Earth’s age debated by scientists across methods
The piece surveys how physicists biologists and geologists estimate the earth’s age. Lord Kelvin and Rayleigh are cited along with radioactivity methods from Curie Rutherford and others. Cambrian life and sedimentation inform estimates ranging from tens to billions of years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Kelvin
Poulton
Lord Rayleigh
Scientific American
H. V. Hillier
Hiller
King
Barns
Kelvin
Mmne
Curie
Becquerel
Rutherford
Strutt
Joly
Edmund Halley
Sollas
Clark
Becker
United States Geological Survey
John Phillips
Plain Suit to Be Favored for Fall
A fashion writer in the New York Times advises tailored suits for early fall, praising their straight lines and fit. The article details skirt length, box coats, and three quarter coats, plus accessories such as hats, gloves, shoes, stockings, and kerchiefs, all aligned with a smart tailored look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Rubber's complex mix drives tough elastic tires and more
Chemical engineers from an Akron tire maker explain rubber compounds involve over 500 pigments and ingredients to meet demands for toughness elasticity and hardness. They note rubber bands shoes heels and tires rely on complex vulcanized blends beyond simple rubber and sulfur. The piece ends with a stray quote about a yard and a visiting boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Playing Safe Harrys Yard Teasing Question
Harrys guardians observe him content to stay in the yard and wonder why he does not tease to join other boys on the vacant lot nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Music Taste Quote Reflects Classical Paradox
A man reflects on the struggle to enjoy music noting that if a piece seems poised to become a tune yet continually disappoints it is classical. The Christian Register quotes his dry judgment on classical works and the nature of musical expectation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Register
Half Population in Cities Reignites Back to the Soil Debate
The piece notes postwar migration from farms to cities, citing the 1920 census that more than half the population lived in urban areas. It argues immigration limits push urbanites back to rural life, highlighting land quality and investment needs across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Journal
What Are Yours Mr E V Lucas Favorite Scents
Mr E V Lucas lists his preferred scents and small pleasures including brake fern crushed walnut leaves crushed mint sauce newly split weed in a copse gardener’s rubbish fire unsmoked briar pipe cinnamon ripe apples tea just opened and coffee just ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. Lucas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nteabaes Ro
John Dickinson Sherman
Mr. Hiller
Earth
Saturn
Fournier
Kaylelg
Apec Chart
SCEEL
Phillips
Russell
Ow! Chemical Works
Terre Haute
Ind
Louisville Courier- Journal
Toledo
Ohio
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!