Memorial tribute to Charles Matthews and Athens mentor
A public forum memorial recounts Charles Matthews’ life and work in Athens. The note lauds his library devotion, poetic nature, and quiet kindness, describing his influence on students and colleagues, his family, and his gentle garden life. The piece closes with a vision of a bronze tablet on the university campus.
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Messenger
Charlies
Athens
Ares
Charles Matthews
Mr. Matthews
Winchester Cathedral
Ohio
English movie men seek national studio
English film exhibitors discuss establishing a national studio to meet American and other competition in London. The plan aims to coordinate production and distribution to bolster domestic cinema against foreign entrants.
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London
England
Jack the Clipper hoax traced to schoolgirls in Italy
In Reggio Italy local police sought a feared figure called Jack the Clipper as families worried for daughters hair. A confession reveals the menace was a myth created by schoolgirls who wanted bobbed hair and cut each other’s hair secretly while spinning a thrilling tale.
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Elon
Italy
Reggio
Native Uprising Looms in India
Calcutta reports indicate Swarajists in India are strengthening for a new clash with England over Lord Birkenhead’s handling of their plea for cooperation to resolve unrest, signaling a looming native uprising.
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India
Calcutta
England
Lord Birkenhead
Mars Afternoon Temperatures Range Above Freezing
Astronomers report Mars afternoon temperatures range from 10 to 20 degrees above freezing. The finding highlights warmer conditions on the planet's surface conducting atmospheric studies and rover data.
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Mars
Eight New Colors in Autumn Fashions From Manchester
British textile manufacturers and modistes with dyers announce eight autumn colors to expand the palette. Cedarwood light brown with pink tint. Burnt oak darker. Veronese rich red. Oriflamme full gold. Vellum deep cream. Nilesque between eau-de-Nil and jade. Amourette cornflower blue. Pavlova mauve after the Russian dancer. Used in silk, cotton, wool, and linen.
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Manchester
Eng
Pavlova
Tower base and height details of a Babel structure
The description notes a tower with a square base of 300 by 300 feet tapering to an apex, reaching 300 feet in height. This outlines a uniform square pyramid form with equal base side and height measurements.
Forty Soil Types Identified in Indiana County
A Purdue university experiment reveals forty distinct soil types in a ten acre Jas per County, Indiana, tract. The study highlights soil diversity within a single area.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Jasper County
Messenger Centennial Edition Promises Wide Coverage and Photos
The paper outlines a Centennial issue with 16 pages of news, a Sunday magazine, a colored comic section, and a Commercial section highlighting Southeastern Ohio leaders. The Messenger Cities and New Home sections feature writeups on cities Athens Nelsonville Gloucester Pomeroy Middleport Logan, with half tone illustrations and a full page building image.
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Messenger
Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Pomeroy
Middleport
Logan
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