Khartoum Season at Home and Social Life in the Sudan
The Nile journey from Cairo by train and steamer leads to Khartoum and a revived Sudan capital after 1898. The Sirdar and Lady Wingate host gatherings, picnics on the Nile, donkey cavalcades, and humane colonial society amid heat, flies, and desert scenes.
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Nile
Cairo
Khartoum
Gordon
England
Khalifa
Omdurman
Lord Kitchener
Sirdar
Gordon College
Egypt
Pharaoh
Alexandria
Wingate
Khar
Soudan
Napoleon Name Hidden in Greek Letters
The Sun Gay Magazine notes that the Greek rendering of Napoleon’s name forms seven words by dropping the last letter each time. Read in sequence they spell a sentence claiming Napoleon, the destroyer of whole cities, was the lion of his people.
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Napoleon
Sun Gay Magazine
Auto Scatters Seditious Tracts in St Petersburg
A mysterious car roams St Petersburg scattering revolutionary documents at high speed. Police have failed to capture the vehicle as residents report the unusual disturbance and concern over the spread of seditious literature.
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St. Petersburg
Convention Adopts Initiative Plan For Oklahoma State
The convention debated printing contracts for two hours before referring the issue back to the committee. A proposal creates a non-partisan board of health and allows current physicians to practice in the new state. The Oregon style initiative and referendum clause was favored with 8 to 5 percent petition thresholds, and a push to raise to 10 and 15 percent in city government. Delegates urged rapid action on the subject.
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Guthrie
Leader Company
Baker
Pittman
Committee On Rules
Congressman Stephens
Texas
Convention
First Baptist Church
McAlester
Board of Health
Caudill
Oregon
Johnston
Murray
Farmers’ Caucus
Suit to Enjoin Allotments to Later Born Pappooses
In Washington the Cherokee Nation sues to stop allotting lands to Indian children born after July 1 1902. Plaintiffs argue Congress 1905 law violated the 1901 treaty and their vested rights. case set for January 25. Also reports a Nowata residence burned Saturday valued at $11,000, built thirty years ago, among Cherokee nation news.
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Pappooses
Washington
David Muskrat
Henry Dick
Levi B. Grits
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
J. E. Campbell
Nowata
Negro Troops Ordered to Philippines Sparking Debate
Washington reports say Secretary Taft ordered all regular army Negro troops to the Philippines, a move viewed as punishment by some and a means to remove agitation by others. Earlier, only the Twenty fourth infantry had remained there, while now the Twenty fifth, and Ninth and Tenth cavalry are to follow seeking stable quarters.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Philippines
Brownsville
War Department
Manila
Department
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Ninth
Tenth Cavalry
Taft
Boxes Are Worth Saving from Pasteboard Waste
A short, practical note urges saving pasteboard boxes for storage and reuse. It suggests using clean box sheets for baking pads and grease absorption, lining pie plates with a round box bottom, and covering boxes with decorative paper to hold homemade candies or makeup sets. It also advises presenting pictures between pasteboard sheets to prevent bending and promotes saving all boxes.
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Provident
Concealing Onion in Salad Techniques
Practical tips for masking onion in salads. Rub onion on dish rims to hide its presence or add up to half a teaspoon of grated onion juice to the dressing. For a subtle flavor, grate the juice into a saucer and limit to a half teaspoon. Chives finely chopped make a good onion substitute.
Uses for Cold Fish The Sauce
Directions for a fish dish with a parsley flavored milk sauce. Boil milk with parsley, thicken with butter and flour, temper with beaten egg yolks, season, and serve over flaked fish with buttered bread crumbs baked to finish.
How to Make Madras Curry
Simple recipe uses veal scraps or cold meat onion apple cocoanut chutney brown sugar curry powder paste vinegar salt lemon juice and milk. Fry onion and apple then simmer with spices to combine, add meat near the end and serve with boiled rice.
How to Remove Paint Spots
Paint may be removed from clothing by mixing equal parts ammonia and turpentine and shaking well. Apply to the paint spot and let it penetrate for five to ten minutes, then repeat two or three times until the paint flakes off. The method is effective on wash fabrics even after long drying.
Useful Reuse of Worn Sheets and Linen
Old sheets that can no longer be repaired become ironing-board covers while old blankets serve as padding. Strips of linen can be rolled into bandages and stored in blue dust excluding paper for future need.
Cleaning Brushes and Combs Guidance
Soap and soda soften bristles and turn ivory back yellow. A tablespoonful of ammonia in warm water cleanses. Do not wash combs if avoidable to prevent teeth splitting. Keep combs clean with a small dedicated brush and rub with a cloth.
Pretty and Inexpensive Curtains Pattern Ideas
The article suggests making pretty and inexpensive curtains from Indian linen. Use a tumbler to scallop edges, mark around with a pencil, buttonhole the scallops, then work a few rows of polka dots inside the buttonhole area.
Disappearing African Big Game Spurs Preserves Plan
London reports a slow loss of big game across Africa. lions still common but elephants vanish in Somaliland and Uganda as authorities weigh reserves akin to Yellowstone. Brig. Gen. Swayne notes drop from 10,000 animals in 1891 to a dozen in one area, while Uganda earns about 100000 annually from hunters.
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London
Africa
United States
Game Commission
East Africa
Swayne
Somaliland
Uganda
Commission
British East Af
Odd Ways Animals Use Their Bodies Across Species
A naturalist notes surprising animal traits. Horses lack eyebrows, hares have no eyelids, and owls fix their eyes yet rotate their heads. Frogs die if mouths stay open, fishes must keep mouths moving to breathe, and eels have more life in their tail than the head with two hearts. Some African snakes swallow eggs with teeth in the stomach.
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Washington
Africa
Electric Spanker Promoted For Public Schools
Chicago headlines reveal Charles E. Gregory under construction an electric device to spank children. Described as an inverted fan attached to a wall fixture it supposedly soothes by rocking cradles when activated at night. Demonstration planned at the January Coliseum electrical show.
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Chicago
Charles E. Gregory
Coliseum
Gregory
Queen Helena of Naples Exhibits Under Pseudonym
Queen Helena, guided by Sig Casiasco, has mastered watercolors and pastels. Some of her works will travel to an exhibition in Venice, listed under an assumed name to protect the queen’s secrecy.
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Queen Helena
Naples
Sig. Casiasco
Helena
Venice
Crows Roost At Mitchell Indiana In Vast Winter Nest
A reported roost of 333 000 crows near Mitchell Indiana draws farmers' notices. The birds roost two miles east, depart for feeding to Kentucky and Ohio river valley, return by dusk, and have persisted here seven years or more. Farmers attempted removal but suffered losses.
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Mitchell
Ind
Kentucky
Ohio River
Christmas Tree for Pet Dogs at Fairlee Estate
A Baltimore social scene item notes Nellie Sloan hung a charity Christmas tree at her Fairlee estate near Lutherville. The tree, decorated with edible treats such as chicken, turkey, sausage, and cake, was prepared for the delight of pet dogs.
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Baltimore
Nellie Sloan
Fairlee
Lutherville
Dividing the Spoils Train Robbery Scene
A train robber enters a passenger car and confronts a porter who jokes about working the other end, preserving the light tone of the Cleveland Plain Dealer narration.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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