Martin's Career as Boss Ends in Philadelphia Power Shift
Philadelphia politics shift as Mayor Warwick prepares to leave office. David Martin faces decline after bolting the Republican caucus. Samuel H. Ashbridge emerges as the favored mayoral candidate backed by Ashbridge supporters and the anti-combine wing led by Israel W. Durham and Lane. Colonel Quay looms as the key ally guiding the party toward the state convention.
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Durham
Lane
Colonel Quay
A Legend of Easter Eggs and Political Postmasters
A vivid Easter legend in Winnie and a spring morning sets against a tied political report. The piece explains how postmaster patronage in Pennsylvania is allocated between Republican senators Quay and Penrose and the White House, detailing district control, recent appointments, and anticipated practices with a new postmaster general.
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Senator Penrose
Poetic praise on purity and divine beauty
A lyrical meditation on whiteness and radiance as symbols of heavenly state. The speaker sees in a flower a reflection of Christ's glory, describing purity, majesty, and heavenly beauty through symbolic imagery of petals and heart.
It Started to Start
A New York World line recreates a comic exchange about train punctuality. The passenger learns the schedule has shifted, with the official explaining “start to start” at 4:20, then the passenger begins the process.
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Erie
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Omargo
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Phiadelphia
J. R. Hutchinson
J. R. Wood
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Reflections of a Bachelor in Witty Zingers
A witty collection of aphorisms on dating and women from the New York Press era. It plays on gender stereotypes with humorous quips about moods, dinners, trousseaus, and explanations, delivered in a sharp columnist voice.
Easter gifts from the heart ideas for simple handmade presents
A guide to inexpensive Easter gifts emphasizing thought over price. It suggests items like a decorative flatiron sewing aid with thimble case and scissors, and a cushion for pins using a china doll surrounded by curled hair and silk. It notes the joy of personal labor and imagination in gift giving.
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Miss Dolly
Harper
Easter Morning Echoes of Spring in Woodland Verse
The poem reflects on new life awakening in forests as brooks run, buds break from darkness, and leaves push through, with the breeze carrying whispers of spring's return. It celebrates growth from buried soil, renewal after a long winter, and nature’s quiet resurrection.
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Winnie
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Easter Flowers Dominate Berg Florists' Spring Trade
Bermuda lilies and azaleas lead Easter sales as flowers shape church decorations and gifts. Bermuda lilies bloom by February in ideal warmth while azaleas from Ghent supply white crimson and pink shades, with violets popular for corsages and table decor. telegraphic orders fuel busy seasonal shipments to Boston and beyond.
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Bermuda
Ghent
Belgium
Brooklyn
Boston
Easter festival through ages roots and myths
The article surveys Easter’s meanings from Christian resurrection to Lent dating and Pentecost links, tracing customs from Nicean council rules to movable dating. It notes Ostara myth, pagan survivals in German and English observance, and traditions like coloring eggs and symbolic use of wheat blades.
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Germany
England
New York
Egg Decorating Ideas From Frill Caps To Embroidered Eggs
The article outlines inexpensive egg decoration ideas suitable for quick execution, including a school master egg with a white tissue frill and black silk cap, a bat design using an inked eggshell, and an embroidered egg treated with vinegar. It notes the fashionability of egg shell work and offers playful, humorous, and artful approaches for homemade holiday decor.
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India
Sub Watering Boosts Growth for Greenhouse Plants
Sub watering across plant classes shows favorable results in tests from several experiment stations. Sub watered plants reach marketable size earlier and more than surface watered plants.
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Emblems of Easter Flowers Hint at Resurrection
The passage notes Easter flowers as symbols of rebirth, rising each spring despite seeming to die. It compares this cycle to beliefs about Jesus Christ’s return, stating the festival means different things to different people and that describing it fully would be endless.
Retaining Hens Rather Than Replacing With Pullets
An agricultural note argues keeping hens longer is cheaper than replacing them with pullets. It analyzes costs to raise pullets, shows annual expenses decline with longer retirement, and notes space issues when replacing many hens with pullets.
A Few Sayings From a Fragmented Ledger
A collection of pithy maxims reflects on conscience, ambition, fear, and judgment. Notable lines urge listening, humility, and caution about self righteous certainty. The text juxtaposes crime and virtue with wit, noting mirrors over serpents and the limits of fire insurance metaphors.
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Advice for horse care focusing on teeth hay feeding and stable cleanliness. Emphasizes dental checks, proper grain mix, carrot patch benefits, and avoiding hay overload. Also covers handling colts with calm voice and correcting irritability to prevent bad manners. Includes a human interest note on Mona Selden’s successful frog farming venture in New Jersey.
Building a Retaining Wall Insight
The article explains constructing stone retaining walls on sloped ground. It warns against starting at the lower surface, stresses preventing frost ingress, and recommends inward slope on both sides to prevent lifting and securely hold the earth.
Moisture Conservation by Humus and Mulch in Drained Soils
Farmers on intensive systems favor moisture conservation by plowing under crops and adding vegetable matter. In loams this is easy. in sandy or gravely soils it requires coarse manure mulch and root crops like crimson clover or rye turned under to build humus and retain moisture. During summer frequent cultivation aids uptake, and late season mulch of straw manure protects moisture and adds fertility.
Pest control for plant lice with whale oil soap solution
The article notes that lice do not feed on leaves and buds and that internal poisons like London purple or Paris green are ineffective. It recommends a contact killer, preferably whale oil soap solution, made by dissolving one pound of whale oil soap in seven gallons of water.
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London
A Vienna Custom Regulates Balloon Travel for Men
In Vienna a local custom requires married men to obtain formal consent from their wives and children before going up in a balloon. The practice reflects social norms influencing leisure activities.
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Vienna
Not So Feeble Delicate Child Bosses Family
A lively mock dialogue portrays a child described as delicate yet clearly in command within the household. The exchange centers on perceptions of strength and influence in a bustling family context.
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Rickrack
Blaine Grave Marked by Marble Shaft at Oak Hill
The grave of James G. Blaine at Oak Hill cemetery, once marked only by a dead hickory tree his widow later replaced with a marble shaft bearing his name and birth and death dates. The tree once symbolized his disappointed life, and the shaft now marks his final resting place with a plain inscription.
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James G. Blane
Oak Hill Cemetery
Walker Blaine
Magnetic Statesman
Maine
Blaine
Mr. Blaine
Yard House and Yard Plan for Poultry Run
A practical diagram shows a poultry house at the center of a large yard divided into four sections. The design allows rotating flocks between fields while other plots are plowed or cultivated. The house can be split to serve two or four lots with generous runs for each.
Egg flavor tied to hen diet and feed quality
The article notes egg flavor varies with hens diet from clean grass runs producing finer eggs to those fed on fish onions or filthy foods. It compares how rich feed boosts color and taste, while wasteful feeds degrade product quality with onions or cabbage altering dairy taste as well.
White Wings Sanny Side Up and a Bowery Egg Error
A New York newspaper item humorously recounts a poultry editor visiting the Bowery. He orders poached eggs on toast and the waiter mishears turning the order into a chorus of playful mispronunciations about Adam and Eve on a raft. The scene ends with a rowdy exchange over the eggs.
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