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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1928
Page
4
An advertisement-style piece urges flushing kidneys with Jad Salts and lemon grape acid mix to relieve back pain and bladder irritation. It promotes high water intake and a daily dose before breakfast for several days, claiming the salts cleanse and stimulate kidney function.
The article reflects on Joseph, Nicodemus, and others laying Jesus in the tomb, contrasting ancient ritual with modern quests for happiness. It argues true happiness lies in quiet spiritual awakening, not wealth or fame, and notes the enduring meaning of the Easter story beyond centuries of debate.
An old regional custom persists on Easter Tuesday with Hungerford men allowed to kiss every maiden in exchange for an orange. York shire funds support marriages by distributing interest. other areas practice onion-based tests to predict future husbands.
The text traces Easter egg traditions from pagan roots to Christian symbolism. It notes associations with various goddesses, the sun’s rebirth, and the Resurrection. It covers egg dyeing practices in England and Europe, red for Christ’s blood, gold leaf by the nobility, and elaborate continental decorations and gift eggs.
The article traces hare associations with Easter across cultures from China Hindu and Japan moon rabbit imagery to Southern folklore belief in a graveyard rabbit left hind foot. It notes Easter timing tied to moon phases and cites Warwick England hare egg prize folklore and the oracular shift to the Easter bunny laying Easter eggs.
An old ad touts Joint-Base for rheumatic pains including joint and muscle ache. It claims fast absorption and frequent use with rapid relief, offering a 12 day trial and a mail address in Maine.
The lily stands as a symbol of Easter, signifying purity and rebirth as one of the earliest spring flowers after a long winter.
An 1910 Lincoln Nebraska advertisement endorses Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as general tonics and feminine remedies. Martha Strayer notes regained health using either or both, with advice to write Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo for free medical guidance.
Easter day message celebrates the risen Lord Jesus Christ with flowers blooming and birds singing. It extols salvation through the Paschal Lamb and declares blessing and praise from earth and heaven.
A magazine quotation contrasts great men with others and notes a study finding only two percent of trees struck by lightning in national forests ignite, yet those fires account for about 17 percent of forest fires.
Reporters quiz Senator Smoot on business matters. He warns sentiment should stay out of business while recounting a joke about a groom who missed his wedding due to cashing wedding presents checks. A Detroit Free Press quip adds a cashing pun about a check.
Albert Brown, described as a down and outer, asked for help at a Mount Carmel restaurant. Two witnesses agreed to pay for his meal but he ate seventeen hamburgers, nine cups of coffee, seven slices of bacon, two pints of milk, three oyster stews, six rolls, two cans of beans and six glasses of water.
A light era cartoon snippet shows Elmer asking if he talks in sleep and Roy replying with a joke about being perfectly exasperating. A wise father character influences Ils children about the parade at the circus.
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