Easter egg coloring and old customs in festive lore
A Chicago Daily News piece explains motherly duties in Easter egg prep and dyeing tips. It covers safe boiling, drying, dyeing, and finishing methods, plus ideas for initials and floral designs. It notes German and eastern customs like Pace-eggs and Bottle Kicking at regional festivals, with later mentions of hare scarcity and beefsteak substitutes.
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Edith Shuck
Chicago Daily News
Kester
Germany
London
Hallaton Hare
The Easter Lily’s Giant Industry Roots in Philadelphia
A half century ago in Philadelphia G B Stichter of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture noted the rise of the Easter lily industry. A Bermuda bulb found wild led to a cultivated strain, the lum harris ii, and a florist’s trials in Gray's Lane produced a later version named the Eyster dower now grown widely with larger flowers and sturdier foliage, with Japan later refining the species.
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Philadelphia
G. B. Stichter
Bureau of Plant Industry
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Bermuda
Mary
Gray's Lane
Woodland Avenue
Japan
America
Easter bacon dish custom linked to Jewish hatred origins
The article cites Brand's Popular Antiquities noting that eating a gammon of bacon at Easter was designed to show abhorrence to Judaism during the resurrection commemoration. It also mentions eggs and bacon as a common sixteenth century Easter dish.
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Brand
England
When Christ Arose Poem by Amy Vance Weers
A brief poem praising Easter scenes as nature awakens. Flowers bloom and angels roll away the stone while lilies sing. The verses recount sacred imagery of Christ rising and flowers recognizing the event with celebratory color and life.
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Christ
Amy Vance Weers Bon Dil Essai
Mysterious Easter Lore Opened Up by Old World Maps
A London Answers Magazine writer questions sinister links of Easter on maps. Easter Island in the Pacific got its name on an Easter Sunday over 200 years ago after a Dutch admiral’s discovery. The island’s desolate air, volcanic rocks, and eerie statues fuel tales of mystery and danger. Other Easter related sites include South Patagonia’s Easter Hole cave and Arizona’s Easter Sunday. In England, the village Good Easter hides a witchcraft past, with tales of ordeals and bewitched crops. The piece blends myth and history about places named Easter and their eerie legacies.
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London Answers Magazine
Pacific
Easter Island
Hastera
Good Buster
Euster
Well Proved Fact on the Resurrection of Christ Wemgon
The statement asserts the resurrection of Christ Wemgon as the most supported event when evidence is weighed. It emphasizes a strong, evidence-based conclusion about the central Christian claim.
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Christ
Wemgon
Friendship Oak Recites Its Long Worldly Life in Gulf Park Shade
In a long column from Gulf Park College in Mississippi, the Friendship Oak narrates its 400 year history from a sapling in the era of Columbus to modern times. It recalls pirates Lafitte and Blackbeard, Napoleon, and Virginia Dare, sharing measurements, outputs, and its role as a living umbrella for lectures and students.
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Kibitzera
Seven Seas
Gulfport
Miss
Gulf Park College For Girls
Gulf of Mexico
Columbus Day
Gulf
Christopher
Caribbean
Ponce de Leon
Florida
Virginia Dare
Roanoke Island
Jamestown
Mississippi
Lafitte
Blackbeard
Trenk
Branchen Nowa
Vache
Lindsay
Gull Park
Gulf Park College
McGoofey's First Reader and Gimme Eclectic Primer edited by H J Phelli
A fragmented school tale outlines Caraway as a shy homebody in youth. In college he remains withdrawn until discovering writing. The narrative follows his growth from a pale loner to a famed novelist of adventure tales. Moral notes credit reflection as the key.
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Caraway
Reflactora
Grammar tests and odd dating of language usage
This fragment collection asks which sentence forms are correct and why. It cites subject verb agreement like I am vs I are and singular/plural verb forms, plus examples from dialogues and a scenario about Alice craving radio music interrupted by political speeches. The piece ends with a proposed solution: move political speaking to morning hours.
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Alice
Alica
Station Biky
Rudy Vallee
Watt N
United States
Faten
What’s Wrong With These Sentences and Poems
A collection of mismatched definitions and misattributions. The list pairs words with incorrect meanings and assigns authors to lines, mixing poets, works, and eras in a single loosely connected item.
Curious Facts From Curious People
A playful collection notes Everwald invented the toothpick and jokes about Venice traffic cops, a Haklawo indifference to sa jam, golf balls on public links changing ownership monthly, and friendships from bridge games lasting three weeks and two days. It cheekily advises how to pick up a wasp using the right hind leg and left wing, while admitting futility.
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Linka
Robot timetable introduced at Glasgow Central Station
Visitors to Glasgow may see the first robot railway time-table intro duced in Scotland. The Informator shows at a glance the train service from the central station to any destination. It resembles London underground ticket machines with a window at eye level and numbered keys to reveal a card listing trains.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Glasgow Central
Inquirer
Washington Post
Dizzy Dean Winners Ad Teases Free Prizes
In a second paper column readers are urged to read the Grape Nuts ad and learn how to join the Dizzy Dean Winners for a chance at valuable free prizes. The notice promotes a promotional contest through the cereal brand.
Truth and Side Alignments Meant for Justice
A reflection on choosing sides in moral conflict, noting that desiring Truth to favor one’s cause differs from aligning with Truth itself. The statement cautions against using Truth as a partisan tool and suggests integrity over expedience.
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