Gun-Running and Arms Trade Across Indian Frontiers
A fragmented account traces arms supply to Afghan tribes via India during colonial tensions, noting R governments and Afghan traders exploiting modern rifles and ammunition. It mentions Kabul’s border trade, Oman’s treaties, and French alignment affecting regional power dynamics in the mid 19th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muse
Datme
Kabul
Bureye
Oman
Muscat
France
Finn Mae
Arm Trafficking and Gulf Blockade 1864 1908 Saga
A detailed account describes Ardent efforts to curb arms smuggling from Muscat to Afghanistan via the Persian Gulf. It covers treaty history, British Indian naval blockade, the Persian Gulf squadron, and operations led by Captain A. T. Hunt with the Fox and Pers iean coastal patrols. The piece notes dhow routes, landing sites, and the constant cat and mouse between gunrunners and naval forces, including a dramatic incident with pirate Sheikh Mazkur near Linga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munent
Europé
Porte
Arma
Muscat
Gulf of Oman
Perse
Mokran
Bizerte
Lirgesele
Gulf of Onan
Muscal
Neason
Matarah
Arabian Coast
Ibah
Nakoda
Bohar
Pertia
Karachi
Givadar
M. Shipe Pox
Proserpine
Perseus
Alert
Odili
Sphink
Keplege
Peitieh India Stemmnotip Company
India
Royal Navy
Tombay
Colombo
A. T. Hunt
the Fox
Kabul
Jask
Pax
Hunt
Mehran
Charhar
Hambay
Abipa
H. M
Mazkur
Linga
Odin
Maskur
Bluebeard and Tombstones in Lenoir County Tale
A North Carolina man recalls Ben Button who lived near Goldsboro twenty years ago with a large family of wives. At his home a dinner led to a porch scene of four tombstones inscribed to beloved wives, sparking the narrator’s shock and a wife's vow about her own burial place. The tale ends with the present wife noting fear and humor, and speculation about future tombstones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Lenoir County
Goldsboro
Button
Ben Button
Ben
Howse
Anna
Kate
Maggie
Jeanie
Mrs. Suttos
Jamile
Annie
Jennie
Oregon inventor touts machine tenderizing steak
A compact corrugated metal roller device, mounted on a base, tenderizes a steak by pressing between two ridged surfaces. The meat is fed under the roller and moved back and forth to remove sinew and fat, with squeezed juices used to make gravy. The inventor, likely an Oregon resident, describes it as a hall bedroom life stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Uses for Old Newspapers Show Handy Household Tricks
A reader extols repurposing old newspapers for cleaning, lining shelves, kindling, rug underlays, barrel linings, lamp chimneys, and window polishing. They highlight multiple uses from wiping to saving money and urge preserving and recycling papers.
Fruit Omelet with Pineapple and Sherry
A fruit omelet recipe uses eggs and a light touch with salt and milk. Butter heats in a pan then the egg mixture is poured and shaken at the hottest stove area until thickened. Finish by dusting pineapple with sugar, adding sherry, folding, and serving hot.
Chicken Kentucky Style Oven Steamed Bake with Cream
A compact older recipe describes using a young chicken in a kettle with small water, then steaming with baking pam. It finishes in the oven after adding cracker crumbs butter and cream, garnished with flat positioning and winged chicken opened down the back for even browning.
Teapot Secret for Spout Placement
A practical tip advises avoiding teapots with a low spout near the pot’s base. Keep the spout high in the body so the pot fits well and pours cleanly without tea dribbling.
Scrambled Eggs and Sardines Recipe Note
A compact set of pantry directions describes making a scrambled eggs and sardines dish. It instructs removing akin and bone from sardines, mixing with lemon juice pepper salt olive oil, and lightening a paste with whisked egg white before scrambling the eggs with the paste in a prepared pan.
Care of Woodenware Utensils Washing After Use
Wooden utensils should be washed directly after use to prevent dirt and grease from soaking into the wood. Once soaked in, it becomes difficult to remove all residues and maintain cleanliness.
To Set Gelors In Washing Method
Instructions describe washing an unspecified article before use, noting it should not be placed in strong salt water. It advises drying and using two coffee cups of salt to ten quarts of water for washing, claiming this allows future washes without the precaution.
Street Sayings Fade From The Street To Page
A London columnist notes street slang fades quickly yet some phrases endure. Expressions such as Does your mother know you're sutt and Not in these trousers recur across eras, with others traced to 1840 or earlier. The piece contrasts fleeting current phrases with revived lines and older exclamations.
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Ig Dome
Londen
Bors
London
Criminal Neglect of Skin and Hair Ad Blast
An ad extols Catleura Soap and Ointment for poor complexions rough hands and dry hair urging timely care with warm baths and gentle anointings. It promotes a free Cutcura book to improve skin and hair health and offers mailing from Potter Drug Chem Corp Boston Mass.
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Potter Drug # Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
Rose in Cleveland circles twists tale of incubator visit
The text describes Charles T. Rose, a prominent Cleveland Mason and banker, as a great chicken fan. While walking through an incubator house he is joined by Helen, his three year old daughter, whom he playfully tosses and calls out to ask about a chick.
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Charles T. Rose
Cleveland
Rhode Island
Clean Sanitary Floors and Varniabed Surfaces
A fragment outlines varnished floors as sanitary and attractive, noting varnish aids cleaning by wiping away microbe laden dust. It cites the National Association of Varmah Manufacturers promoting a booklet Modern Floors from The Bourse Philadelphia offering cheaper, better floor care than carpet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Varmah Manufacturers
Bourse
Philadelphia
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Ethusta
Chicago
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