Easter dates and calendars in early Christianity
The passage surveys how Easter dates vary under lunar and solar calendars, noting the early Christian preference for a movable date tied to the moon. It explains that the Julian calendar and Jewish chronology influenced early observances, with Christmas fixed and Easter remaining movable by lunar cycles. It argues for a stabilized Easter near early April to align with commerce and religious observance.
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Holy See
Roman Empire
Rome
Antioch
B. C
Caesar
Abraham
Christ
Charlemagne
Spain
World Calendar shakeup tests Easter date debate
The article discusses adopting a revised perpetual calendar and fixing Easter within it. Proponents of the World Calendar propose April 8 or April 22 for Easter, with climate considerations influencing choice. A Stockholm conference in 1915 is noted, where churches may seek a unified agenda.
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World Conference For Churches
Stockholm
Captain Dollar's Long had World Steamship Dream
Captain Robert Dollar, 88, recalls starting in a Falkirk machine shop and a life of hard work that built him into a famed shipping magnate. He tells youngsters that persistence, not luck, creates success, citing his eight year old round the world steamship service and the duty to work hard.
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Scotland
Robert Dollar
Captain Dollar
American Shipping Men
Falkirk
Marine
Dollar
Ottawa City
Canada
California
Washington State
British Columbia
Orient
Mrs Gann Leads Hoover Campaign Woman Voter Tour
A social leader and official hostess to Vice President Hoover is proposed to headline a national tour aimed at women voters. The plan echoes 1916 bipartisan outreach and faces uncertainty amid economic strain. A separate note from John Galsworthy urges the Disarmament Conference to protect children.
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Lundy
Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Hurley
Juhnecke
Hoover Administration
National Capital
Washington
Good business for all fairness to railroads urged
Harry J. Haas of the American Bankers Association argues improved rail transport conditions would boost national recovery. He cites rail industry stakes totaling trillions in bonds, notes, and stocks, plus insurance reserves and massive wage and tax payments, asserting regulatory changes are needed to enable railroads to compete on equal terms with other carriers.
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Harry J. Haas
American Bankers Association
Editorial Notes on Hoover Eulogies and War Dogs
Periodic public critique notes that Hoover praise by Hurley and Navy officials has waned. Observers sense strategic political shifts as the wartime fervor quiets, affecting job seekers and public credulity about the Executive’s relief claims.
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Hoover
Hurley
Jahnecke
Disarmament talks urged to end all war prep
The article argues suppression must be real and total, not on paper, calling for abolition of weapons and ending war preparations. It notes a March 14 note on Manchuria, Stimson's stance against recognizing new regimes, and League Assembly support for the Kellogg Pact. It highlights Hoover's faith in pacific theory and Litvinoff's push for total disarmament as a path to peace.
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United States
Federal Council of Churches
Europe
League of Nations
Charles D. Morris
Journal of
Gregory
Julius Caesar
Church of England
Reichstag
America
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Constantine
France
England
Holy See
League of Na- Nyanys
John Galsworthy
Mr. Galsworthy
Henderson
Geneva
Save-the-Children International Union
League
Paris
State Department
Henry Pu- Yi
Manchuria
Stimson
China
Japan
League of Nations Assembly
Far East
Assembly
Russia
Henry Pu-Yi
Hoover
Litvinoff
William I. Hull
Global peace talks end in narrow Russian lead
The conference largely backed Greece and Spain against Russia while Litvinoff and Teofilo Bey defended the Russian proposal. Briand, once premier and pacifier, is mourned as France recalls his life and calls for careful planning toward peace. Universities in China urge preservation of cultural institutions after Japanese destruction. Pan-American and Pan-Pacific student events set for 1932. Turkey marks a centenary of Turkish journalism with rapid post 1908 growth.
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Russia
China
India
Turkey
Greece
Spain
Litvinoff
Teofilo Bey
Oriental Library
Slats Diary Chronicles Quirky Week in Ross Farquar
Slats records a week of small town life with Lucy Gillem’s illness, Pa clashing with the mayor over language in the town, a missing bath robe, dinner guests, Ant Emmy illness, and notes on school and teachers. The diary reads like a humorous slice of everyday misadventures with marital tensions, petty squabbles, and local gossip.
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Gillem
Ito
Saterday
Ion
Ant Emmy
Athaletes Ft
Teusday
Emmy
Emil Hix
Devorce
Emil
Skool
The Conqueror Believes A Quarter Hour Longer
A short quotation attributed to Clemenceau about the conqueror being the one who believes he is not conquered for a little longer than his opponent.
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Clemenceau
Twenty Five Years Ago Local notes from Denton and vicinity
A Denton era roundup recalls Dr George A McDaniel to settle artesian wells for Bridgeville Ice Co. deaths include Mrs Beatrice Fitzgerald Danning and Emile Bazin of Ridgely. Charities urge landowners to plant trees, walnuts and chestnuts advised. Highlights include Dickinson College honors for T F Chaffinch's relative, a Zachary relocation plan for the Skirvens, and upcoming Cambridge nuptials. Funeral notices, council petitions, and Methodist Conference opening in Smyrna mark the week. Reports on peach bud loss and outlook, spring arrivals, and visits to Cambridge finish the column.
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George A. McDaniel
Bridgeville Ice Company
Beatrice Fitzgerald Danning
H. A. Brown Danning
Baltimore
Emile Bazin
Ridgely
Mr. Bazin
Paris
France
Philadelphia
Roland Chaffinch
T. F. Chaffinch
Hobbs
Caroline High
Zachary
Denton
M. Ella Anthony
M. Esma Anthony
J. Frank Brown
Cambridge
T. Pliny Fisher
Greer Cooper
Pennell Cooper
New Jersey
Minnie Dukes
West Chester Normal School
Tuckahoe Neck
James B. Funk
St. Louis
J. W. Funk
Jonathan L .Hughes
West Chester
Annie Hardcastle Downes
P. W. Downes
Bright
Downes
Fof
Edward Hardcastle
Eldridge Downes
John E. Wilson
E. R. Downes
E. C. Carter
Henry R. Lewis
Queen Anne’s County
Wilmington
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Smyrna
Del
Asbury Church
S. P. Shipman
Caroline
F. C. Ramsdell
Elbertas
Beckett
Easter worship and services at Church of the New Jerusalem
Worship next Sunday at 11 a m with a sermon The Risen Lord Communion follows the morning service Williston Easter program and worship at 3 p m Sunday School at 2 15 p m
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Church of the New Jerusalem
Williston
Bereavement thanks for flowers cars and kindness
Harry Seeney and Family express appreciation to friends and relatives for acts of kindness flowers and even cars after the loss of their grandmother.
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Harry Seeney
Holsingers Visit Greensburg Pa After Wednesday Departure
Ridgely Mr and Mrs Paul Holsinger depart Wednesday for Greensburg Pennsylvania on a trip. A son was born to Mr and Mrs I Luke Andrews on Saturday, adding a new member to their family.
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Ridgely
Paul Holsinger
Greensburg, Pa
Mrs
I Luke Andrews
Web of Life Explored By Rev Hallman Easter Series
The article by Rev E C Hallman explores life as an intricate web linking all beings. It discusses death, nature's economy, iron in soil, plants and chlorophyll, and how environment and factors like pressure chemistry and radiant energy shape living matter. It notes how light and heat influence growth, with examples from beetles to birds and infusorian division.
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Earth
Vacuo
Maupas
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Mary Melvin
Briand
New York Times
Germany
Miami
University of Miami
Tokyo
Takvimi Vekni
Constantinople
Ross Farquar
Preston
Web OF Life
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E. C. Hallman
Buster
Neewspapey
Paes
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