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Newspaper
Hamilton Evening Journal
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1912
Page
16
The account recalls Easter in Verdolen with a midnight mass and a candlelit procession to the Holy Sepulcher. Russians weep with joy as Christ is risen proclaimed by bells and priests, a scene of reverence, floral splendor, and a jeweled procession through the ancient church.
Tokyo Japan The Golden Temple shrine sits within a centuries old garden where pine trees and a venerable ancient pine stand near a sacred pond. The temple hall for centuries has been gilded with gold leaf and surrounded by architectural features that emphasize age form and spiritual symbolism.
Representative Hamilton of West Virginia paid tribute to Republican Leader Mann with a whimsical joke. He quipped that the gentleman from Illinois eats on Sundays and never sleeps, imagining if he had been marshal under Napoleon at Waterloo he would have noted Grouchy's absence and demanded a quorum, perhaps hiring Wellington's forces.
A blaze at the home of Joseph A. Melroy caused substantial damage in a fire described as costing $26,000. A trunk containing about $25,000 worth of jewels was saved from the flames.
Fragmentary verse recalls Mary and child in a stable scene with shepherds and Wise Men, angels' choruses, and a sacred melody carried into morning light. The narration mentions tribute, spices, and a price placed on a song, evoking a Christmas theme.
A fragment of a 1773 Maryland Journal copy has been found in a modern collector’s possession. Edward Gerving notes its authenticity is unverified by an archaeologist and the yellowed pages show decay. The document includes an interesting advertisement signed by George Washington, a real estate operator.
A fragment reports a runaway enslaved man named Prince with a tall frame and several hacks on his forehead seen around Susquehanna Ferry. A reward is offered of five pounds to the person who captures him so the owner may reclaim him.
A fragmentary igha longwire notice describes Spanish speaking Jews from the Orient migrating to New York and spreading across the U S with around ten thousand in New York City. It notes Hebrew newspapers like LAmerics and Et Aguila serving the community and mentions an Oriental bureau of the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigration Aid Society. It also pivots to a fashion note about spring skirts and a garbled exchange at dialogue’s end.
The article traces Easter origins from pagan spring rites to Christian celebration. It notes Constantine’s 4th century shift to Sunday after the vernal equinox full moon, explaining date variance and the festival’s evolution from a heathen background to a joyous Christian rebirth.
A rich gentleman boasts of winning a beautiful girl to Masten and asks how to make her his own. He challenges that if she can marry him, she will be his. The fragment portrays a mercantile courtship scene with a dubious proposal and social maneuvering.
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