Leap Year Established Then Civil Calendar Shift
A historical explainer outlines how February gains a day every four years to total 366 days, grounding the leap year in Earth's orbit and the need for a consistent civil calendar. The piece recounts Julius Caesar's reforms and notes on time measurement and calendar development. It also includes a diary excerpt about Huxley and Mrs. Thompson amid Australian voyages, highlighting cross-cultural impressions and language adaptation.
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Julius Caesar
Huxley
China
Remarkable Sydney antique finds and hidden relics tale
A Calcutta cable recalls a British officer who paid £1 for a gold diamond statuette in Benares, turning down £10,750 while selling diamonds for £3,900. In Sydney, an auction of old household items uncovered holy relics hidden behind frames, including carvings and biblical figures. The dealer chased a 1000 guineas sale after a buyer in America offered 2000, proving hidden treasures can rise far above initial expectations.
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Sydney
Calcutta
Herald
Benares
The
United
United States
America
Desler
Reform of the Calendar and a Pirate Explorer’s Tale
Calendar reform under Pope Gregory XIII and later English adjustment erased days to realign the year. Also recounted is a fragment from SCOTRY JOMAN’S LIFE WITH CANNIBALS describing a shipwreck survivor born in Aberdeen who lived among Torres Strait natives after an Australian voyage with her tin-smith father and her sailor husband.
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Aberdeen
Australia
Moreton Bay
Torres Straity
Mystery Table Tells Tales Of Antiques And Gold
A fable table from Sydney’s elite suburbs once linked to Marie Antoinette was sold for 100 guineas to a woman. The French Consul heard the tale, noting that value is often misunderstood as junk can hide rare items. A Petticoat Lane find of an Australian life scene also surfaced, later rolled and sold as junk.
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Sydney
Marie Antoinette
Australia
Deaier
Petticoat Lane
London
Daily Dose Claim For Rheumatism Relief Sold Worldwide
An old advertorial recounts a woman claiming 20 years of relief from rheumatism using Kruschen and notes its worldwide sales. It describes testimonials, antique dealer anecdotes, and claims of Kruschen dissolving crystals for smoother relief, with price and availability details.
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Kruschen
Sam
Tong
Siemens
Hove
Dinolves
Australians Defeat Transvaal by Innings and Runs
Australia set 346 with Fingleton 110 Lievers 72 and Darling 70, then dismissed Transvaal for 160 and 157 in their two innings to win the return match. The Transvaal side included Rowan Briscoe Mitchell Langton and Nupen.
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Vaal
Australia
Fingleton
Lievers
Darling
Transvaal
Rowan
Briscoe
Mitchell
Langton
Nupen
Italian War Updates Report Shi fted Gains and Defenses
Rome correspondent for The Daily Telegraph notes a communique implying that large areas from General Graziani’s push in Southern Abyssinia may still be in Abyssinian hands. General Agnostini meets stiff resistance on the Dana Parma river in an area once thought conquered by Italy.
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Italy
Rome
Daily Telegraph
Graziani
Abyssinis
Agnostini
Dana Parma
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