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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1888
Page
1
A detailed discussion of Easter origins and customs, tracing early Christian calculations of movable feasts from Nisan to the modern ecclesiastical rule. It describes Tyrolean Easter singing, processions, costumes, and torches, and notes the broader symbolism of eggs across cultures.
A historical sketch describes how Western settlers celebrated Easter with calico wrapped eggs. Children dyed eggs using scraps of bright calico, plant dyes, or stripes with stars and eagles, focusing on decoration rather than religious meaning.
An old time German Easter custom is shown in a decorative print titled All Things Good Are Three. Three hens hold a basket with three eggs bearing resurrection images, and the caption proclaims All good things are three with a gift of Faith Hope and Charity.
The piece counts times considered unlucky for marriage such as Septuagesima and Rogation days and notes Whitsuntide as favorable. It discusses Lent wedding cautions and the surge of spring weddings after Easter, with fashion, gifts, and early spring flowers shaping nuptial customs in New York society.
A pious queen flees to a distant valley where locals fear fowl until a servant brings hens and chicks. Crowing flocks spur flight, then dowry chickens roam the village. Easter arrives as the queen decorates eggs for children, who discover transformed eggs in nests. A hare is seen near a nest, feeding a belief that hares lay Easter eggs.
A historical note describes Easter customs in France where a parish priest blesses homes and receives eggs in return. It contrasts Easter joy with New Year’s renewal and mentions a peasant gifting a scarlet dyed egg said to come from Rome, linking Easter bells to celebratory hope.
A historical survey tracing the passion flower from its 17th century discovery in Rome through Bosio and Italian scholars to English introduction, its symbolic interpretation of the Holy Passion, and its enduring place in church art and botanical lore.
The dried plant retains hygrometric quality and expands when wet resembling elder florets though larger. Revered in Syria as a holy emblem called Raf Maryam or Mary’s Flower. A superstition says it first blossomed on the night of Jesus birth.
A devotional poem inviting children to receive flowers as symbols of Easter. It connects bright spring blooms with Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection, urging purity and praise.
The season of Easter drives a surge in shops selling new apparel, spring wraps and gowns, while house cleaning triggers fresh furnishings in home departments. Bonbon shops display colorful sugar eggs, nests, baskets, and porcelain figures, with interiors hiding bonbons inside clever decollations.
Mid Lent memory of Mothering Sunday and its violet lore. Palm Sunday customs link willow pussies to palm symbolism and divination by holy wells. The piece recalls old English traditions of mother visits, flowers, and hopeful omens tied to palm and willow rituals.
A historical note describes Lent egg abstinence in Christian countries from the fourth century. Hens continued laying, filling storages with eggs at Lent’s end. To amuse children eggs were dyed and ornamented, and a common game involved knocking eggs to win the other’s egg. Boiling to hard state ensured fair play.
A romantic tale links Easter customs to the marriage of Marguerite of Austria and Philibert of Savoy. The article recounts egg traditions across Europe, the tale of the “mariage aux amis” in Bresse, and how the couple’s affianced dance with eggs led to their union and later memorials in Notre Dame of Brou.
An immense quantity of bonbons is made in France with England Spain Russia Turkey and the United States as chief consumers. England favors acid bonbons while Spain consumes oily varieties. Turkey and Egypt mainly eat bonbons by the ladies of the harem. In the United States Easter confections are produced in major cities and eaten by men women and children.
In ancient times Easter week featured daily sports and religious observances. A London style note mentions a custom in eight parts of England where men take off women’s shoe buckles, redeemable only by a present. Women retaliate the next day.
The ad highlights Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral as a life saving remedy with claims it treats croup whooping cough sore throat and colds. Dr John C Levis a West Bridgewater Pa druggist says decades of experience back its efficacy and a user recalls asthma relief after medical help failed.
In the Probate court of Davison County Dakota Mary J. Bidwell has filed for letters of administration for Geo S Bidwell deceased. A hearing is set for April 16 1888 at 10 o clock a.m. at the probate office in Mitchell to allow interested parties to contest the petition. John N Row judge and A J Edgerton attorney for petitioner.
A fragmented report notes the transfer of pension business from VAPT to EPPAN SENS and ROBER Liam with back pay issues and attempted procurement of pension increases. The readable text is garbled but suggests an administrative or financial dispute over pension back payments and related arrangements.
Preamble touts a home based method that lets anyone work without leaving home. Claims no capital, no special skill needed and urges readers to cut out the notice to receive a free item that will “bring you in more money right away.” Augusta Maine.
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