Evolution of Easter customs through ancient roots and rites
The article traces Easter origins from Hebrew Passover and Persian solar new year to Teutonic goddess Ostara, detailing how early Christians debated festival dates, the Council of Nicaea settlement, and the spread of Easter symbols like eggs across cultures, with medieval and Reformation-era observations on celebrations and restraint.
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Germany
England
Easley
Éap
Luigi
de Geheim
Schwartz
First Woman Ticket Seller Arrives in Berlin Butchers
A Berlin correspondent notes a curious custom of butchers informing customers how sausages are made by placing a chair covered with a clean apron at the shop door. Miss May Lyons becomes the first woman ticket-seller, handling paste boards and making change satisfactorily to employers and patrons.
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Berlin
Lowa
May Lyons
Woman in a Box Office At New York Theater
A New York theater adopts a bold move by placing an attractive young woman in the box office, drawing attention to the venue and altering traditional ticketing presentation. The stunt sparks mixed reactions as patrons and staff assess its impact on audience reach and reputational image.
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New York
Lawyer Friend Elicits Nominal Fee Remark in Detroit
A Detroit business man remarks on a lawyer being a great friend and charging only a nominal fee. He praises the counsel as phenomenal, larger than the infernal verdict, reflecting local sentiment about legal costs and influence.
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Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Lord Lynne’s Choice and a Portrait of Florence Wyverne
A sunlit Severnoxe morning frames Florence Wyverne at Severnoxe Castle as Philip Lynne eyes her with a quiet ardor. Lord Wyverne contemplates poverty and duty while Florence’s charm tests loyalties, and a telegram signals a looming departure that will reshape their fates.
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Inyyerne
Nppling
Galien Lair
Plarence Wills
Lord Wyverne
Fo Ong
Newcock
Florence
Lord Wyre
Lord Wyveryne
Wyverne
Desmair
Wyvenin
Uwe
Dave
Hennt
Lady Lynne
Papa
Mr. Lynne
Magnus
Twerlo
Philip Tyune
Abyaya
Savearoke
Enghnd
Phuth
Losence Wryverne
Philip
Lynne
Lynnewolde
Bathurst
Ines Lynne
Pilly
Wyverng
Florance
Umuke
Florence Wyvern
Ming Ykus
Wales
Philip Lyane
Provence
Severnole Faille
Flornee Wyverne
Yrore
Philip Lynne
Wiveroc
Pilip
Brown University Language Professor Theodore Hovlgad Dies
Theodore Hovlgad longtime Brown University languages professor died in Scitware Mass at age 7 years. He was born in France and retired from the Brown faculty about 15 years ago.
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Theodore Hovlgad
Brown University
Scitwate
Mass
France
Fle
Brown
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