Merry Old England at Castertide Mead Traditions
A Chicago Tribune piece notes merry old England rites during Castertide with Easter week dishes and ceremonies. It covers Shrove Tuesday pancakes, Maundy Thursday baskets, Good Friday bun markets, hot cross buns, and historic Chelsea Bun House rivalries.
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Old England
Marion. Butler
Chicago Tribune
England
James TL
Istimen
Chelsea
Chelsea Bun House
Stone Bread Leavened with Cross Marks for Good Friday
Peasant households hung perforated loaves bearing a cross from cottage roofs as talismans against fire. In premodern times families kept these loaves until next Good Friday, believing dissolved crumbs in water could heal illnesses with devout faith akin to modern medicine.
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Uged
England
Easter eggs and their ancient spring symbolism
The text discusses eggs at Easter tied to pre Christian myths and the Christian church adopting earlier customs. It notes the egg as a symbol of spring, life, and fertility, reflecting reversions to broader nature celebrations across various cultures.
The Egg and Easter Name From Pagan Roots
Tit-Bits Magazine explains that Easter derives from Eostre the pagan goddess linked to the Aurora Borealis. Norse tradition celebrated with an egg and rabbit as symbols of fecundity, a custom echoed in today’s Easter egg. The overlap of Christian and pagan timing preserves the name’s survival.
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Tit-Bits Magazine
Eostre
Darkness at the crucifixion and the lunar eclipse doubt
The statement argues that the darkness described during the crucifixion could not be caused by a solar eclipse since it occurred after Passover during a full moon. An eclipse requires the moon between Earth and sun, i.e., a new moon phase, not the full moon.
One Year More One Care More War Threats
A collected miscellany notes European treaties amid looming conflict. It cites Italy Austria and Hungary’s three power pact and speculates on possible war if tensions rise. It also mentions Edward VIII visiting Queen Mary and visiting slums, and a Cairo Koran manuscript’s value.
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Italy
Austria
Luungary
Germany
Arthur Brisbane
Edward VIII
England
Glasgow
Lord Melchett
Sap's a Runnin' Means Action in the Sugar Bush
A National Geographic Society bulletin notes maple sugaring as an American industry. It traces historic methods from Indigenous tapping to modern equipment, cites regionally large production in Vermont New York Ohio and other states, and explains how sap yields syrup and sugar through evaporation.
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U. S
Sieda
United States
National Geographic Society
New England
Virginia
Kentucky
Vermont
New York State
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Maine
Massachusetts
Cross Stitch Towels Pattern for Easy Home Decor
This item promotes simple cross stitch on tea towels to brighten household linens with motifs of glassware and china. It offers a half dozen easy motifs, a transfer pattern, stitch details, material needs, and a 15 cent pattern request to The Sewing Circle, Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY via stamps or coins.
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Sewing Circle
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Star Gives Pleasure by Simply Being What It Is
A reflection on a star's beauty, not its actions but its essence. The line extols the star as fitting the heavens, aligning with vast space, offering repose and freedom, untouched by force or obstacle, embodying infinity.
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Star
Carlyle
Ferry-Morse Seed Institute seeds trust in quality tested
The Ferry-Morse Seed Breeding Institute touts 50 000 annual tests and 9 000 quality checks to ensure true to type seeds for homes across climates. Rochester Michigan and Salinas California stations develop foundation stock used on farms, with seed sold only after germination and quality tests. Free Home Garden Catalog offered by Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Detroit and San Francisco.
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Ferry
Rochester
Mich
Salimas
Cal
Ferry- Morse Seed Co
Detroit
San Francisco
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