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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1919
Page
2
A reflective verse by Judd Mortimer Lewis imagines Easter as a return of beloved ones departed. The speaker speaks of love, peace, and memory, seeing Easter as a bond that sustains from spring to spring as those cherished are near again in spirit.
Fragmentary extracts discuss the eternal nature of life beyond death, noting the struggle to reconcile material focus with spiritual renewal. The text references a group driven by desires for eternal love, truth, and a simple will to see reality, and contemplates future church renewal and the promise of a new spiritual flower in the face of doubt and sorrow.
Confectioners in major cities compete to craft ornate Easter eggs of sugar chocolate and glass. Noted marvels include a 3 year high egg with 1000 pounds of candy and a Paris made enamel egg with mechanical contrivances that flies and emits twelve airs from operas. A South African tale mentions a long egg featuring a chair and a child outside.
Palm Sunday observances vary by region, tracing roots to early Christianity. Palms and branches symbolize victory and royalty, with ashes from palms used on Ash Wednesday. In some lands, palm figures or flowers are carried in processions or distributed to the people. practices reflect themes of renewal and awakening referenced in Christian imagery.
Pascal Ennile notes the ritual symbolism linking spring pagan festivals to Christian renewal. He describes candles with embedded incense grains honoring Christ and the festival’s global observances. The piece reflects on fire and water rites and church blessing traditions tied to the Feast.
Easter Monday on the White House grounds draws a great group of children eager for the egg rolling contest. The event, long a capital tradition, fills spectators with delight as eggs roll toward the bottom amid lively cheers. The passage notes a wish for prosperity in the building industry and mentions 170 women employed in England.
The Holy Week rites in Jerusalem include the Grek patriarch washing 12 pilgrim’s feet in an open court before the cathedral, while Catholic and Armenian leaders perform a separate indoor service. Good Friday mass events run from evening until midnight and Holy Saturday features a ceremonial flame believed to appear on the holy sepulcher. millions of wax tapers light the festival as part of Lent’s crowning events.
The text describes sacred relics carried worldwide and midnight resurrection services. Pilgrims travel homeward after ceremonies, while many tourists visit briefly for seasonal trade but remain outsiders who do not grasp local religious or social life.
The piece argues that belief in Christ’s divinity rests on two linked miracles, with the resurrection presented as an established historical fact. It contends the miracle of the resurrection is well attested, while the miracles of Meth are not subject to historical proof. It challenges those who call themselves modern to accept the resurrection.
Easter customs and superstitions are numerous and varied across cultures. Origins often blur as many practices predate clear records, with some tied to the Christian observance of the festival. In several nations Christians greeted Easter morning with the phrase Christ is risen.
A pasting compares biblical resurrection claims with secular attempts to deny the event. It cites Sunday School Times and Houston Post commentary, noting guards asleep at the tomb and disciples’ martyrdom as evidence for the resurrection. The piece argues the empty tomb remains a factual core despite explanations.
Across Europe Easter traditions persist in many forms from grand processions led by Latin church to simple rural rites in remote churches and woods. War may alter some districts but gatherings in the name of Christ near cathedrals or kirks still tell the story of atonement through symbols and ceremonies.
The text reflects Easter as a message of hope with the risen Christ appearing to Simon and the disciples declaring the Lord is risen indeed. It urges believers to live in the joy of resurrection and to pray for lasting joy in that truth.
The piece cites Samuel Pepys noting Easter revels with bowls of mulled wine and eggs sold to revelers. It links to eggnog origin, mentions Peggy Penn leading gay court frotr toies, and Edward I household expense of 60 eggs for Easter with gold tent. It closes with a remark on a man long on religions who carries his faith.
Peggy and Julie discuss ignorance and news about a dog show told through dog characters. Photographs of dogs, not the dogs themselves, will appear at the show with prizes for owners of the best photos. The pair celebrate winning prizes and reflect on being seen in moving pictures.
A Richmond Indiana woman describes how Pepgen helped curb her appetite and how the product may be obtained at any leading drug store.
A London Answeres tale notes a young servant Esmerelda burning coal by a fire and a bemused Aunt Martha advising frugality. An ad touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine promising blood action to end frequent head colds while a Pine delivery claim totals 2.6 billion feet shipped to the U.S. government, likening it to a world-spanning fence.
A garbled excerpt notes a fruit named chichopoxtte from Torreau containing oil for industrial lubrication. It references 25 percent oil content and uses in high quality lubricants, plus unrelated snippets about evolution discussion and Murine Eye Remedy advertising.
A collection of remarkable bets from London Answers detailing Liogil's 30 mile backward walk in nine hours and fourteen minutes between Bagshot and Portsmouth, Lord Orfort's geese versus turkeys race from Norwich to London, Captain Bennett's hoop trundle from Whitechapel to Ongar in 3.5 hours, and a Cambridge man on stilts covering 12 miles in under four hours with no foot contact.
A young Evansville teacher shocks family by announcing plans to marry soon. Her sister warns, while the hopeful teacher muses on a tombstone relic about being a relict rather than a relic of an educational system. The exchange ends with a quip about giving versus receiving.
The Silkeston Herald reports a Charleston incident where a passenger with a heavy suitcase aroused suspicion. Authorities thought a bootlegger was caught redhanded until a lean ancient hound, smuggled by a colored man, emerged from the case. Kansas City Times notes the odd misdirection.
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