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Elinor Langton-Boyle
Elinor Alice Veilleux Langton–Boyle (née Elinor Alice Veilleux; June 13, 1865 – July 13, 1946), also known as Ma Boyle, was an American-born Hawaiian businesswoman and journalist, who operated the '' Paradise of the Pacific'' magazine from 1902 to 1944. Life and career Elinor Alice Veilleux was born on June 13, 1865, in Irasburg, Vermont. She moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1900. While the magazine ''Paradise of the Pacific'' had been founded by King Kalākaua in 1888, Boyle-Langton and her husband, William Langton, took ownership and began publishing the paper four years after arrival in 1904. Even after the death of her husband in 1910, and during her second marriage to James S. Boyle, she continued to publish the paper until health issues (sustained from a fall) required she stop in 1944. After long serving as its proprietor, she sold the magazine to fourteen of its employees. Her husband died in 1945, and she died on 13 July 1946, in her home in Honolulu. In death, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irasburg, Vermont
Irasburg is a Vermont municipality, town in Orleans County, Vermont, Orleans County, Vermont, United States. Irasburg was established in 1781 when the land was granted to Ira Allen, Roger Enos, Jerusha Enos (wife of Roger Enos), Jerusha Enos, Jr. (wife of Ira Allen), Roger Enos, Jr. and others by the Vermont General Assembly. Ira Allen later obtained the rights of the other proprietors, and he deeded the town to Jerusha Enos, Jr. as a wedding gift. The 2020 United States Census reported that there were 1,233 citizens living in Irasburg. Irasburg has a total land area of , being land and being water. The unincorporated Irasburg (CDP), Vermont, village of Irasburg is in the center of the town. On average, it snows 9 out of the 12 months of the year. History The land now known as Irasburg was granted on February 23, 1781, to Ira Allen, by the General Assembly of Vermont. The lands of Vermont were then claimed by both New Hampshire and New York. The Continental Congress ordered tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |