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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1901
Page
3
A fragmented poetic fragment portrays a maiden figures with garland and pale gown, amid spring fields and animals. The text evokes Easter symbolism, lambs and greenery, as the reader watches following a delicate wind and blossoming pear trees toward a sacred, earthly haven.
A family scene centers on a boy named Sam who scoffs at Easter eggs until a prank unfolds. Grandmother’s wit defuses tension as Sam discovers two egg shaped lanterns and a bantam hatchling, followed by a boy’s tribute to John Burroughs and a young reader’s praise of first class matter in a mail parcel.
The passage explains Easter origins from pagan roots, greetings like Christ to riven, and the spreading of the Easter egg tradition. It notes eggs as a symbol of the universe and the opening of new life, with eggs once blessed by priests and later decorated and colored, including royal practice.
A fragment from an old record notes a 18d allowance for 400 eggs used as Easter gifts kept in the Tower of London. In recent years shops have replaced real eggs with candy china and egg shaped items. Parisian Easter gifts appear on Passion Week’s first day and are called Paschal eggs.
In a Saturday before Easter scene children search a dark barn hayloft for eggs. Billy crawls through the hay and pulls pins from a pin cushion, only to discover Egypt the crow has stashed a hoard of pins and pennies. The crew suspects hornets but finds pins instead.
The poem celebrates Nature's Easter mood as birds tune, leaves bud, and daffodils unfold. It describes a modern maid with bright health and fashion, riding a bike and wearing festive bonnets, embodying Easter happiness as she slows to praise spring.
The piece notes old English belief that not wearing a new outfit on Easter Sunday invites bad luck, a practice softened but still observed. It mentions the Easter parade, tansey pudding, bacon or good red herring as traditional fare, and ties tansy to the Paschal feast.
British authority Dr Herbert Shaw argues cancer deaths rose from 4117 in 1804 to 24045 in 1895 and urges aggressive surgical study. He says most cancers are local and curable if treated early, with only rare cases involving vital internal organs and a myth that cancer is systemic.
A freshman nailed a large V to his door at Amherst College, stirring speculation about its meaning. Four years later the valedictorian Horace Maynard revealed it symbolized victory, a clue that helped launch his later political and public service career.
The Times Herald and Chicago Times-Herald discuss how to render the century in Roman numerals MDCCCOLEYXXVIII vs MDCOCC and MDCD or MOM. They favor simplicity and future readability, noting the double M could symbolize the twenty first century.
A woman's letter defends Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound for uterine trouble and “bearing down” pain. She describes initial skepticism, then relief after two to five bottles, praising the medicine’s effects and urging others to try it for restored health.
The Pennsylvania state pharmaceutical board proposes legislation to restrict narcotic poisons. Opinion holds some drugs are too easily procured by those with unhealthy habits and those cultivating vicious tastes. A jumble of brief notices follows, including crime, patent medicines, and public notices from 1900 about various individuals and vendors.
Garfield Ten is recommended as a spring health tonic promoting liver action cleansing the system and purifying the blood. The gallery often marks it with approval for use in play and daily routines.
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