Faster By John Dickinson Sherman
An essay celebrating Easter tracing its origins from ancient spring rites to Christian observance. It links Easter to renewal, discusses secular and religious observations, and notes the blend of Anglo Saxon myth with Christian meaning.
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Spring Poetry and Easter Faith Across City Streets
The piece muses on spring as a force inspiring love and art from street pianos to church bells, linking springtime to poetry and wanderlust. It elevates Easter as the time when humanity’s hope of immortality is strongest, asking for divine presence to endure through life, death, and decay.
The Kitchen Cabinet Recipes From a 1926 Digest
A collection of home economy notes and recipes from 1926 including fruit dessert molds hot potato salad spareribs with apples parsnip fritters bird's nest pudding and various potato and cabbage dishes plus hot apple dessert and spoon corn bread. The piece features practical kitchen tips and step by step instructions for leftovers and meal planning.
Tracing Honored Easter Customs And Weather Charms
The piece traces ancient Easter egg staining with colored wools pre dating Christianity. It notes Druids staining eggs to seek sun and crops, and describes global customs to summon rain or sun, including sprinkling water and lighting fires. It links these rites to early fertilization festivals and church practices such as Paschal candles.
Easter Symbols Tied to Ass and Fish in History
The article notes two creatures linked to Easter: the ass symbolizing Christ’s entry into Jerusalem and the dory fish associated with the silver piece in its mouth. It adds that the dory bears marks resembling a sacred finger and thumb. It also states that thirteen American Presidents have served as U.S. senators.
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Judge rules De Styles divorce and monthly dog visits
A merciful judge approves the De Styles divorce and grants the husband monthly access to the family dogs, despite the split. The wife retains primary custody of the pets, with the visiting arrangement set as a monthly privilege.
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Stage memories and food cravings in old hometown chat
A quotation about missing dinner and supper after leaving the hometown for the stage. An advertisement pitches Dr. Peery's Dead Shot as a single-dose worm expeller. A stray note suggests awake passengers in every sleeping car at any hour.
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No Cause to Object in Courtroom Banter
A brief exchange shows a playful remark about attire as one party asks if the brother might object to a suit. The other replies that the brother wears one almost as bad, reflecting lighthearted courtroom banter.
Old Folks Need a Mild Laxative Not a Physic
Aimed at readers over fifty, the notice promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative that establishes natural bowel regularity without gripping or upsetting the system. It claims harmless, pleasant-tasting effects and urges buyers to try the 60 cent bottle at any store selling medicine.
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