Easter in Foreign Lands Showcases Polish Traditions
Holy week in Poland features fasting and prayer with services and a church tableau of Christ’s grave. Good Friday mourners attend prayers, and Easter Sunday centers on a large feast called swieceny with cold meats, roasted pig, sausages, and habs cakes, followed by egg greetings at the door amid “Hallelujah.”
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Easter customs around the world described in detail
The article recounts Easter rites across nations, from Russia and Jerusalem to France Italy Spain and Austria. It covers kissing customs meals and blessings in churches markets and palaces, processions in Rome and Florence, and public celebrations for children and peasants, with vivid notes on rituals and imagery.
Lesson on Humility and Hospitality from Luke 14
A study of Luke 14 7 24 emphasizes humility over rank in seating, generosity to the poor over recompense, and the heavenly invitation to the kingdom. Jesus rebukes social climbing and outlines God s method of filling his table with those who accept the call.
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Corn Can Be Grown on Canadian Prairies
Manitoba begins producing corn mainly for feeding. Frosted fields near Brandon and southern Manitoba show eight to nine feet height, dough stage, potential yields over 20 tons per acre. Experiments at Brandon and other farms confirm good yields, with advocates urging adoption by western agriculturists. Corn is already grown in Alberta and Saskatchewan, with parallels to Minnesota and Ontario practice for wintering stock. The article argues corn could diversify crops and improve land use for cattle and dairy feeds.
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Jests About Cost Of Living From A Cleveland Paper
Two light sketches show couples adapting to rising prices. One pair eat thrifted meals including oxtail soup and head cheese, inviting readers to study hidden punch lines. The other couple subsists on vegetables with venison as the promised meat, leading to a punning misfortune when venison proves unaffordable.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
End of Chatillon Congress Seals Peace Talks
One hundred years ago the Chatillon congress failed to reach terms with France and its allies. Napoleon agreed to surrender Westphalia Holland and Spain restore the pope and Ferdinand VII to Madrid Malta to England and most colonial gains while insisting on France natural frontiers the Rhine and the Alps. Plenipotentiaries ended negotiations and allied armies moved to resume march on Paris.
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Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
A safety notice urges mothers to inspect CASTORIA bottles for the signature of nary- In and warns of the remedy used for infants and children for over 30 years. It notes children cry for Fletcher's Castoria and emphasizes proper use.
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Mageer's Emulsion Named For Invalids and Children
An old Courier Journal snippet warns invalids and children should receive Mageer’s Emulsion to strengthen the body and prevent illness. The ad promises a wide assortment of drugs and notes the telephones and forged notes as unrelated fragments.
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