European Traders and Malayan Colonial Steps Through 1909
The history outlines 16th century Malacca trade as a hub between East and West. It notes Portuguese capture in 1511, Dutch control from 1641 to 1795, 1818 Vienna treaty return to the Netherlands, and 1824 British possession. Penang 1786, Singapore 1824, Johore protection 1914, and 1874 moves toward British advisers. The federation formed in 1895, Kedah to Trengganu under British dominion by 1909.
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Malacca
Malacca Strait
Thhe
Vienna
Netherlands
British East India Company
Kedah
East India Company
Penang
Singapore
Sultan of Johore
Johore
Britain
Perlis
Kelantan
Trengganu
Cut Salt Intake to Reduce Blood Pressure
A Journal of the American Medical Association report finds rigid salt restriction lowered blood pressure in some patients. Six subjects showed two normal readings and three with moderate reductions. Authors caution about hot weather and sweating, but deem salt control a practical therapy for certain patients.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
France
Germany
United States
Ottawa’s Rise From Bytown to Ottawa Name Change
The article traces Ottawa’s growth from Bytown a 19th century name honoring Colonel By to Ottawa adopted in 1854. It notes the split by the Rideau canal into Upper Town English and Lower Town French sections and mentions the Gatineau and Rideau rivers shaping early settlement. It explains the Ottawa name derives from the Ottawa tribe meaning traders.
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Ottawa
Rideau Canal
Rideau River
Gatineau River
Home Government
St. Lawrence
Bytown
Wonder Fiber Wool and Its Elastic Strength
Wonder fiber wool is praised for its elasticity and strength with warmth. Insulating properties come from numerous tiny air spaces between scaly fibers. Cleaning helps preserve these properties as spinning weaving and nap influence tufting.
Powder Puff Care and Reuse Tips from a Household Guide
A short guide explains powder puffs wear out quickly but can be reused after washing. Wash weekly with combs and brushes, scrub spots with a brush, rinse, and air dry by pinning to a sunny window. Used puffs can polish silver or serve as a sewing pin cushion.
Tariff debates and postwar economic shifts stir world policy
A broad survey of postwar tariff strategy outlines a shift toward reduced import duties under presidential action. Leaders discuss European free trade aims at Paris while the United States weighs broader world competition, farm output, and relief aid amid shortages and a mounting arms race.
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Paris
Subscription Inquiry for The Omaha World Herald
A reader requests information about subscribing to The Omaha World Herald. Details or options for new or renewed subscriptions are sought, with potential questions about rates delivery areas and digital access.
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The
Omaha World- Herald
Omaha World Herald
Public school funding and tax revision proposal
A candidate pledges better provisions for public schools through taxation of intangibles and cuts to state government via eliminating overlapping departments. With decades of Capitol reporting and executive experience, they warn against lobbyist influence and emphasize tax reform for the public good. Old enough to know better, young enough to learn.
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Capitol
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Italy
Russia
Europe
State Department
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West Point
New York
Uncle Sam
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Senate
White House
Hugh Butler
Senator Butler
Nebraska
Bud
Walter Winchells
Lester
Polk, Hamilton and
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Clay, Polk Hamilton
Richard H. Larson
Lieber-Bersee
Opticians
Rogers Jewelry Store
Columbus
Omaha
Clarks, Nebraska
James G. Reeder
Clarks
Nebraska Realty Auction Company
Central
Falstaff Brewing Corp
ST. Louis - Waite
New Orleans
the Gas Company
Girl On the Flying Trapeze
Ramona Dearo
F. F. Whitcomb
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