05 Apr 1898
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Newspaper
The Ohio Democrat
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1898
Page
1
A fragmentary study traces Ostara, goddess of spring, through German myth and Christian adaptation. It notes pagan spring rites, Easter symbolism, and customs from Ostara imagery to the Paschal candle, papal benediction, and Easter celebrations in Rome and beyond.
The sultan mourns the death of Yaver-Aga Abdul Hamid a powerful chief eunuch who controlled the harem for twenty two years and was blamed as a key instigator of Armenian massacres. His removal sparks palace shifts including Zakio’s disputed claim to succeed him and the sultan confiscates his wealth. Also reports on a two hearted man Dr William King and a Jefferson papers find at Congressional Library.
An account describes a hidden community near Suffern and Ramapo in New York with mixed ancestry from Dutch slaveholders and Native Americans. The piece details secluded huts, elusive paths, distinctive De Groat and De Freese lineages, rough dogs, and children who vanish when strangers appear. It notes their subsistence, trade with nearby villages, and social status as seen by outsiders.
In a Fifth Avenue hotel room, witnesses recount Edwin Booth reciting the Lord's Prayer amid diplomats and statesmen. The performance conveyed a haunting, reverent power that left onlookers shaken and declared Booth a great man.
An official German account details artillery rehearsals in a simulated war zone with moving wooden figures representing the foe. It describes clearing territory, maneuvering batteries, signaling commands, and cavalry advances that overwhelm targets as smoke and shellfire reveal enemy positions.
A jumbled column blends satirical sketches of an editor’s look with a South American consulate bid, odd cattle shearings, a lost wedding ring in St Stephen, a century-old human skeleton in a hollow tree, and a long feature on the Javelina menace, its habits, and an anecdote about a Texas mail-carrier’s fateful encounter.
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