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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1920
Page
6
A Detroit Free Press verse catalogs bonnets from grandmothers wedding headpieces to Scotsman caps and a church worn hat. It contrasts heirloom bonnets stored in a rosewood chest with a modern Easter church bonnet worn by Dorothea and the beauty that underlies its value.
The article recounts how Saxons worshiped the goddess Eostre in spring before Christianity. It describes the Day of Light during Easter, church illumination, and the symbolic resurrection. It explains Lent, feasting after fasting, and the Easter egg myth linking pagan and Christian origins including a dove hatching Venus from a celestial egg.
In a Century Magazine piece, Robert Hichens portrays Holy Week in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher. He recalls the sensory pageantry of caves and gold, the Miracle of the Holy Fire, and the Easter morning procession as Russians and others react with emotion to the risen Christ.
The passage links Easter to life beyond death, proclaiming the resurrection as the beginning of a new year of natural and spiritual abundance. It frames Easter as the Christian apex of beauty and awe, signaling that good and true endure beyond mortality.
Easter is described as the oldest festival of the Christian church, continuing from Sunday to Sunday until the Eternal Sabbath dawns and a new heaven and earth rise. The Resurrection is hailed as the greatest victory over bondage and death, unmatched by any later triumphs.
The piece surveys party frocks in a lively fashion scene, noting variety among wearers. It describes draped gowns with long lines and shorter straight silhouettes using materials like brocade satin georgette and lace, and highlights a featured wired hip line velvet ribbon frock with metallic belt and flowing ribbon ends.
The article discusses evening wraps and capes as outer garments for women, noting their lavish use of fur and brocade. It highlights new taffeta capes with brocade yokes, Chantilly lace trims, long panel wraps with corded edges, and a silk masterpiece coat with a large silk rose at the waist.
Dr. J. R. Mohler argues for preparing the field before expanding small farm sheep. He favors increasing numbers among qualified shepherds rather than broad, indiscriminate flock growth. Emphasizes breeding, feeding, disease control and suitable land.
Fifty nine livestock breeders associations with a combined membership of 1524 were formed in the past fiscal year through the U S Department of Agriculture extension specialists. Calf clubs for youths grew as part of the program mainly in developing beef regions. The goal is to replace scrub bulls with purebreds of high quality. Federal workers collaborate with state colleges via extension divisions and county agents.
Young calves under a year should not receive heavy silage rations as it causes repeated scouring. Calves six months to one year can be fed silage safely if kept to about one third of the total ration by weight.
It is during the suckling period that the greatest demands are made on the ewes. To have ewes in condition to endure this drain, ensure they are in good flesh prior to lambing.
The article explains profitable lamb production by feeding in fields and finishing in a dry lot on harvested feeds. It notes some feeders combine both methods for better market weights.
In a study the popular author spots a flaw in his line about John Smith. He orders the secretary to remove the word unmarried and continues refining the sentence to sharpen the character portrayal.
An advertising snippet promotes Freezone a tiny bottle for a few cents to remove corns from feet and between toes without pain or irritation. It claims Freezone is a discovery from a noted Cincinnati genius and urges readers to try it.
A mother and her baby named Kathryn were on a couch when a fall occurred. Kathryn warns that if the baby does not stop crying she will ruin herself.
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