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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1977
Page
4
The article previews a new digital wristwatch named Sonatime that speaks the time on demand. It uses a liquid crystal display with a speaker and memory, with a silent face readout option. A patent was granted to Intersonics Corp for vocal timekeeping.
The article notes thermometer makers benefit from cold winters boosting sales and explains Americans increasingly learn Celsius while dual scale thermometers grow popular. It traces Fahrenheit Celsius history, conversion formulas, and lasting impact on watches and timekeeping technology from mechanical to quartz and digital displays.
In Ripley Ohio the John Rankin house stood as a landmark on the underground railway. A lantern in its upper window guided about 2000 escaping slaves across the Ohio River toward the free state of Kentucky.
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