Lion at the wedding and a love that conquers fear
In West Virginia a man named Royal, long terrified by animals, saves a woman and a child from a charging herd and a prowling lion. After a coma like brain fever, Sweetheart marries him promising a lion at the wedding. A bear joins the ceremony as the couple and a brown cub bond, then they move near Boston with the cub remaining as a family companion.
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Royal
West Virginia
Susquehanna Lumber Company
Boyle
New England
Gil
Sweeteart
Roysal
California
Wagenback
Wheeling
Sweetheart
Roy
Civyie
Tye
Swetheart
Jove
Beast
Portieres
Toyal
Boston
Kroyal
Philadelphia Ledger
Yusern
Tor
Brown
Electrisimus Smith
Algebra Jones
Brazils
Susquebuts
Myin Hun
Gassain
Sturdevant
It’s All Off An Exchange Over Christmas Week
The Brooklyn Eagle notes a joke about engagement and marriage timings, with a wry reflection that friends say less than they mean and enemies speak plainly.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Five Famous Heads of Christ From Great Masters
The Chicago Record Herald notes five renowned depictions of Christ by Munkacsy Hoffmann Raphael Guido Reni and Titian. It praises Christ Before Pilate for stern power, Hoffmann’s Christ at the Door for tender majesty, Raphael’s Crown of Thorns for heavenly beauty, Guidi Reni’s Ecce Homo for pathos, and Titian’s The Tribute Money for judicial calm and rebuke.
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Christ
Savior
Pilate
Munkacsy
Pontius Pilate
God
Hoffmann
Chris
Raphael
Guid Reni
Artis
Guido Reni
Titian
Chicago Record-Herald
Unclear fragments on metals and events from old text
A disjointed collection covers iron, gold, silver, and metals amid miscellaneous notes. It mentions a record of various inventions, portraits of labor, and market observations alongside scattered tales of wolves, accidents, and civic anecdotes.
A Century of Easter Hats Through Time
A New York Mail and Express view traces a hundred years of women's hats from early modest French-derived designs to modern elaborate millinery. It notes shifts from simple Parisian styles to sharp-edged silhouettes, the 1825 and 1830 high crowns, 1840 simplicity, mid-century flat crowns, and today’s intricate, artistic hats reflecting evolving taste and expense.
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New York Mail and Express
France
Paris
Origin of Easter Egg Rolling Traced to Medieval Church Games
The piece suggests egg coloring and egg rolling began in medieval English churches as a monks game of ecclesiastical ball. Eggs were colored red to symbolize the blood shed for sinners, according to records cited.
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Churches of
England
Easter Gift Trends Mix Dainty Decor With Spring Florals
Easter gift customs expand beyond Christmas with scent sachets decorated in spring blooms and ribbons. New items include satin sachets shaped like lilies and pansies, chrysanthemum tissue baskets, tiny potted ferns in decorative cups, Easter lily cups, and decorated china violet holders. Seasonal gifts include art linen, traveling cases, steamer pillows, silk bags, and washable collar cases suitable for Easter and weddings.
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China
Decorating the Church by Floral and Architectural Sense
The flower committee supervisor should know architecture and color harmony to decorate churches. Ivy trails around pillars replace heavy parland decorations and large vases hold flowers and foliage. Colored drapery enhances the scene and warm tones on window sills with brown pitchers and green plants endures as decor without fading.
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England
Palma
Planting and Decorating Church Interiors with Soft Materials
The article advises using pale gray creamy brown or greenish semi transparent fabrics to cover dark wood panels in churches. It highlights that glossy leaves and coral blossoms look best with soft tones, allowing buds leaves and flowers to stand out in strong relief.
How to Make Home Happy S
Practical guidance from a 19th century American Queen writer on home harmony. Advice covers kindness, self-denial, avoiding sulks, safe parenting, guarding temper, and the power of gentle speech and silence in family life. The piece stresses patience, forgiveness, and measured responses to conflict.
He who flatters you is your enemy Cardan
A concise maxim noting distrust of flattery attributed to Cardan. The line suggests caution toward praise as a potential threat or manipulation tactic.
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Cardan
Cost Overrun Highlights Uganda Railway Project Savings
A report notes the sixth committee of foreign affairs oversaw Uganda Rantread costs. Original estimates were around £1,000,000 while Pauling and partners bid £2,240,400 for a four line railway. Acceptance could have saved the country over £3,000,000.
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Uganda
Sup Committee of Foreign
Messrs. Pauling & Contractors
Tee Railway
Children Entitled to Four Lot Sympathy Over Hagging Habit
A brief public notice notes that children whose parents have a hagging habit are entitled to four lot sympathy. The item records a welfare type claim and reference to eligible dependents.
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Christ Before
Cross
Tan
Johor
Earth
St. Louis
Strait
Calais
Happ Tleman
Kensington
Sis
Hs i
Teman
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