Easter Tendencies according to Junius Henri Browne
Browne argues Easter has gained prominence across Protestant denominations, tracing the shift from Puritan resistance to Roman Catholic associations to broader observance. He cites Congregationalists Presbyterians Baptists Methodists Unitarians Universalists noting flowers services and music reflecting creedal harmony while stressing Jesus as a humane exemplar rather than dogmatic doctrine.
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Jesus
New England
Universalists
God
Easter and immortality in Protestant thought
The piece argues that Jesus symbolizes human ideal morality while humanity progresses toward unity with the divine, predicting a future where faith yields to knowledge. It notes Easter’s appeal to Protestants and contrasts Catholic and Protestant rites, then profiles Miss Helen Wilder, Honolulu heiress honored as a humane officer with the first badge.
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Jesus
Junius Henri Browne
Helen Wilder
E. K. Wilder
Honolulu
Arthur M. Brown
Miss Wilder
Hawaiian Islands
San Francisco Chronicle
Easter Sports Around The World In Historic Customs
The article surveys Easter time games from different lands. It notes ancient practices like heav ing chairs in England and Europe, handball and water tilting games, Swiss egg basket races, and Russian festival swings and merry go rounds, detailing regional merrymaking during Easter.
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Ince
White ‘House
Washington
Switzerland
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Queen Victoria's Drawing Room Fashion at Year’s Start
The New York Sun reports a bright London drawing room scene where Queen Victoria and royal ladies wore black, black and white, or vivid colors. Satin gowns with velvet or contrasting linings dominated while fine real lace, including historic pieces like Marie Antoinette’s d angleterre lace, adorned gowns.
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London
Marie Antoinette
House of Austria
M. A
Josephine
George IV
Medhlin
Chantilly
Venetian
New York Sun
Women and Stenographers in Modern Society
Harriet Monroe argues social intercourse requires shared interests between husband and wife. The wife and daughters know little of business, leading to closer bonds between husband and his stenographer who shares the employer’s real life and value. The dynamic leaves women as household fixtures while the stenographer becomes a confidential ally.
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Harriet Monroe
San Francisco
Hat Matron named by Bridgeport mayor
The Bridgeport mayor appoints Miss Susan Watson to the office of hat matron. She patrols theaters collecting names of women in tall hats and reports offenders to managers who bar them from front seats. Repeat offenders lose access to front seats until compliance.
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Bridgeport
Susan Watson
Miss Watson
Women Firefighters Save Nassa Village Waterworks
In Nassa Sweden the fire department is all women. The village relies on four enormous water tubs for its water supply and about 150 women staff the fire service. They keep the tubs filled and handle fires with swift efficiency.
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Nassa
Sweden
Hope and Reality. A tale of two friends and distant fortunes
A retired business man recalls a boyhood friendship with Young Stems. They pursued separate paths east and west and promised a five year financial check in on each other. Five years later both were modestly prosperous and met again to compare youthful hopes with life’s realities, via letters. Based on Detroit Free Press.
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Stems
Detroit Free Press
Haydn's Kaiser Tune Becomes Austrian Anthem Icon
The story traces the adoption of Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser as Austria's anthem after Count von Saurau's 1797 decree and its performance in Vienna theaters. It notes Haydn's lifelong fondness for the melody, its later use in the Kaiserquartett, and an anecdote about Haydn blessing art by playing the tune before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haydn
L. L. Hasehka
Count von Saurau
Vienna
Franz den Kaiser
England
Austria
Newton
Kempthorne
Pohl
William Gardiner
London News
Salaries Reveal The Costly Church Of England
The Chicago Times Herald notes high pay for church leaders as the Church of England sustains a grand hierarchy. Primates and bishops receive substantial annual salaries, illustrating a costly institution with a large clergy payroll per ordained soul.
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Bangor
Bath and Wells
Ely
Gloucester
Chester
Exeter
Hereford
Lichfield
Liverpool
Llandaff
Manchester
Ripon
St. Asaph
Carlisle
Lincoln
Norwich
Petersborough
St. Davids
Oxford
Salisbury
Worcester
Newcastle
Rochester
St. Albans
Sodor and Man
Southwell
Truro
Wakefield
Church of England
Chicago Times- Herald
Simple alcohol rain demonstration and fashion notes
Engineering reports describe L Errera's Terre et Ciel method producing alcohol rain by heating a glass cylinder with 92 percent alcohol under a saucer. Vapors condense, forming clouds and vertical drops, then rain for about thirty minutes. Also notes autograph book recipes, London flats To Let for Lady Bachelors Only, pink flower neckpieces, glace kid gloves, and a fashionist hat trend.
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L. Errera
Terre Et Ciel
Proposals Sought for Wayland Sudbury Road Contract
Middlesex County announces sealed bids for building a road in Wayland and Sudbury Massachusetts. Bids due April 20 1897 by 10 00 AM at East Cambridge Court House. Plans specifications and forms available from County Engineer. County reserves right to reject any or all bids. March 27 1897.
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Wayland
Sudbury
County Commissioners
Middlesex County
Court House
East Cambridge
Mass
County Engineer
Middlesex
Cambridge
Firebu Railroad
South Acton
Acton Enterprise
Acton
Ralph N. Smith
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Patrick O’riorden
Fitchburg
American Powder Mills
Pune
Stowe Road
O’riorden
Board of. Selectmen
Patrick O'Riorden
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Queen Victoria’s Drawing
Women Fire Workers
West End
A. H. Haynes
Riverside Block
Maynard
N. B
C.d.holmes
Maynard, Mass
H.p.n.dahl
Levi S. Gould, Samuel O. Upham
Francis Bigelow
Office of the County Commissioners
Fitchburg Bicycles
Main Street
Chas E. Boyce
Main
Church Streets
Hudson
Westerly
Quincy
C. S. Fowler
Moses H. Garfield
Chas. A. Smith
East Acton, Mass
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