Easter Egg Dyeing Through the Ages
Eggs and Easter coloring have endured for thousands of years. Persia originators dyed eggs red for sacred blood or joy after Lent. Grandmother’s era used tea coffee and onion skins as safe dyes. Modern practice adds mother-daughter cut-out decorations for fancy eggs.
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Persia
Tvere
Clare area social notes highlight visits and travel
A long list of visits, weekend gatherings, and trips in Clare area life. Families like Bidwells, Mussells, Harters, Coxes, and Archbolds are seen at Ithaca, Flint, Lansing, Mt. Pleasant, and other towns. Attendees include Rev. Floyd Galusha, Mr. and Mrs. Howlett, Mrs. Jyn Dickerson, and many neighbors, with several moves and upcoming meetings noted.
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Arnold Bidwell
Flint
Hadward Mussell
Roy Harter
Dave
Kenneth Cox
Anna Mae
Ithaca
Ed. Gladstone
Lulu Cox
Harold Jones
Mason
Floyd Galusha
Cadillac
Charles Brooks
M. R. Howlett
Vaughn Lewis
Jyn Dickerson
Farwell
Edward Mussell
Esther Archambault
Betty Assmann
Mt. Pleasant
Robert Archambault
Helen
Roy Hufffian
Shepherd
John Rodabaugh
Minnie Wilkie
Gladwin
Charles Howe
Clifford Richmond
Clinton Richmond
Harrison
Paul Nass
Crane Dealers
Durant
Arthur Walters
Bill
George Walters
Clare
Roy Farnsworth
Clio
Rebekahs
Frank VanWormer
Andrew Friz
Elton Lee Hughes
John Hughes
Detroit
Lansing
Grand Rapids
Robert Morris
Joe Swoondia
Floyd and
Roy Morris
Warl Snider Dita
Ona Aven
Midland
Virginia Perry
Esther Tice
Vernon
J. G. Cotton
Yiint
Ray Archbold
Edwin Winslow
Harry Foss
Alvin
Calvin Harvey
Charles Ogle
Davy
Bourke Lodewyk
Bay City
Linda Thayer
J. H. Seeley
Edna
Harl Beatty
Howell
Bert Pifer
Floyd Pifer
Dale Brown
Glen Kinkbeiner
Alvin Schmidt
Sebenaing
Jack Paul
Earl Sternaman
Jack
Phyllis
Corunna
Owosso
Ralph Brown
Winter Park
Movida
Charles Whitlock
James Lansing
Herrick
Clyde Kistler
Loomis
Lennard Irwin
Harold
Irwin
Edward Budd
Northport
Stanley Garthe
L. C
Clifford Haddox
Virginia Mae
Glora Krienke
Marcus
Reed City
M. A. Doherty
Mary Lou
Gail
Chesaning
Eveline Gerow
John Empey
Clarence Lindemulder
Lorna
Laura Pifei
Ashley
Thelma Nass
Dorothy Nass
Elmo Siel
Kalamazoo
J. W. Siel
Woyd Siel
Ardath
Jalene
Theda Wall
William B. Cline
Stanwood
Henry Hall
Ladies Guild of the Congregational Church
Gleason’s
Stuart Bicknell
Frank Murdoch
August Ulrich
Seventh Street
Fifth Street
Glen Baker
Marilyn Kay
Barryton
Howard
Economy
Bowen
Grove 5 & 10
Stanley Ireland
Larry Rulapaugh
Hillsdale
Harry Nowlen
Duréen
Mr. Nowlen
General Hospital
John Northon
Saginaw
G. C. Knapp
Charles West
Pontiac
George Gibbs
Gale Hooker
Middleton
Wood
C. B. Jones
Louise
Dunlop Block
West 5Th Street
Frank Nash
Wlushing
Robert W Kleinhardt
Rey
Charles Kleinhardt
Paul Mance
Fenny Doll
Camp Custer
Battle Creek
Walter Schroeder
Della Jean
Elmo Shoup
William Holmes
W. F. Link
Virginia
Link
C. A. Perry
Laurencé Green
Mann Siding
Nancy Teale
Arnold Ott
Michigan State College
East Lansing
St. Louis
Missouri
Nora Barnes
Los Angeles
California
Golden State
Jack Rudy
Florida
Henry Ott
B. Fischer
Charles Ott
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Paul Archbold
A. J. Archbold
C. VW. High
B. L. Lagr
A. E. Mack
H. C. Cudney
Arthur O'Neil
Roberta
W. D. Dysinger
Rolland
Camp Grant
Illinois
Jack Bouchey
Homer Livingston
Albert Myers
Robert Myers
Nelson Calkins
Rosebush
William Elliott
Nottawa Township
Josephine Murdoch
B. P. Murdoch
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
C. ‘A. Perry
Robert
Joanana
Repayshowink
Melvin Smith
Henrietta Smith
Pleasant
Anna Johnson
Frank Robinson
Nowlett
George’s Market
East 4Th Street
Phare
Clare Sentinel
ART Damothagy
Clare Insurance Agv
Clare Realty CO
Clare, Michigan
Wesell Fire Insurance
Travelers
Hartford
Clare Hardware
Batiste
Madris
Soc
Wm. H. Bicknell & Co
Percate
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