Earth’s age debated by scientist Lord Rayleigh and peers
A survey of methods from biology geology and physics traces estimates of Earth's age from Kelvin's 20 million years to Rayleigh's billions. Using radioactivity, sedimentation, salt, and fossil records, scholars show ages ranging from tens to billions of years with Cambrian benchmarks around 60 million and ocean formation estimates spanning 60 to 100 million years.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Lord Kelvin
Poulton
Lord Rayleigh
Rayleigh
Scientific American
H. V. Hillier
Hilker
King
King and Barns
Kelvin
Mme. Curle
Becquerel
Rutherford
Strutt
Joly
Edmund Halley
Sollas
Clark
Becker
United States Geological Survey
John Phillips
Graduate Nurse Praises Tanlac as Perfect Remedy
From long experience as a professional nurse Mrs. I. A. Borden of Seattle declares Tanlac the nature's most perfect remedy. She cites seven years of use for charity patients improving digestion and general tone, including cases where patients recovered appetite after several bottles. Tanlac sold by all good druggists.
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Nature
I. A. Borden
Pontius Ave
Seattle
Wash
National Temperance Hospital
Chicago
Why Eyeball is White Explanation
The eyeball appears white because the tiny blood vessels supplying its tissue are so narrow they cannot carry red blood cells. The result is a clear, pale globe with minimal visible coloration from the blood.
Aspirin Ad Sells Bayer Tablets for Neuralgia Relief
An advertisement promotes Bayer aspirin for neuralgia with unbroken packages and directions. It notes Wandy boxes of twelve cost a few cents and druggists offer 24 and 100 tablet bottles. Bayer manufactures acetylsalicylic acid under the Aspirin trade mark. The Reason. Grass does not grow along the way of the transgressors. Traffic is too heavy.
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Bayer
Castoria Endorsed for Over 30 Years by Physicians
The advertisement promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a safe substitute for narcotic teething preparations with over 30 years of use. It claims no narcotics and cites proven directions on each package along with physician recommendations and the genuine signature.
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Bayer
Incurable Ridicule Destroys Tyrannies, Says Scholar
A reflective piece argues ridicule is an incurable disease that dupes tyrants and speeds their downfall. It portrays ridicule as a universal force undermining power without mercy.
Wail of the Oppressed Twins Della and Dottie Clash
Della leads and tyrannizes as sisters Della and Dottie quarrel over control. Dottie questions why she is treated as a child by Della, asking their mother if they are the same elf.
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Della
Dottie
Dela
Mama
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San Francisco
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Nebraska
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Buffalo
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