Earth’s Age Debated By Renowned Scientists And Theories
A historical survey reviews methods and estimates from Kelvin to Rayleigh on earth’s age. It highlights how cooling, radioactivity, sedimentation, and biological evolution inform age ranges from tens of millions to billions of years, with figures varying widely across experts.
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Sohn Dickinson Sherman
Lord Kelvin
Poulton
Lord Rayleigh
Lord Iayleigh
Lying Thinga
Scientific American
Hiller
Ailker
Earth
Saturn
Fournier
Efine
King
Barus
Kelvin
Mme
Curle
Becquerel
Rutherford
Strutt
Ramund Halley
Joly
Sollas
Clark
Becker
United States Geological Survey
John Phtt Ups
Complex rubber blends power modern tires and plastics
Engineers at Akon describe how over 500 pigments and ingredients shape vulcanized rubber used in tires, bands, and belts. The text notes the shift from simple mixtures to complex compounds driven by car industry demands for toughness and hardness. A stray anecdote about a visitor interrupts the technical discussion.
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Tha
Akon
Boy Prefers Yard Play Over Group Outing
A local child named Harry enjoys staying at home in his yard rather than joining friends for a visit to a vacant lot. His guardians wonder why he avoids teasing or joining the group, focusing on his contentment with solitary play.
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Harry
Fragmented Quote About Appreciating Muse and Quality
A garbled quotation reflects a speaker lamenting a piece that constantly promises brilliance but never delivers. The critic Christian Reglater is cited, suggesting a discussion on artistic value and consistency.
Miners End Strike After Union Recognized and Wage Deal
Anthracite miners end a seven day strike as Governor Pinchot secures four bargaining points. Eight hour day with overtime at the same rate, a 10 percent wage increase effective September 1, full union recognition without checkoff, and acceptance of collective bargaining principles. A joint wage-rate review board is proposed. final contract to be printed and sent to 300 local unions. Mining may not resume for about ten days.
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Harriaburg
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
State House
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Farm Bureau Research Disputes Crop Income Rise
The American Farm Bureau federation research department says estimates of a $1 billion higher farmers income for 1928 compared with 1922 are exaggerated by 400 percent. Moorhouse's figures place 1928 24 crop values at about $4.71 billion vs $4.47 billion in 1922 23.
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Farm Research Body
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
H. W. Moorhouse
Farm Bureau
Research Department
Greece Mobilizes Troops on Frontier Amid Balkan Tensions
Rome dispatch from Santi Quaranta reports Greece is mobilizing troops on the Albanian frontier. Trieste hears that Jugoslavin forces are preparing to mobilize. Belgrade claims mobilization is necessary to protect frontiers as issues in Hungary and Bulgaria unsettle the region.
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Rome
Greece
Santi Quaranta
Trieste
Jugo-Slavin
Belgrade
Hungary
Bulgaria
U S Strong Box Thrown Open to Relief of Japan
President Coolidge announced after a cabinet meeting that America will mobilize Ita resources for Japan relief. The effort aims to raise between 20 million and 80 million dollars with the US expected to cover a large share of the total.
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U.S
Japan
Washington
America
Ita
Coolidge
Air Mail Pilot Falls Fifty Feet Near Colton
H. C. Thompson, an air mail pilot between Cleveland and Chicago, fell fifty feet to his death near Colton, Ohio, during engine trouble. He had been looping over Colton for ten minutes seeking a safe landing before the fatal drop en route to Chicago. The mail was recovered and flown to Chicago by another plane.
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H. C. Thompson
Wauscon
Thompson
Harvey
Ill
Cleveland
Chicago
Colton
C. Thompson
Bergdoll Pays German Tax Inaugural Auto Duty
Eberbach Sept 8 Payment of the new state automobile tax to fund Germany's passive resistance in the Ruhr was noted by Grover C Bergdoll Major Dies of Polo Injuries Foyt Snelling Minn Sept 8 Major Iveng Jones of Minneapolis officer of the 887th held artillery of the 8th division died here of injuries sustained in a polo match Sunday He had them substituted for a Des Moines player.
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Bergdoll
Eberbach
Germany
Ruher
Grover C. Bergdoll
Foyt Snelling
Minn
Iveng Jones
Minneapolia
Das Moines
Standstill in Mabel Career Plans Amid Family Tragedy
The article notes Mabel abandoned a dual path in Munich and Paris to pursue music and art after a wealthy bereavement in the fiancé's family. It describes her prior determination and final decision to console him, reflecting personal sacrifice and social pressures.
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Mabel
Munich
Honeymooners Lost in Alps Seek Warmth on Range
A playful snippet notes a couple honeymooning in midwinter in the Alps surviving by warming near mountain ranges. The piece also mentions cultivated sickworm cocoons described as white or yellow, plus a local quip about angling for a big catch. It closes by recalling San Francisco's first transcontinental express route.
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Alps
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Lockeville Courier-Journal
San Francisco
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