Oldest Festival Easter Traditions Across Civilizations
The article traces Easter origins from pagan spring rites to Christian symbolism. It notes lunar ties, eggs as life symbols from Egypt to England in 1589, the Easter bunny's mythic role, and early hymns by St. Ambrose in A.D. 340. It mentions customs like sugar eggs and garden egg nests and dances linked to ancient festivals.
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St. Ambrose
Christ
Edward the First
England
Onterr
Scotland
New Electric Time Signal Device Patent Granted
J I Johnston of Graham Missouri receives a patent for an electric time signal device. The alarm uses a signal bell and battery circuit with a disk mounted on the hour hand cannon and a dial on the clock face to set any desired hour by aligning a brush with a metal segment.
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J. I. Johnston
Graham, Mo
Scientific American
French instantaneous faucet water heater shown in drawing
Popular Mechanics describes a brass tube type water heater for direct faucet attachment. Water heats as it passes the coiled glass tube inside the brass housing and is warmed by nickel steel windings. A flexible wire supplies the current to the device.
First Fire Alarm In Boston 1852 By Telegraph Signal
A fire alarm was released by an electric telegraph system at 8 30 p m on April 29 1852 in Boston. An electric vehicle in use moves about 7 000 000 dollars daily from the bureau of engraving and printing to the treasury department at Washington.
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Boston
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury Department
Washington
Plucking Chickens by Electric Blower Described
A powerful electric blower named strom suction is used to pluck chickens. Chickens placed inside it quickly have feathers and down removed, showcasing an efficient cleaning method.
Electric Currents Show Promise In Medical Healing
Dr Franz Nagel Schmidt demonstrates using up to 800 volt alternating current at 2.5 amperes to heat and coagulate tissue along a narrow current path. Experiments with liver and egg solution reveal selective heating and tissue hardening, suggesting potential to destroy diseased tissue and relieve pain without extensive blood loss.
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Franz Nagelschmidt
London
Royal Society of Medicine
D'Arsonval
Use Motor for Ventilating in Theaters and Restaurants
Popular Electricity explains a wall mounted ventilation fan driven by an electric motor that exhausts foul air. The unit serves both theaters and eateries, allowing full speed during crowds and slow or shut down during off hours with a lever or switch.
Speed Records From 1902 Tests Highlight Fast Transport
A German government test in 1902 recorded an electric trolley car averaging 128 miles per hour, surpassing the steam locomotive's 120 mph peak. A carrier pigeon reportedly flew 5564 miles per hour over a hundred miles in 1900, close to the fastest motorcycle speed of 84 percent of that rate.
Edison storage battery car tests by Erie railroad
Experiments with the storage battery car by the Erie railroad ran between West Orange and Greenwood Lake branch at Forest Hill. Planned use includes regular service between these points with passengers transferred to regular trains at Forest Hill.
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Edison
Erie Railroad
West Orange
Greenwood Lake
Forest Hill
Panama canal towed ships by electric locomotives
Electric locomotives may tow ships through the Panama canal. A novel advertising clock runs a phonograph to call attention to mente it displays. The River Jordan and Lake Galilee areas may be harnessed to supply power to Palestine towns. A New York store installs wireless to aid liner passengers. A Swedish inventor introduces elasticiation for load sharing.
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Panama Canal
Jordan
Lake of Galilee
Palestine
New York
United States
Electrification Funds for Italian Railways
Seven million dollars have been appropriated to electrify the Italian railways. The move aims to modernize the system and improve efficiency across major routes.
Electricity Replaces Steam In Southern Russia
Oil companies controlling the Baku district shift from steam to electric power, signaling a technological change in regional energy use and industrial practice.
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Great Baku
Russia
Return of Eugene Sargent Renewed in Elinor Bradford Garden
Miss Bradford Elinor Bradford keeps Hollyhocks in a village home a memory of her youth. Eugene Sargent unexpectedly returns after decades and rekindles old romance while Tom Wyman reveals himself as his rival and eventual husband. A stranger named Charles F. Taylor appears, later revealed as Tom Wyman, and a town drama unfolds around love and memory.
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Bradford
Elitor
Eugene Sargent
Eugene
Tom Wyman
Tom
Elinor
Woodbine
Kansas City
New England
West
Kan
Joel
Charles F. Taylor
Chicago
Taylor
Einor
Wyman
Kia
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Missouri
Miss Bradford
Wapen
Jane Elinor
Hannah
Mortan
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