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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1903
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text mentions health, appetite, and work stoppage. It references a person in Finikham and a payment of 5000 dollars, but overall content is disjointed and uncertain.
A survey of Easter roots tracing Pasch and Ostern through Hebrew, Persian, and Germanic traditions. It details council debates at Nice, the dating rule for Easter, and the spread of naming across languages, plus notes on flowering symbolism and mythic origins.
In a New York setting Nelie faces a choice between accepting a $25 Easter gift from cousin Angela and completing a costly scarf project for a church pulpit. Nelie, proud yet not rich, chooses to forgo the money to finish the hand needlework she plans as Aunt Mary's Easter present.
The text describes the egg as a symbol of Christian faith across Europe since conversions. It notes children sustain these celebrations by cherishing visits from the Easter Rabbit, its nest of beauty, and the anticipation of Santa Claus at Christmas Eve.
The fragment discusses early England Easter customs, noting Saxons and Angles venerating Ostara and later adapting to Christian rites. It traces the shift from eight-day commemorations to shorter observances, culminating in a single day celebrating the resurrection, with quotes from Carlyle and others.
Velpen Indiana district farmer Wm O B Sullivan shares a personal experience to argue honesty remains in an age of frauds. He recounts seeking cures for rheumatism and kidney trouble and endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills as effective, refund offered if unsatisfied. He also notes Romans kept diaries for memory, and mentions money refunded for each package of Putnam Faceless Dyes.
The text describes the enormous ancient arena in Rome with an external circumference of 3,728 feet and a long axis of 625 feet. It stood four stories tall at 186 feet and could accommodate 87,000 seated spectators plus 100,000 standing.
A tract of about 20 000 nerea in Sweatarn Kansas has been bought by Tadlana and Ohlo Gapttallata for ranching purposes. The buyers plan to raise potted Angus cattle on the property.
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