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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1902
Page
11
The service lists confirmation of Beatrice children and adult confirmations, with Holy Communion and a sermon by Rev Warner. Choirs perform during the evening service, featuring a tenor solo and a Bethlehem style arrangement as Easter bells.
A sunrise prayer service is announced at First Congregational Church. Members are invited to attend for a quiet morning of reflection and shared prayer in a community gathering.
A day of flowers at Topeka churches features elaborate decor and cathedral arrangements for the Easter service. The Chancel Chapter completed decorations, while a grand Easter program includes a Te Deum ceremony and processions. Prayer meetings and multiple services are planned across churches with strong attendance anticipated.
Fragmented notice lists religious services at First Presbyterian Church in Topeka and St. John A. M. Church, with ministers Taylor, Willett, and others. Details include lectures by Herbert L. Willett, dates April 2 to the following week, and special Sunday school and evening gatherings.
Arthur Watts describes Easter week in Jerusalem focusing on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Pilgrims, Turkish guards, and diverse sects fill the rotunda as the flame of the sacred fire is passed among Greeks Armenians and Copts. A dramatic descent of divine light marks the ceremony ending with a rider bearing the flame to Bethlehem.
New York retailers report strong Easter demand with double last year’s gem displays and expanding fine goods. Industry leaders cite rising prosperity, centralized shopping patterns, and higher steel profits as drivers. Farmers and miners show success, railroads earn surplus for expansion.
New York observers note Easter remains a sartorial contest between tailor and florist as wealth grows. Expenditure on flowers for Easter nears two million dollars with clothing bills higher, while modern clubs form a new Beau Brummell class. Ancient traditions link Easter to spring rites, flowers, and dawn deities across cultures.
The piece traces how early Christians kept Passover with Jesus as the Paschal lamb, linking modern Easter to Jewish and pagan spring rites. It notes fasting, pre- Easter observances, and the adoption of customs through history reflecting spiritual immortality and communal renewal.
After a long night the jury acquitted Joseph Cox of murder in the first degree for the January 26 shooting at a country church. The trial drew wide attention as Cox, a school teacher, killed Raymond Ratcliffe whose wife is Ratcliffe’s sister. Congressman Grosvenor helped prosecute. Albert Douglass defended.
An old Virginia advertisement touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a trusted, long used medicine for coughs and colds. It claims rapid relief praised by customers and asserts availability through druggists with nationwide travel mentions toward California.
The Rev Henry J Huston of the Rock River Conference recalls army service with Fifteenth Illinois Volunteers and chronic illness from 1886 including necrosis of the lower jaw and nerve shocks. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring strength, heart pains, and color, and endorses them for nerve and blood-related ailments.
Advertisement notes ticket sales for a show titled Only $25 to California Via the Sea Rock Inland Short 14a with daily picket dates from Mari 2 to Apr 20. The fragment mentions Watt Aish and Kevilin Boba in cryptic lines but lacks clear details.
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