The Man Who Made an Easter Bonnet
In a Chicago Tribune recount, Mr Thompkins endures a dinner where his wife shows a pricey Easter bonnet. He asserts discipline over spending, and after attempting a homegrown remake of the hat the green dye drips and damages his suit. Neighbors tease but offer consolation as he laments costly vanity.
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Easter Marshmallow Rabbit Craft From Simple Store Candy
The article describes shaping soft marshmallows into a rabbit figure and hollowing a large duck egg to house it. A bed of blue cotton and a ribbon-tied shell complete the presentation, making a charming Easter gift for a friend.
Easter Egg Aged Feast Raises Burden for Centenarians
The custom of eating an egg for each year of age on Easter Sunday strains the elderly and their wallets. The practice, popular among youths and some seniors, could burden stomachs and budgets this year.
Christ Is Risen Poem by Charles Burke
A short verse praising the resurrection, urging cleansing of old sins and embracing the new birth in Easter. Repeats that the Lord is risen and that heaven and earth respond to his rise, inviting readers to take part in the eternal Easter.
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Easter Superstitions and a Yellow Garter Tradition
The piece notes common Easter superstitions spelling fear of bad luck and urges against certain items, while describing a girl who wears a yellow garter for luck and a potential engagement with Jack. It mentions blue ribbons in hair and a folk rhyme linking garters, luck, and love, ending with a playful nod to a maid named Cora Maove.
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Easter Rabbit Gizmo Stirs Morning Giggles
A playful verse imagines the Easter Rabbit caught by the Gamera ITH eggs and fantasizes a world where bunnies provide endless meals. The speaker laughs at the silly idea and jokes about the hen surprised by such a menu.
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Spencer's Chinese Client and the Napa Murder Case
A Napa attorney recalls a Chinese client who hired him to defend a man charged with murder. The client paid $500 for defense but later returned with $560 claiming he would kill the accuser, and the lawyer secured an acquittal.
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Waiting For Her. His wife who has just returned
A suspenseful brief notes a returned wife awaiting a husband in a Cleveland Plain Dealer piece. The dialogue hints at a tense situation around a novel plane salesman and a prospective buyer discussing flotation and danger.
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Dialog Fragments from a Colonial Anglo Speech Scene
A clipped exchange among London Opinion and Puck snippets features names like Miss Simpser and Miss Simpson as travelers discuss tickets and misheard remarks. The text blends era slang with character names Gerude Lizbeth Agnes May Gledys Penelope Dorothy Simpson and Mr Johnson.
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Dialogue About Reciprocity Turns Into Medical Joke
A humorous exchange from a 1920s newspaper column features a sparring about reciprocity between a doctor and patients. The sick corporal groans about a stomach issue while a colleague teases him with a pun about abdomen versus stomach.
Navvy-Yus Doctor Exchange Ends With Pain
In a brief dialogue the navvy complains of an awful pain when twisting while the doctor warns against twisting. The exchange ends with a punch.
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