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Newspaper
The Blackfoot Optimist
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1913
Page
8
The article traces the Easter egg’s origins from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamian myths through Hebrew and Christian symbolism. It notes Roman, Finnish, Russian, and European traditions, including gift exchanges, blessed ornamented eggs, and folk beliefs about rabbits and hidden eggs, ending with a skeptical note on the hare association.
The article describes a Philippine Easter custom where penitents are whipped on the back using a rope and wooden pieces. An overseer wounds the skin and a chant accompanies the self-flagellation as crowds watch during the days before Easter. It also mentions dainty floral Easter gifts such as flower pin cushions and sachet cushions.
Fragmentary verse evokes lilting chant and silver light as Jove lilies bloom. The text reflects a period style and names McCulloch in a likely literary or poetic context.
A reflective poem from the Chicago Inter Ocean extols Jesus as the perfect man. It urges readers to emulate the Nazarene’s selfless love amid greed and worldly striving, urging humility over power or wealth as life ends.
Egg flowers serve as pretty souvenirs for a child's Easter party and a unique table bouquet. They are made by hollowing eggs, painting faces, and forming a green crepe paper stem with wired leaves. Gowers come in scarlet, pink, white or variegated colors, created from leaf shaped crepe pieces wired to bend.
A fragment describes a domestic strain after Easter with a wife buying a hat and the husband facing financial distress including a lien on furniture and a mortgage on the house. The text mentions someone named Juda in incomplete form.
Superintendent Archer outlines seven grasses suited to irrigation in Idaho including Kentucky blue grass timothy orchard grass crome grass redtop meadow fescue and Canada blue grass. He details each grass characteristics soils seeding and use for pasture or soil binding to help farmers tailor mixtures to local conditions.
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