now for a Future Market Claim
The Nebraska Department of Rural Economics notes farmers plan production around anticipated future markets. Timing varies by crop and livestock, from weeks for vegetables to years for cattle, with producers using market factors and supplies data to guide decisions. The research aims to identify reliable indicators of future production and price trends to aid marketing strategy.
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State Agriculture Dept
Department of Rural Economics
Nebraska College of Agriculture
Scherer Family Holds Annual Picnic at Simla Farm
The Dalton Delegate reports a large community picnic at R. L. Scherer’s Simla farm on Sunday, June 24, drawing locals for a big dinner and a business meeting. The Simla Womans Club revived plans for a community building, aiming to raise funds with basement work and site selection. Officers elected: A D Biers president, F A Geller vice president, Mrs L A Boyer secretary, Mrs N H Noonan treasurer. The club will choose between two proposed sites and finalize plans and architecture.
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Dalton
R. L. Scherer
Simla
Womans Club
A. D. Biers
F A Geller
L. A. Boyer
N. H. Noonan
Chadron Killer to Die in Electric Chair for Triple Slaying
Henry Sherman, 19, convicted of the May 18 slaying of Roger Pochon, his wife, and the farmer's mother near Chadron. A mostly farmer jury rejected insanity, recommending the death penalty. Sherman confessed to the killings citing love for the Pochons’ daughter. defense argued hereditary insanity.
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Henry Sherman
Roger Pochon
Chadron
Sherman
W.M. White
Nebraska Electric Demand Surges in February Report
A government study notes Nebraska February electricity consumption rose 14 percent from a year earlier, totaling 35 4p4 thousand kilowatt hours. Water power output reached 2 106 thousand kilowatt hours, about eighty less than six percent of total. Nationally over one third of energy came from hydro plants.
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Nebraska
Miss Virginia Novak Wins Meat Essay Honor in 5th Contest
Miss Virginia Novak of Omaha Nebraska won the top prize in the Fifth National Meat Essay Contest conducted by the National Live Stock and Meat Board. The high school student earned a university scholarship and 50 dollars in cash for the best essay among more than 16 000 competitors across thirteen central states.
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Virginia Novak
Omaha
Nebr
National
President Coolidge creates special wildlife preserve on Pathfinder reservoir
President Coolidge issued an executive order establishing a large wildlife refuge on the Pathfinder reservoir and related lands along the North Platte in Wyoming. The area protects water fowl with no open season and covers water, shores, and brush lands within government control, expected to become a major breeding ground and resting habitat for migratory birds.
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President Coolidge
North Platte River
Wyoming
Big Pathfinder
Whalen Dam
Guernsey
Big North Platte
Bridgeport News-Blade
Pathfinder
Legal road survey notice in Cheyenne County Nebraska
Public notice by Nebraska state authorities of a road location survey in Cheyenne County. Describes starting points in Sections 7 9 16 and 19 Township 16 North Range 51 West with bearings and chain distances, referencing Bordwell survey years 1917 and 1918 and an established highway along Section lines. The notice lists multiple easterly courses and movements to connect with the laid out highway between Sections 10 and 15, with exact corner references and distances, setting the official action and location for the road project.
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State of
Nebraska
Cheyenne County
Jim Cheyenne
Said
Bordwell
Cheyenne
Netraska
Road Establishment Objections Due August in County
A survey along the west lines of Sections 17 20 and 29 reports in favor of establishing a road. All claims for damages or objections must be filed with the county clerk by August 14, 1928, or the road will be established without reference to them. Witnessed June 21, 1928 by County Clerk H. 81-83-85-87 Nry Pavlat.
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Bordwell
Said Township
Said
Commissioners
Harvey M. Fisher
Commissioners Record Book
A. D
Henry Pavlat
Road Vacation Notice in Cheyenne County Nebraska
A note from Cheyenne County officials states a commissioner has recommended vacating parts of Roads 16-7 16-5 51-10 and related sections in Township 16 North Range 51 West. Claims for damages or objections must be filed by noon August 14, 1928 with the county clerk. Witness dated June 21, 1928. County Clerk Henry Pavlat.
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Scherer
New Pathfinder Reservoir
Kratz Abstract Go
Earl RB
Kratz, Pres
Sidney Nebr
Nry Pavlat
Cheyenne County Abstract Co. H. T. D
Postoffice
Sidney, Nebr
M. Wright
First Avenue
Sidney
E. L. McDonald
THE
Sidney Cafe
2Nd St
Kretz Radio and Ignition Co
Igni
Irl W. Wright
J. RB. Taylor
Larson's
L. A. Donahoe
Roche
R. E. Roche, M. D
Orrick Roche
Puone
Chas. H. Gardner County Surveyor
Deal Beauty
Ruby P. Furer Marinello
Albaugh ‘Tire Shop
2Nd Street
Oriental Shop
Moxan Jenery
Marcell
Howard’s
West
Second Street
Mark G. Howard
Mutician
Santis
N. J. Griffith
Mrs. E. Kanfield
Star Meat Market
Joseph Oberfelder
United States
ACY
Sidney, Nebraska
General Dray
Fuller Transfer Co
George Fahy
Loyd Boyer
George Stone
Shorty
Love
W. J. Siders
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