Easter Customs in a Dutch Border Town
Judith Waller describes in Kansas City Star how eastern Netherlands towns celebrate Palm Sunday and Easter with bread swans and wheels, Easter eggs dyed with spinach and beet juice, egg battles at noon, and festive fairs. The piece blends folk crafts, songs, and symbols from old Germanic roots, highlighting enduring regional tradition.
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Judith Waller
Kansas City Star
The Walk to Emmaus and the Resurrection Faith
A sermon outline on Luke 24 13 35 recounts two followers to Emmaus and Jesus joining them. It highlights their doubt and sorrow, Jesus teaching from scripture, the revelation at the breaking of bread, and the disciples’ return to proclaim the risen Christ.
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Emmaus
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Luke
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Israel
Easter Light and the Resurrection Sunrise
The simple morning story of the Resurrection refreshes souls as the Easter sun rises on the faithful at the tomb and makes glad the hearts of men with enduring light.
Keep Straight On. The Way to Heaven
Spur geon cites guidance to salvation urging turning to the right and continuing forward as the path to eternal life. The brief note presents a spiritual directive with a succinct moral instruction.
Be Wise Be Wiser Than Others Quote
A concise proverb attributed to the Earl of Chesterfield urges modesty while seeking wisdom. It cautions against boasting about intelligence and favors prudent restraint in social commentary.
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Earl of Chesterfield
Freezone Corn Remedy Promises Quick Pain Relief
An advertisement extols Freezone as a cheap, simple corn remover that uses drops to halt pain and allow the corn to be lifted out without soreness. It touts a tiny bottle as effective for hard and soft corns and even between the toes, credited as a Cincinnati invention.
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Cincinnati
Ady
The Kind Shortcake Exchange
A brief exchange shows one person noting yesterday’s shortcake, and another agreeing it was so short it wouldn’t go around. The dialogue captures a playful, domestic moment with a touch of humor.
Boschee's Syrup Promises Relief for Colds and Coughs
A vintage ad extols Boschee's Syrup as a cure for coughs bronchitis and colds. It highlights influenza deaths surpassing wartime losses and claims the product aids restful sleep easy morning expectoration and lung relief. Made in America and sold widely.
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America
Governor Goodrich on Christmas Customs and boar’s head tale
Indiana Governor Goodrich recalls an old Christmas practice where a boar's head was served with a lemon in its mouth and glassy eyes. He cites the brutal Old World custom as an example of outmoded traditions in refined times. The tale ends with a child’s wary request for a piece not looking at him.
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Indiana
Willie
Wille
Doan
S. Ag
Allen Models
Missouri Ave
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Dean
Noisy Rhetoric Targets Socialism and Radicals
A crowding agitator calls for removing socialism bolshevism anarchism radicalism and sovietism while Farmer Corn tessel. adds rheumatism as a joke about silencing dissent in a rural scene.
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Farmer Corntessel
Recipe for gray hair treatment from old ad
A home hair darkening formula blends Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine in water. Apply twice weekly to darken gray streaks while keeping the scalp cool and hair soft without stickiness or rub off.
Not a candidate for legislature declares stance
J Fuller Gloom rejects nomination to political office urging the committee to understand his long record. He cites decades of honesty and self sufficiency while denying any claim to a living from public service, and ends with a courteous farewell.
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J. Fuller
Kansas City Star
Rise in biography often tied to stronger purchasing power
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote contrasts biography inspiration with eras of earlier economic strength. The student notes that many figures rose when money held more value, suggesting fiscal conditions shaped personal ascent.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
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