India’s King George Visit Sparks Debate on Imperial Changes
The piece questions the Bom bay salute and King George’s recent visit, weighing whether his announced Indian administration reforms signal skilled statesmanship or a dangerous misstep. It notes debates in Britain over Delhi as capital and broader provincial readjustments amid imperial policy shifts.
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India
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Simla
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England
Rival Powers Weigh Bengal Split and Delhi Shift
The article surveys the 1905 partition and new capital move, noting Hindu and Muslim reactions, potential anarchy, and a shift toward decentralized self government. It highlights Delhi as central for princes and imperial administration, with a durable Spanish-like note on loyalty to the crown.
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Waldorf salad twist and kitchen tips from old text
The article suggests shredding Waldorf salad ingredients instead of dicing and a pistachio dusting for color and flavor. It notes optional red skin on apples, and offers roast turkey with celery and capers in mayonnaise. It gives DIY linen bags and dish coverings as simple sewing projects.
Jim Declines Ride in New Car After Losing Five Dollars
Jim, a garage worker, declines Mr. Smith's invitation to ride in a new car. He explains he lost five dollars and simply needs to sit and grieve, revealing the source's humorous antique vernacular.
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Cat keepsake from Scott fortune sale described
Youth's Companion recounts Sir Walter Scott selling Castle Street Edinburgh in 1826 during financial strain. He begged to save a mahogany toast-warming cat keepsake his mother used, sketching a misshapen relic that symbolizes familial love amid loss of houses, lands, and manuscripts.
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Castle Street
Edinburgh
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Scotland
Glazed Nuts Easy Home Treat For Winter Tables
Glazed nuts offer a low cost winter snack to make at home. Hickory and butternuts are preferred, others work too but peanuts are best avoided. Shell the meats, dissolve sugar with water, stir minimally, add nuts briefly, then spread thin to cool and separate. About half cup sugar per half pint nuts.
Oley Roeks Butter Yeast Doughnut Recipe
Cream butter and sugar. whisk in milk yeast and flour. Let rise overnight then add eggs spices and more flour to form soft dough. Rise again, roll to a sheet, cut shapes, and fry until golden. Drain and dust with powdered sugar while hot.
Fish a la Orleans Layered Mold Dish
A recipe for making Fish a la Orleans. Boil large fish until shreddable, layer with beets olives and capers in a mold, then dissolve gelatine in the fish liquor and add to the mold. Chill, unmold, and serve on lettuce with mayonnaise.
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Orleans
Cabbage Tartare Recipe From Historic Kitchen Tip
Select a handsome cabbage and bend back outer leaves to form a basket. Chill in salted water to crisp, then chop the center and soak again. Mix with tartare sauce made from mayonnaise or boiled dressing, refill the basket, top with dressing and garnish with pepper strips olives and parsley.
Simple method to prevent potato scorching in pots
An inverted pie pan placed in the bottom of the pot prevents potatoes from burning and sticking. Water and air beneath the pan insulate the potatoes, and cleanup is easier since nothing adheres to the pot. Popular Mechanics notes this quick kitchen trick.
Stuffed Hamburg Steak Method
Grind one pound of meat with salt pepper and onion juice or chopped onion. Mix with one egg. Layer Hamburg dressing and Hamburg in greased pans. Bake until done, turn out on platter, and garnish if desired.
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Lemon Candy Recipe for Popcorn Balls and Treats
Simple sugar and molasses mixture with butter boiled until done yields lemon flavored candy. Cool on a greased platter and pull to a white light texture. Recipe can be doubled for larger quantities and is suitable for popcorn balls.
Neapolitan Tarts Made Quick in Waffle Pan
Make a puff paste tarts with a waffle pan. When ready, top each tart with small dollops of whipped cream and a cherry. They look tempting and taste delicious, and come together quickly for easy baking.
Canada Farmers Brace for 1912 Crop boom amid westward settlement
The article notes Western Canada's tough conditions yet predicts a record 1912 crop with profits from wheat oats barley and flax. It cites $75,384,000 in grain revenue and $101,620,000 including cattle hogs dairy and poultry, plus large remaining supplies. Many Americans cross border to homestead in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Alberta
Back in Good Old Bow Days Barber Shop Tale
A man of apparent means recalls childhood barbering when he never sat in a chair. His brother borrowed horse clippers from the engine house and his mother cut around a bowl on his head, leaving him looking like a window washer's brush until age twelve.
Broken Down Car Sparks Blunt Language Exchange
An exchange recalls Blobster venting in strong language after his vehicle failed 650 miles from a garage. No apology or remorse was shown as he let loose with the first harsh words that came to mind.
Meeting at the Café Sparks Familiar Overcoat Mystery
A fragmentary dialogue notes a chance encounter in a cafe last winter. One speaker recalls an overcoat that another insists they never owned then, while the first reveals ownership now, hinting at a past connection.
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Fliegende Blaetter
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad and Misc Notices
An advertisement touts LAXATIVE BRON OININE tablets with a Grove signature for a 26 cent cure and repeats the claim. A joke line about an engaged couple prefers lip to silence. An ad notes FARMS FOR RENT OR SALE BY J. MULHALL in Sioux City Iowa.
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J. Mulhall
Sioux City
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