Our Easter Flowers Come From Abroad
Easter flower supply comes from a global network with Japan, Belgium, Holland, and China contributing bulbs and blooms. Bermuda once supplied the market but production collapsed due to disease and greed, shifting reliance to Japan and other regions for Easter lilies and azaleas.
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Japan
Belgium
Holland
China
St. Joseph
France
Bermuda
United States
Bermudas
Horiculturists
Islands
America
Orient
Philippines
Philip
Easter window displays showcase ornamental garden designs
The piece highlights decorative and artistic window arrangements for Easter, noting fashions in color schemes, rival designs, and plant choices. It mentions doves, clusters of blossoms, gas filled ribbons, and a range of flowers like crimson rambler roses, American Beachyose, and tropical plants as key visual elements.
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Sorat Grsigne
Easter Myth Ties Hare To Moon And Old Persians
An old article explains Easter myths linking the hare to the moon and the vernal equinox. It notes the full moon determines Easter, and the moonlit nocturnal hare aligns with nighttime hunting lore from ancient Magians Persians involving good spirit Aruluns and evil Abriman in a cosmic struggle.
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Wouh
Aruluns
Abriman
Holy Staircase in Rome Draws Wide Pilgrims
Two women describe Easter in Rome and a vast crowd kneels on the Scala Santa, kissing each step. The staircase, said to be the path dragged by Jesus before crucifixion, was brought from Jerusalem by Saint Helena along with the true cross.
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Rome
la Scala Santa
Pilate
Jerusalem
St. Helena
Federal League to Press Rival Leagues in Player Raids
The Federal league plans continued raids on players under contract with organized baseball before season end as the two leagues edge toward conflict. Secretary Lloyd Mickart says the new circuit will press for recognition, while Major League clubs plan to restrain the upstart by securing injunctions to bar jumping players.
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Federal League
Lioyd Mickart
Federals
Mickart
Federal
Prowlers
Chance
Frank Chance
Yankees
Malsel
Gilhooley
Highlanders
Beast
John K. Tener
National League
Penn
Sylvania
Reague Etuhg
Outlaws
Harvard
Rex Huei
Fullerton
Hitchcock
Putnam
Wentworth
Cowen
Seymour
Starbuck
Ingenue to Soubrette and Other Quick-Glance Jests
A collage of comic vignettes and jokes from early 20th century papers. Scenes range from cabaret flirtations, penny-pinching loans on C O D to witty exchanges about fashion and social whimsy. Notable quips include the Easter musings on church, a political leader’s satire, and a playful exchange about long headedness versus narrow windedness.
What Might Be Seagoing School For the Navy
A quip filled item notes a proposed seagoing school for the navy amid light banter about names and misheard phrases. The column reflects humor and brief snippets from readers and papers.
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Navy
Watts
Baltimore American
A Little Different Marcella Ivid dialogue excerpt
The exchange features Ivid and Waverly discussing Mr Shhlimmerpate as a prominent joke writer. The judge confirms the point by noting he authored some of their best known jokes, underscoring his reputation in humor writing.
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Marcella
Ivid
Shhlimmerpate
Waverly
Dobson's Chickens Progress Near Self-Sufficiency
Learning Fast. Binks asks about Dobson raising chickens. Jinks says he is doing very well and is nearly ready to eat one himself.
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Binks
Dobson
Jinks
Kansas City Star
In the Days of Long Ago and Jestful Exchanges
A collage of brief quips from various papers includes a Houston Post exchange about proposing unworthiness, Yonkers Statesman pondering forgotten eras, and Puck style jests about a hen and Caesar era. It captures playful, dated humor and cross-paper linkage without a single narrative.
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Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
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Rowton Transcript
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New York Globe
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Sorghum
Miss Wombat
Mr. Huggins
Phila
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Speedieys
Newark News
Houston Post
She
Mr. Saphead
Puck
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