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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1901
Page
3
The poem paints Easter as a fresh visitation of nature. A girl’s barefoot approach awakens blossoms and fragrances, from windflowers to pear blossoms, as creatures sense her presence. The steady pace of season and grace unfolds across seven days, with earth and sky aligning to sacred renewal.
A playful family scene centers on Sam Lee who scoffs at Easter eggs until a prank by his grandmother yields a mossy nest of colored eggs and two lantern bantams. The tale ends with Sam's pride and a joyful surprise. The piece then shifts to a schoolboy letter praising John Burroughs and a book despite a chest of second class matter labeling.
The article outlines Easter customs such as greetings of Christ is risen and the response in Greek practice. It notes eggs as a spring symbol of new life, dating to ancient Eastern beliefs. Early Christians blessed eggs with holy water, later adding coloring and decoration, sometimes in royal contexts.
The Roll of Time notes 18d for 400 eggs in Edward I’s era for Easter gifts. Today shops favor artificial eggs of canoy china and other materials. In Paris, Easter presents on Passion Week’s first day are emblematic eggs called oeufs des Paque or Paschal eggs.
On the Saturday before Easter Nan ny and children search a haymow for hidden eggs. Egypt the crow investigates nests but is known for pulling pins and liking pennies. Billy leads the dark climb up a towering hay mound while the others fearfully feel their way along the beam.
Billy shouts hornets or yellow jackets as he reaches for a lantern. Kitty fetches a light while Billy inspects a barn hidy hole and discovers a stash of pins stored by the sly rogue named Egypt. The motive remains a mystery.
A playful poem celebrates Easter season with images of springtime renewal. It contrasts old and modern maidens, noting healthy, active women who ride bikes and sport stylish curls as they express Easter happiness.
The article notes that in old England it was believed bad luck to wear no new dress on Easter Sunday. Today the custom persists with a twist, deeming new Easter clothes essential for parades. After dressing, villagers ate tansy pudding with bacon or "good red herring," the tansy symbolizing bitter herbs of the Paschal feast.
A collage of patent medicines and consumer ads notes deafness cures, starch comparisons, piano sales, soothing syrups for children, tonics for health, and grain substitutes. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure, Defiance Starch, Piso's Cure, Schmoller & Mueller piano, and Garfield Ten, with assorted testimonials and price hints.
A woman details symptoms and secrecy around female illness and lauds Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after claiming recovery. The letter from Mrs. Elfa Rice of Chelsea Wisconsin extols cure of womb inflammation with multiple bottle use and urges others to try the remedy.
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