Easter Superstitions From Ancient Beliefs to Modern Folklore
A survey of Easter superstitions shows beliefs across ages and nations, from ring blessings on Good Friday to hot cross buns and sun dancing myths. The piece notes charms for protection, luck with lambs, new clothes for fortune, and wind and fire omens, preserving a dated tone of regional folklore.
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Walsh
England
Jeremiah
Pathros
Egypt
Christ
Scotland
Sir Thomas
Brown
Devonshire
Sussex
Mecklenburg
Sachsenburg
Affordable Austrian Rusticana ware and fern stand trend
The Philadelphia Record reviews new breakfast table accessories and furniture, noting Rusticana ware glazed cream with German floral garlands priced from 25 cents to a dollar for plates cups and trays. A compact four chair breakfast set totals 21 dollars in dull oak with assorted stands and a mahogany fern stand up to 20 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Ohio Inventor Unveils Electric Bleach Wash Machine
An Ohio inventor introduces a laundry device that bleaches fabrics by electricity while they are washing in hot water. The apparness combines bleaching action with cleaning in a single cycle, promising efficiency for household laundry.
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Ohio
Ice Sheet Over Long Island Shapes Landscape
Geologists note Long Island marks the southern edge of an ancient continental ice sheet. As the ice melted it dropped a thick mix of boulders sand and clay forming a terminal moraine. This created irregular mounds and hollows including Lake Ronkonkoma in a 50 foot depression and several other deep pits.
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Long Island
7Ng Island
Ronkonkoma
Alpine Crevasse Rescue Sparks Bargain over Rescue
German tourist trapped in a Zermatt glacier crevasse was found alive with a broken leg and a battered body after a 60 foot lowering. He refused rescue until he secured payment terms, while the rescuers in Abraham’s party debated the cost of saving him.
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George Abraham
Zermatt
Mr. Abraham
Great Men Born in February
The list highlights George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, St. Valentine, and Mr Groundhog as notable February birthdays, reflecting a patriotic tone and a mix of historical and folkloric figures.
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Tommy
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
St. Valentine
Mr Groundhog
Beachey Loop Reveals Luckier Men In Flight
The aviator Lincoln Beachey performed the loop six times in an aeroplane and declared the stunt proved some men possess extraordinary luck. The feat underscores daring pilotry as a marker of fortune in early aviation.
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Lincoln Beachey
Vogue Checks Shape Fashioned Street Suits
The article notes checks rival stripes and plaids with black and white street suits in new cuts. It advises that while suitable for many, a single checked suit is less practical for those who want variety and cautions that checked woolen fabric soil readily.
USE FOR OLD LACE CURTAINS
The housewife owner of lace curtains can reclaim fabric for decorative needlework. Damaged or small patterns can be appliqued to net for yokes cuffs and children's dresses. Large undamaged pieces yield table and cushion covers and bureau sets with linen or batiste.
Wrinkles Fade as Youthful Looks Are Fashioned
The piece notes wrinkles are gone from fashion with age reversal ideas. It emphasizes cosmetic approaches like massage and dancing, and suggests a sparkle in the eye as a preferred sign of youth over crow’s feet.
Place to Keep Playthings
A Modern Priscilla contributor describes a compact toy and storage solution in a small house. Four equal dry goods boxes form a two level unit with shelves and curtains for access and dustproofing, camouflaged by cretonne and canvas lining for neat storage of toys and linens.
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Priscilla
Surface discoloration prompts quick cleaner visit
A description notes a large white area on a surface, estimating about half its area and predicting it will require cleaning soon.
Bright Roman stripes to lead spring fashion for women
The piece notes the bright red and gold Roman stripes to dominate spring wear. Sashes with bows, hats draped with ribbons, and striped vests in bold, bias cut styles are highlighted as the season's popular looks.
Fashion Hints for Spring Wardrobes Rise in 1920s Style
A guide for budget conscious dressing urges sticking to a single color with tonal variations. Turbans endure while stone gray emerges as a fashionable shade. Sleeves length vary, yoke skirts trend, corduroy hats popular for young girls, and Chinese inspired fabrics appear. Spring costumes feature rippling flounces and silk skirts for morning wear with rich floral tones throughout.
White Gowns for Spring Fashion Report
White gowns dominate spring wardrobe as churches and weddings approach. Taffeta skirts with circular flounces and narrow ruffle trimmed bodies lead the line, while embroidered voiles and veiling bengaline slips show refined options. Ratine gowns feature heavy filet lace and colored voile accents, and wool crepons with embroidered yoke offer additional style.
New Handkerchief Styles Debut This Season
Fashion notes describe a shift in handkerchief design with footing trim and black and white varieties. Colored handkerchiefs gain popularity while the main fabric remains white with a colored border.
Hangings and Paper in a Room Referenced
A fragment notes hangings and the paper on a room, suggesting interior decor or description in a historical context. The text remains terse, with no clear event, date, or people identified.
Calendar Blotters for Seasonal Gift
The piece describes making twelve small calendar blotters from a large 10 cent blotter, each labeled with a month. Arrange them January to December, tie with a red ribbon, and tuck in holly or mistletoe for a festive touch.
Hat Refreshing and Dyeing Instructions
To freshen a navy blue straw hat for spring wear remove trimmings wipe dust from the straw wet it and scrub in navy blue aniline dye with a stiff brush. If a shiny finish is desired hat enamel is available in small tins at druggists for about ten cents.
Portable Farrowing House Gains Favor for Hogs
A practical portable A shaped farrowing house helps sows farrow in open air conditions, offering dry warm shelter, easy movement, and sanitary floors. It suits renters and small farms, costs four to five dollars to build, and reduces losses from spring weather with careful feeding and exercise for piglets.
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W. I. Purdue
Caro
Care of Young Chicks
This note emphasizes the seasonal priority of chick care whether brooded by a hen or hatched in an incubator. It stresses attentive management as a worthwhile effort for poultrymen.
Destroying Slugs and Snails in the Garden
The article advises dusting plants with Hime as a top method to destroy snails and slugs. It also notes that salt along bed edges helps keep pests away from the plants.
Not Profitable to Keep Old Hens for Egg Production
Breeder argues yearling hens offer higher value for egg yield and chick vigor. He notes older hens decline in production and recommends maintaining a balanced flock with yearlings to cover summer sales and fall laying, ensuring steady year-round egg supply.
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R. G. Weatherstone
Does It Pay to Raise Cows
The piece compares cattle values and costs, noting cows can fetch from 60 to 100 dollars depending on quality, heifer calves 10 to 20 dollars based on season and milk yield, and asks whether cow raising is profitable given these factors.
Test for Tuberculosia in Herds Should Prove TB Free
The prompt urges owners to ensure cattle are TB free by applying the tuberculin test and warns that sleep may be difficult until a definitive result is known. The message stresses verifiable health status of the herd through official testing.
Transplanting Evergreens for Mature Trees
Transplanting evergreens can succeed with proper care and equipment for 25 year old trees, but without experience it is wiser and cheaper to plant smaller specimens.
Hatching Pullets for Profit and Pleasure
If you hatch all the pullets needed within two or three weeks you will find less work and more pleasure and profit in caring for them.
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Hell
Apollo
Phoebus
East Yorkshire
Eng
Anna Gould Dickers
Paris
Duchess de Talleyrand
Anna Gould
New York
Lina
Berkshire
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