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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1910
Page
6
The article recounts legends about the Easter Lily as a sacred flower. It notes white lilies tied to the Virgin Mary and Madonna names, plus German folk tales from the Harz about a castle springing lilies. A Gethsemane tale reveals the white lily’s vanity leading to a fallen head and tears.
In 1704 Easter morning near Meldkirech Austria as 18 000 French troops under General Massena faced local resolve. The town council deputed mercy, but the old church leader called for service and faith. Bells rang from Fieldkirch as citizens worshiped while Massena misread the scene and ordered a retreat, leaving the heights empty by noon.
A fragmentary parish dialogue depicts Mrs. Henry Gray praising Easter Sunday and a new bonnet while denouncing rival women including Mrs. Bliss and Mrs. Brown for fashion, vanity, and social pretensions. The overheard opinions reveal town gossip about dress, churchgoing, and personal rivalries.
In a bright morning tale a mischief maker named Fie and his rabbit friends steal birds cages to collect eggs. The tale ends with a moral about greed and wealth, noting eggs and rabbits have their proper place and a yearly lesson for children.
During the crusades a noblewoman in a castle near the march received chickens from a nun returning from the wast. Her family being crusaders, enemies forced her to flee to the Black Forest where she lived among poor peasants. She shared eggs with neighbors and devised a rule to give each child a present Master. To delight children she colored eggs and hid them in leaves for a forest hunt.
A 19th century shopping list suggests inexpensive Easter gifts. Items include a white prayer book bound poetry, blooming flowers, a silver salteelar, Madonna photographs, china fernery, seasonable neck wear, white socks, kids gloves, Easter bonbonniere, egg baskets, chocolate eggs, toilet silver, and perfume or cologne for the family celebration.
Notice describes a parcel in Rayne township Indiana County Pennsylvania comprising 82 acres and 158 perches. The tract is bounded by Harvey Kinter J M Brown and others with a coal and mine rights reservation of one undivided third from a 1903 deed to W Nathan Kinter recorded in Weed Book 82. The description notes precise bearings and distances and the location with nearby landowners.
Writ in Partition HXECULTOR'S NOTICE lists John H. Pierce and others. Letters testamentary on the estate of Mrs. Sarah McAnulty of Cherryhill Township granted to M. J. Golden Executor, notices to creditors and debtors. Also includes notices of executors and bankruptcies with dates and locales in Clarksburg and Indiana County.
By virtue of a Court of Common Pleas order in Indiana County the assignee will publicly exhibit and sell the property on the specified premises under judicial supervision. The notice signals an imminent sale to satisfy claims, with terms set by the court and applicable deadlines.
Real estate in Green township Indiana county Pennsylvania offered in two parcels on April 1 1910. First parcel includes lots 197 and 238 in Shawnee Land Co plan with boundary references and recorded in Indiana county. Second parcel known as Samuel Anderson farm near Pine Flats contains eighty one acres and forty four perches with coal and mineral rights reserved under a 1902 deed. cash on confirmation of sale conducted by HB Crossman assignee for creditors of William Morris by order of the court.
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