Easter Sunday New Year's Day in History and Myth
This piece traces Easter’s origins from Passover to Christian observance, noting St. Paul’s reference and the Sunday rule set by early councils. It covers calendar reforms from March beginnings to January style and links spring rites to Teutonic and solar symbolism surrounding Oster.
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Arthur Holt
St. Paul
Egypt
Nice
Aries
Julius Caesar
Europe
Gregory
England
Bede
Ehoster
Ostara
Grimm
Ostermonat
Easter customs and myths tied to pagan roots across Europe
The article traces Easter traditions from pagan origins including hare legends in India, bonfires in northern Germany, sun leaps in Brandenburg and Saxony, and Irish sunrise rituals. It notes church integration with Easter eggs and Oster spiele, and observes festive dances among German youths with looseness akin to Italian floral games.
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India
Brandenburg
Saxony
Germany
Ireland
Brand
Thomas Browne
England
Mahomet
Italy
Ohio Gleanings highlights local deaths and wartime notes
A wide list of Ohio items including Alvin Miller near Canton who shot himself, Martha Bell of Dayton burned, and district events. News covers university schedules, factory reopenings, draft actions, local crimes, weather tolls, road work, and a devastating tornado with multiple fatalities across Van Wert, Ottawa, and surrounding towns.
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Alvin Miller
Canton
Hancock County
Martha Bell
Dayton
Raymond M. Hughes
Miami University
Fairfield Window Glass
Lancaster
O. 8
S. A
Mary Lynch
Mary Stake
Lorain
Otis J. Holland
Springfield
Raymond Cookes
Columbus
Mansfield Reformatory
James Walsh, Jr
Marion
H. Ross Ake
Stark-Carroll
Huron River
Milan
State Federation of Labor
Weis
Toledo
Joe Jadro
Adele Bostleman
Sven
Warren Thomas
Warren
Jefferson County
Linus L. Strock
First Presbyterian Church
Camp Sherman
William Sidwell
John Snok
Ohio
van Wert County
Tiffin
Rexford Lye
Charles Gree
Middlepoint
Harry Perry
van Wert
William Geyer
O. Perry Holdey
Findlay
Charles Kiekl
Pearl Bott
Continental
Convoy
Lima
Deshier
Hamlet
Ottawa
Napoleon
Holgate
Miller City
William Dunfee
Barnes
Tyndall
Coshocton
Charles Culbertson
Bellaire
Frances Cramer
Middlefield
Geauga County
F. B. Pearson
Pearson
County Boards of Education of
Ohio Public Schools
Charles C. Duffield
Cleveland
Akron
Frank Mazzano
Paul Chivoro
G. G. Richards
Lucretia R. Garfield
James A. Garfield
South
Pasadena
Cal
Harry A. Gar
Roosevelt
Crawford County
Attings Ferry
State of Ohio
Muskingham County
Atlantic
Fairfield County
Nervous Breakdown Reversed by Lydia E Pinkham’s Remedy
Newark woman Miss Kelly describes a three year struggle with nervous breakdowns, daily headaches, and weakness. After two doctor visits and a friend’s referral, she used Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, which she credits with restoring her health and enabling her to work again.
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Miss Kelly
Lydia E. Pinkham
Newark
N. J
Lydia E
Pinkham
Kelly
14Th St
Garfield Choice of Evils and Household Rule Quips
A collection of satirical lines and jokes from the Buffalo Express and others. Witty exchanges touch on politics and home life with sharp one liners and playful commentary.
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Buffalo Express
Spring Drive Promises Health Renewal and Energy Boost
A health ad urges readers to boost vitality this spring with Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. It claims the tonic cures fatigue by improving stomach and liver function, offers a trial package for 10 cents, and promotes a health ethic to sustain vigor and action.
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No Man’s Land
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
Not to promise but to perform in life’s measure
A short dialogue contrasts promising youth with the need to perform. The father counsels that life hinges on action, not mere promises, while the son contemplatively responds. A note about relief for pain hints at practical care.
What happens when you are weighed in the balance
The quote wonders about exemption for the unworthy as life weighs souls. It reflects on judgment and mercy with a wry aside about exemption for the favored.
Mild herb laxative advertised for stomach and liver
An old advertisement promotes a mild herbal laxative claimed to restore normal liver and stomach function. It urges readers to ask druggists for the product, with Gar field on mentioned as a name or slogan.
Portugal Holds On Paper Basis After Gold and Silver Vanish
Amid the near total disappearance of gold and silver, Portugal shifts to a paper basis for its currency system, signaling a major monetary transition.
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Portugal
Human nature and reaction to graft contrast
A terse reflection contrasts public praise for major graft with contempt for minor graft, highlighting societal double standards and moral judgments without naming individuals or events.
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Cleveland Milk Producers, Distributors and
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Emil Herrmann
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Cincinnati College of Music
Auglaize County
William Axe
Wapakoneta
Elizabeth Keyes
Newark Public Schools
Yeggs
Union Banking Company
Raymond
Marysville
Marion Horse Racing Association
Elmer Hupp
Charles L. Joyce
Ethel Hupp
Athens County
Joe Jones
West Union
Earl Henderson
Manchester
Henderson
Jacob Christiansen
Port Clinton
Ulse
Cuyahoga County Food Administration
Massie
Chillicothe
Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
Major Smith
St. Marys
James Boyle
Lowesville
Mahoning County
Sandusky
Oceola
Louis Rebando
Cox
J. L. Carlisle
Greenfield
F. Heyman
Huron
State Board of Agriculture
Charles W. Allen
Washington D. H
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Gaid
Ohio University
Athens
Clark County
Fleming
Forest Carney
Frank Fletcher
Thomas Newton
Elsworth Raub
Eaton
Zanesville
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Congress
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