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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1904
Page
6
The article traces Easter egg origins from ancient Egypt and Persian legends to Jewish, Christian, and German customs. It notes scarab symbolism, red eggs for Christ, and modern practices including colorful shells, Master eggs, and the German Easter egg hunt known as Eiersuchen among children and adults.
The piece recalls old Lent customs such as giving or scattering money and bread, cakes cast from church steeples on Palm Sunday, and boys scrambling for treats. It notes Henry VIII urging palm carrying remain voluntary and describes modern English practices like a palming Saturday and willow bud decorations in rural churches.
The common view of Easter as the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox is adjusted in practice. Ecclesiastical law fixes the vernal equinox on March 21, the Paschal full moon on a set date, and epacts tables guide the Paschal moon, which can diverge from astronomical facts.
Mrs. Almira A. Jackson of Traverse City Michigan reports twenty years of poor health from liver and kidney trouble. After using seven boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills she lost 100 pounds of bloating, slept better, and felt overall improvement. A free trial offer and 50 cent per box sales are advertised.
Massachusetts senator Hoar marked his thirty fifth anniversary in Congress on Friday. His record stands as the longest continuous public service among Massachusetts statesmen, comparing with John Quincy Adams and Daniel Webster whose careers included breaks in executive office.
The Elmo Chemical Company of Des Moines Iowa announces free distribution of 50 000 boxes of Elmo Cacarine for stomach heart and nerve diseases. No money needed just send name address and newspaper name to receive a box and write back with the paper seen.
The smallest genuine circulating coin is likely the Maltese gain a tiny bronze fragment about the size of a slate pencil top and valued at one twentieth of a penny
The John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin offers a large plant and seed catalog with seeds to grow 1000 cabbages 2000 carrots 2000 celery 2000 lettuce 1000 onions 1000 radishes 1000 flowers. Pay 16 cents and return this notice plus 20 cents postage for Berliner Cauliflower.
A crape fragment mailed to Postmaster Emerson of Cleveland from CG J Joinson of Greenville Texas is linked to funerals of Lincoln Grant Garfield Logan and later used at Senator Hanna’s service. Emerson returned the crape to its Texas owner after wearing it at Hanna’s funeral.
A promotion offers 25 ladies in Iowa Missouri Nebraska Kansas and Defiance marketing states a round trip ticket to the St Louis Exposition. Five winners per state mail Defiance cold water starch trade marks from a 16 ounce package to Omaha Nebraska before September 1 1904. October and November are suggested visit months. Tickets sent by registered mail. Starch is sold by dealers and contains a full pound per package.
The editor H. E. Heath praises Western Canada as the last great available agricultural land. He cites climate, rainfall, daylight, and soil as favorable for wheat, cattle, sheep, and dairy, urging settlers to seek certificates for low-rate travel and settlement. The piece also highlights the growth of the State Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company and promotes joining a strong local firm.
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