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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1909
Page
2
A London Daily News writer notes many Norfolk villagers host residents aged 80 plus with several centenarians. The Lancet links high longevity to outdoor life and simple diet while rheumatism, housing, and sanitation challenges threaten health.
The Barrel of Bisnaga cactus yields potable water when processed with a machete and pounding. A partying expedition learned to cut, squeeze, and wash pulp to obtain about three pints of cool drink. The plant leans south in many cases, and in Arizona heat provides essential hydration.
A Herne Hill gardener named Wal lace, recently out of work, found two £5 notes and an inscription in a Bible he bought second hand. The message proclaimed he would be the heir to anyone who reads the Bible, if no relative is in absolute need.
A quip noting чарм appears in verse yet a streetcar habit persists. The line satirically references a poem by J W Lampton in Success Magazine, suggesting a lasting appeal and a playful mystery about parting from transit.
A Baltimore American fragment recounts a man's disbelief in supernatural claims until meeting a dentist who performed a 64' miraculous feat, allegedly killing Brassy's nerve and ending the mystery.
Local Cleveland Leader item notes a jewelry shop window advert offering imitation diamonds for engagement rings with a pledge to substitute a genuine stone if the couple marries, at reasonable prices. The quirky scheme highlights consumer caution and retail advertising of the era.
The Washington Post notes an Easter ham prepared to suit fasting families with sugar curing, bone sliced, stuffed with spring vegetables, garnished with eggs and herbs, and served with champagne. The vivid portrayal calls it a grand and savory centerpiece fit for a royal table.
A prose poem recalls white gaster lilies at Christ's tomb seen as Easter emblems. Angels touch the lilies as the stone rolls away and the morning chorus proclaims Christ is risen. An old tale links a bird’s egg color change to that first Easter, red yellow and blue.
The essay links Easter to daily life, arguing the natural seed grows into a spiritual life. It describes the transformation from earthly to heavenly, as love, purity, and courage replace hatred and cruelty. A Rome Holy Staircase account notes crowds venerating La Scala Santa and a Friday procession with relics of the true cross.
A New York Independent Easter quotation proclaims Christ is risen and life renewed. The text notes Easter eggs and mentions Kentucky ham as an indispensable centerpiece, likening it to Christmas turkey in the Bluegrass State.
The article recalls Easter rites in Rome with lighting of the fire at St Peter's vestibule, oil washing of the high altar, a trumpet signal, bells from 190 churches, and the organ chorus Jubilate as a vivid revival of the Passion week spectacle. It notes the contrast to prior scenes and the appearance of the relief.
An Easter gift window box filled with enduring plants provides lasting pleasure unlike cut flowers. Rustic bark boxes come oblong, square, or round and may contain baby rambler rose, sweet alyssum, ferns, pansies, mig noneltes, and bright genvsla, with Scotch heather sometimes added.
The White House egg roll is the year’s big Washington event where babies, rich and poor, black and white, gather for a communal picnic in the President's back yard. Children roll eggs, sing and frolic to a band as residents join in the celebration.
A playful verse notes a mother who protects and accepts her child’s late nights. It wryly calls the mother an incubator, framing a warm, permissive maternal bond on Easter.
A traditional legend links colored eggs to Easter. After the crucifixion Arimathea laid Jesus in a tomb, a blues blooming tree grew nearby. A bird nesting in the tree laid four white eggs and sang in sorrow at the Lord's pain, then again after the tomb was opened and Jesus rose.
The women arrive at the tomb on the first day after Sabbath. An earthquake shakes the ground as the angel rolls away the stone and confirms Jesus has risen, guiding them to tell the disciples and worshipping at Jesus feet.
A verse fragment from the San Francisco Call contrasts Cupid’s failed arrow with a maiden’s Easter hat. It follows Myrtilla’s lent practice on a costly hat and Cupid’s witty blush, ending with their walk together through April meadows. The piece blends light romance with Easter themes and reflections on faith and hope.
The article explains boiling or blowing eggs hollow for decoration. Methods include Aniline dye coloring, etched monograms, metallic paints, diamond dust on dammar varnish, decalcomania pictures, hand painted designs, and inscribing verses. Hanging cords, tinsel caps, bows, and various eggs enhance display. A quick hole method avoids cracking shells.
Oswy, king of Northumbria in the sixth century, attempted to fix Easter's date. The amusing tale recounts his decision and the reaction it provoked among church authorities and subjects.
A whimsical verse recalls Miss Pratt purchasing a hat featuring a small bird as a bonnet ornament. The bird’s bill becomes the humorous focal point of the daddy’s cost.
The piece reflects on Easter as more than a coincidence, presenting the question of life after death and offering the Christian answer in the words of Jesus. It argues that belief in Christ’s resurrection supports hope for immortality and invites readers to consider the implications for their own lives.
A devotional reflection extols Jesus resurrection as God’s answer to the ages. It declares life after death, the triumph over death’s sting, and the dawn of an eternal kingdom. The piece asserts believers share in the glory and see Christ’s face in the blessed light of eternal life.
The writer notes busy Easter preparations, selling Easter lilies to pay debts and running a millinery operation linked to the newspaper. They mention hunting jay birds for hats, describe sunny Easter weather, and reference a bill collector sighting in a humorous tone.
In Bulgaria on Easter Monday young men and women gather in churchyards in festive dress to play social games. If a girl loses her handkerchief to a young man this signals a proposal and accepted courtship. The following day the girl's parents send a jug of wine to the suitor as approval.
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