Easter and the plants in Christian legend and lore
Katherine Chandler surveys how Easter-inspired naming and legends mapped to plants and woods from Venus flytrap to Our Lady's Slipper, recounting saints names, legends of Veronica and the Holy Family, and the cross’s woods. She notes how secular names replace older titles while keeping religious echoes in plant lore.
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Nature
Europe
Jupiter
Christ
Mary
Veronica
Milton
Bethlehem
Saint
Easter Dawn Awakens Hope Across Broken world
A devotional poem by Ninette M. Lowater recalls the first Easter morning. Friends of Jesus approach the tomb at dawn to find the stone rolled away, signaling resurrection. The verse blends themes of sorrow, triumph, and heavenly reward as it invites prayer and praise.
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Ninette M. Lowater
Fritillaria Weeps at Cross as Passover Tale Is Told
The Sav ior endures a sacrificial scene where the Fritillaria or Checkered Lily is described as pure white before the sacrifice then mourns in dark garments. The Oxalis stands at the cross receiving blood drops and bearing them to this day as the narrative notes an Italian parallel.
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Canary Islands
Christ
Calvary
Judas
Eider
Bede
Chrysostom
Lebanon
Adam
Abel
Eden
Paradise
Solomon
Bethesda
Katherine Chandler
Los Angeles Times
Roosevelt Seeks Quiet Camp In Glenwood Springs
President Roosevelt and secretary Loeb establish temporary headquarters at a Glenwood Springs Colorado summer hotel for five to six weeks. Officials plan limited contact, with Loeb delivering matters from the camp while the president hunts and communicates briefly. Return trip routes include Denver Chicago and Omaha with planned speeches.
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Hunts Hear
Roosevelt
Wm. Loeb, Jr
White House
Col
United States
Jake Goff
Loeb
Courier
Washington
Denver
Board of Trade
Merchant’s Club
Hamilton Club
Iroquois Club
Chicago
Union Pacific
Omaha
Chicago & Northwestern
Pennsylvania
Nan Patterson Trial Moves Toward Third Court Appearance
A third trial date looms for Nan Patterson over the Caesar Young murder. The proceedings were delayed by juror illness and a deadlock in prior trials. Prosecution had pursued J Mor gan Smith and his wife as witnesses but they are now in custody in the Tombs after extradition issues.
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Cbse
Remoy
Nan Patterson Woth
Caesar Young
J. Morgan Smith
Miss Patterson
Cincinnati
New York
Patterson
Smiths
Pension Examiners Face Resignations Over Pension Fraud
Commissioner Warner plans to report charges against ten pension examiners who allegedly approved Civil War pension applications for claimants from Pennsylvania and New Jersey regiments that never saw service. The ten tendered resignations remain unaccepted as an inquiry proceeds, with possible reinstatement if exonerated.
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Warner
Secretary of the Interior
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Norfolk Man Claimed California Fortune After Death
Thomas Yandaw a longtime Norfolk figure asserted before death he held a California fortune. Declared lunatic years earlier he died in an asylum and was buried in a pauper’s grave. A Pacific coast letter states Yandaw was entitled to a large California estate worth over 1.5 million dollars. His wife was dead and he left no heirs.
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Thomas Yandaw
Norfolk
California
Eastern Virginia
Williamsburg
Pacific Coast
Yandaw
Grave Digger as Shaw’s Coachman Provokes Commission
The government hired an alleged grave-digger as coachman to Secretary Shaw. Commissioner Cooley notes the man previously served as a hospital superintendent’s driver and factored in safety concerns over political influence. Robert C. Shepard, whom Shaw reportedly favored, had not driven a horse in years. The action aimed to protect the secretary from possible physical harm by an inexperienced driver.
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Shaw
Ygt
Robert C. Shepard
MUST BE VACCINATED Council Bluffs schools closed by health order
In Council Bluffs Iowa the board of health ordered vaccination of all public and parochial pupils forcing fifteen hundred students to stay away from school. The board of education appealed to the courts but the health board was sustained. As schools reopened only vaccinated children could attend. Threats of damage suits abound.
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Council Bluffs
Dry Sunday Sweep Locks Down St Louis For 24 Hours
In St Louis a historic dry day lasting twenty four hours shut saloons and many shops. Midnight extinguished saloon lights and patrons were told to leave. Barber shops newsstands cigar stands and delis closed as restaurants and most businesses halted for the Sabbath.
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St. Louis
St Louis
Délacatessen
Death Knell of Cigarette Echoes Across States
Governor La Follette signs anti cigarette bill as Nebraska joins a wave of states enacting prohibitive action this year.
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la Folette
Nebraska
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