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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1937
Page
8
The article surveys a long struggle for freedom in India, detailing centuries of invasions and British rule, highlighting communal tensions, caste divisions, and the imperial power's control. It notes British merchants and officials shaping governance while facing uprisings and native rulers.
The passage reviews British impact on India including law, irrigation, railways, famine relief, and social reforms such as outlawing sati, followed by uprisings in 1857. It notes iron-handed rule, mutiny, and the transition from East India Company to direct crown control, with a viceroy and secretary of state, signaling the start of self government efforts culminating in the India Act of 1936.
A compact English lesson notes misused phrases and pronunciations with examples. It urges daily vocabulary growth and defines diminutive as below average size, quoting a Johnson line on habit chains and listing wheat as Canada’s top export value with newsprint second.
The piece provides a quiz with five questions and concise answers. It identifies Washington Irving as originator of the phrase the almighty dollar and explains the term Charlies. It estimates Earth’s water area at roughly 3.142 billion square miles and notes oxygen as about one fifth of the atmosphere. Mont Blanc is listed as the Alps’ highest peak at 15,781 feet in southeastern France.
A method described uses steam to fade or erase marks on dyed velvet and velveteen clothing. The process aims to restore uniform color and appearance without harming the fabric.
A reader asks how to prevent crinkling after water spills on pages and how to prolong a garbage can. Answers advise placing blotters on both sides, pressing with a medium hot iron until dry, painting the garbage can inside and out, and using a few drops of castor oil on a sewing machine belt to loosen it.
A column offers guidance on money allowances for children and table manners. It advises avoiding excess, having the escort open doors for a woman, and signaling the end of a course by placing the knife blade-in on the plate beside the fork.
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