British rule reshapes India’s Baluchistan frontier
An article surveys Baluchistan’s geography and people, noting harsh borderlands, tribal customs, and fierce migrations. It traces British imperial progress from discovery to governance, infrastructure, and irrigation projects transforming administration, education, and taxation across India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Dla
Theery
Et Love Company
The
India Company
Clive
Aren Hastings
Wish
Sukkar
Sri
Indus
Life in volumes and summer foods for home cooks
A reflection on reading volumes of literature and the value of adaptable cooking. Advice to housewives emphasizes versatility with ingredients, creative substitutions, and avoiding strict recipe worship. It argues for flavor variety, cooling summer dishes, and thoughtful meal planning to please both family and convalescents.
Icebox Desserts From The Refrigerator Era
Guide to using electric refrigerators with fruit mousses frozen fruit salad and cheese salad ideas. Includes Strawberry Mousse and Frozen Cheese Salad with cream, lemon juice, pineapple and dates. Also notes Icebox Cookies made with maple syrup butter vanilla and nuts, sliced and chilled.
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Fee
Bordered silks dominate styles for little girls in fall trends
Fashion notes highlight bordered silks and shantung as key for juvenile wear. Green tones on dark backgrounds and two color edge treatments appear in many outfits. Designers forecast georgettes, novelty jacquards, and brocade effects to elevate fall and winter silk ensembles for children.
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Shantung
Georgettes
Paris
Faille
Moire
Rose
Witty Witch and Umbrella Bird Tale From Fairyland
In a playful South American vignette Witty Witch explains to an umbrella bird that witches are kind and friendly and fights the old cruel stereotype. The umbrella bird laments selfishness around umbrellas, and the two share a gentle exchange about apologies, patience, and understanding.
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Witty Witch
Umbrella Bird
South America
Emontee
Animal Weather Signs and Forecast Clues
The passage notes animal and bird behavior as weather indicators. Gulls inland flight signals approaching bad weather. sheep turn away from damp air. moths swarm at dusk before a fine day. larks rise high before clear skies. donkeys bray loudly before ruin.
Defeats Mother's bridge party in playful session
Mrs H a beginner exclaims on a fine hand. Bobble inspects her cards and jokes her arms are freckled, turning the scene into a lighthearted party moment amid the race cards and bridge play.
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Bobble
Tenons Court
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Anti Acid Ad
Phillips Milk of Magnesia is promoted as a trusted anti acidity remedy. The ad claims medical endorsement and widespread use since 1875, highlighting the Phillips name as identifying the genuine product and its U S registered trademark status.
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Phillips
Phillips Milk
Milllions
U. S
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co
Charles H. Phillips
Lightning’s Toll From A Storm Season
A report notes last year saw hundreds of near misses with electricity and lightning claims. It documents about 500 lightning arcs that killed at least one person. It also notes insured property losses near 19 million dollars and far greater uninsured damage.
Bargain Mist Miss Snapps in Stray Stories
A quip about Miss Snipe and Mrs Snapps in Stray Stories notes a humorous exchange over age and marriage to a rich old man. The dialogue hints at a bargain theme with a cash discount jab.
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Snipe
Mfaud
Misa Snapps
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Western Newspaper Union
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Bayer Aspirin
Magnesia
Lydia E. Pinkham
N-16 Street
Base St. Louis
Illinois
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