The Register’s World of Oddities and Plans Abroad
A packed blend of curiosities and notices from across the era. Topics include a 6000 foot steel bridge at Vancouver Washington, Supreme Court gowns, San Francisco silver service, a Maine pulp mill, a new China map, a Sprinier Mich man’s cider feat, and social quirks from Paris to Japan. Also covered are hotel plans in Washington, a Leavenworth soldiers home lake, Angell’s China streets view, kissing norms in Japan, a toilet device for a Dober family, and irrigation projects in Russia with vast desyatins and a ten year plan funded at 400000 annually.
Publishing a Lie Injures Public Health and Purses
A terse report notes that spreading false health claims harms the public by endangering well being and causing financial loss to individuals and communities. Officials warn against deceptive information and urge verification of medical statements and product claims.
How the Date for Easter is Fixed in History
An examination of Easter dating from biblical events to calendar reforms. It covers Good Friday, the resurrection narrative, and the shift from Julian to Gregorian calendars, noting the repeated misalignments and the 1752 adjustment in England. It traces Passover origins and the lunar calculations underlying Paschal dating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Weaver
Nice
Ingland
The Moon's Motion and the Calendar Across Centuries
The article surveys lunar cycles and the Metonic rule, noting how mean and synodic months affect Easter timing and calendar reforms. It contrasts the Julian and Gregorian systems, mentions Nostradamus prophecies, and ends with reflections on reading's role in fostering inquiry as illustrated by a youth who becomes an electricity expert through voracious study.
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Nostradamus
St. George
Charles U
Matthias
Nice
Resurrection Faith Across Time and Easter Reckonings
The piece muses on faith and human endurance, contrasting spiritual renewal with earthly decay. It cites Lowell, reflects on Easter as a sacred duty to plant flowers, and outlines historical attempts to fix Easter’s date, noting calendar drift and the Council of Nice. The author laments ecclesiastical miscalculation and seeks reader understanding.
The Largest Egg in the World in St Nicholas Magazine
A writer for young folks discusses the giant Aepyornis maximize egg, noting an egg large enough to feed seventy people with two domestic hens eggs per person. The only complete egg is kept by the French Government at Jardin des Plantes in Paris. Also mentions Persian origin of heels and a 1100 B.C. Chinese dictionary by Faout-She.
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St. Nicholas Magazine
Madazus
Jardin Des Plantes
Paris
Origin of the loving cup ritual linked to King Edward
An old account traces the loving cup custom to Anglo-Saxon feasts where guests drank from a shared cup. After King Edward the Martyr was assassinated, a guard with drawn sword beside the drinker became standard to defend the participant. The practice was said to ensure two men stood at all times, maintaining the ritual as it passed down, though Edward’s connection is uncertain.
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Mont Blanc
Alps
Ite
God
Hosannas
Jerusalem
Death
Grim Death
Edward
London
Edward the Martyr
How He Reckoned in Ozark Roads and Dreams
In Howell County near the Arkansas line a traveler recounts a ride with a native who bartered for a dollar and “findin’s” before the final mile. The driver grew thirsty each mile, illustrating how an Ozark driver measures distance by appetite and experience. A second tale shares a dream from a South Carolina rail platform, where a sleeping Negro is awoken by jokers with corn bags and hears a farcical, doomed dream about feasting chickens and yams, told in dialect.
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Arkansas Line
Howell County
Mountain Home Road
Ozark
South Carolina
Rube
Hull
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