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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1901
Page
6
The article surveys Easter traditions from pagan roots to Christian practice. It notes greetings such as Christ is risen and its reply, the blessing and sprinkling of eggs, and the symbol of the egg for new life. It mentions Edward VI era records of 400 eggs and modern candy eggs replacing real ones.
On the day before Easter children search a barn for eggs while Egypt the crow lures them with mischief. Billy probes a dark hay mow and discovers pins hid by the sly bird rather than nests, revealing the crow’s stash of treasures in a tale of playful mischief.
A poem celebrates Easter as nature awakens with springtide imagery. It contrasts old and modern fashions, noting maidens once seeking finery now ride bikes with jaunty curls and carefree health as society’s Easter girl.
The piece notes that old English practice forbade wearing no new clothes on Easter Sunday to avoid bad luck, a habit now softened to the belief that not having new Easter attire is unlucky enough. After dressing in new Easter garments, English country folk ate tansy pudding with bacon or with "good red herring," the herb symbolizing paschal bitter herbs.
The American Hairdresser relays Alexander Rowland who argues against frequent trimming. He says mothers cut daughters’ hair to prevent baldness, but ends trimmed only hinder growth. The piece contrasts hair with grass and notes hair roots renew slowly. mummies show long roots persist.
A hybrid animal mounted in Worcester's new museum is described as a cross between a fox and a dog. It reportedly entered a cottage, killed a cat, was driven out, then killed by laborers. Professor Pocock suspects fox and sheepdog parentage, noting its size and foxlike features.
A collage of maxims on doubt imitation wit and wealth. It notes forgery as the gravest error and warns that most men live on a small capital earned by wit. It asserts paying full value and that youth in love should surrender pride. War’s glory often harms a man’s family.
A London Today item notes the Marquis of Cholmondeley’s Houghton Hall showcases a missing central flight of stairs once gambled away by Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, who reportedly removed them after a win and never replaced them.
Wealthy patrons funded a Whitechapel art gallery to offer free access to major works for London's poorer districts. The building houses pieces by Reynolds, Turner, Hogarth, Constable, and others, with Ford Madox Brown contributing about forty works. The project follows earlier St. Jude's exhibitions serving thousands, especially workers and Jews in the area.
Poetic meditation on Easter as April arrives and a girl named Easter moves through a landscape of spring. The poem frames Easter as a divine, gentle renewal, with imagery of garlands, amethyst, cowslips, and fresh green earth. It portrays nature and creatures responding to her presence as she wanders shyly yet confidently across the season.
The article discusses unrest in Russia with student demonstrations and an attempted assassination of Constantine Pobyedonostsev. It cites Baron Eugene De Haupick accusing England of funding Russian riots to hinder Russia’s actions in the Far East, and notes alleged English manipulation of European capitals to destabilize Russia.
Vegetarians claim flesh eating is barbaric and advocate vegetable diets citing Hindu and Chinese examples. Professor Ferdinand Hueppe argues a vegetable diet does not guarantee gentleness and notes ferocity in rhinoceros buffalo and humans. He warns against cruelty in rice eating Chinese and abstemious Hindoo communities.
In about four weeks President McKinley will leave Washington for the most extensive presidential tour to date. He will start in New Orleans then move along gulf coast cities to San Francisco to launch the battleship Ohio. The trip continues to Pacific coast cities in Oregon and Washington, returning via Montana and Yellowstone Park, then Denver and other Rocky Mountain cities. The final leg may be by boat from Duluth to Buffalo for the Pan American exposition. The president will be away nearly two months, staying in touch with national affairs from afar.
Thomas Cahill aged 90 is the oldest member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston. King Alexander of Servia is the only European sovereign without a living heir, last of the Obrenovitches, with no distant cousin to succeed him. Some Boston ministers approve Sunday golf after church. An English doctor says modern life is easier and safer than a century ago and that neurotic complaints are unfounded.
A patriotic note from Washington says the nation honors the soldier in China whose good judgment and conduct have earned global admiration. President McKinley is expected to grant higher awards soon.
The text argues a vegetarian cannot both stay mentally sharp and physically active. Eating large amounts to fuel hard labor drains energy from the brain, while eating little to keep the mind clear leaves the body weak.
Gomez explains a Cuban constitutional clause restricting foreigners who served in the war. The note discusses implications for citizenship rights and the legal status of veterans under a postwar framework.
The excerpt notes Washington relied on travel by horse across New England and progressed slowly while contrasting it with later eras under McKinley. It closes with an aside about a man named Jones and a quip about a $5,000 life insurance policy and a company failure.
Sam Lee, a boy who mocked Easter eggs, watches his family turn the joke on him. Grace colors eggs, grandma glints with a plan, and on Easter morning Sam discovers moss eggs, two lanterns, and a pair of silver bantams springing from the prank.
A schoolboy mails a tribute to John Burroughs praising his book despite a second class mailing mark. The boy writes as to a trusted friend, asserting the content is first class matter and defending the author against post office judgment.
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