Four Oldest Athens Men Were Delta Tau Delta Brothers
Virginia Brill profiles Evan J. Jones Ed Reynolds Lash John Perkins Dana and Charles Henry Brown four Delta Tau Delta alumni from Ohio University born 1830s to 1840s who remained lifelong Athens residents. The four Civil War veterans pursued varied careers in education law and railroading and all lived within blocks of each other on University Terrace and State Street as they aged together.
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Virginia Brill
Beta Persree
Delta Tau Delta
Evan J. Jones
Ed Reynolds Lash
John Perkins Dana
Charles Henry Brown
Ohio
Tao
Athens
Hay
Brown
Dhon
Cannansile
Dana
M Edich
Supreme Court of Ohio
Athens County
B. & O. Railroad
Marietta and
Cincinnati
Cana
University Terrace
Old Timers of Delta Tau Delta Highlight Ohio Alumni
The piece profiles long‑serving Delta Tau Delta members in Ohio. It notes a 79 year old senior partner lawyer at Jones & Jones, a pharmacist in Athens who bought his store in 1873, and a historic Beta chapter at Ohio University chartered in 1862. It recalls the fraternity’s origins and current reach with chapters across the U.S. and Canada.
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Hsing
Delta Tau Delta
Ohio University
John R. Scott
Columbia
Missouri
Delta Taupene
Bethany
W. Va
United States
Canada
H. R. Wilson
T. N. Hoover
Frank Gullum
William Herbert
G. @. Parks
Darrell F. Moore
Athens Messenger
Department of Business Administration
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
Dunkle King
Joseph Pitts
Dunkie King
Torch
Hing
Bobbed hair must save world says sociologist
Adison Wisconsin February report quotes Edward Alsworth Ross of the University of Wisconsin arguing bobbed hair symbolizes emancipation and may influence world welfare. He warns Orientals dominate birth rates, urging emancipation to curb population and protect resources amid rising global birth rates.
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Allene Sumner
NEA
Adison
Wis
Edward Alsworth Ross
University of Wisconsin
China
Japan
India
Dr. Ross
Englishmen Trial Sunlight For Mines To Boost Health
English miners at Sherwood Colliery Mansfield undergo a quartz lamp ultraviolet bath trial. The New Health Society and Sunlight League partner with mine officials to test artificial sunlight as a health improvement for workers deprived of natural UV light. A hundred miners will receive daily UV exposure as health progress is scientifically recorded.
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Sherwood
Mansfield
England
New Health Society
The
Sunlight League
Hutchison
Switzerland
Itondon
Self Made King Amanullah to Learn His Importance in London
Amanullah of Afghanistan arrives in London as Britain and Russia seek influence over Kabul. The visit includes a royal welcome at Buckingham Palace with speeches by the prime minister and officials. He is portrayed as a pivotal figure between Russia and India, with both nations eager to shape his stance while he remains publicly nonaligned. The piece notes Afghanistan's strategic position and Amanullah's rise to the throne after his father's murder, and mentions Soviet attempts to influence the country.
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Milton Bronner
Ondon
Amaanullah B
London Town
Buckingham Palace
Amanullah
Kingdom of
Afghanistan
Russia
India
London
Moscow
Romatoff
Asia
England
Khybar
Amenullah
Kabul
Jellalabad
Amanulizh
Amir Bet
Amanuwitah
Feeding the Democrat- Raw Oratory
Fragmentary reminiscence describes a scene under a tent where free meals labeled Jackson meals are handed out to party members. The narrator recalls a past dinner with Republicans and Democrats, noting the political dining dynamic without clear resolution.
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Jefferson
Ufc
Washington
Jackson
Martha Washington Beauty Remedies From Revolutionary Era
Barley water is praised as a skin cleanser by Martha Washington in Rupert Hughes' George Washington volume. The piece notes early American women used home methods, budgeting carefully, sharing hints, and swapping ideas, including a barley water formula and teeth whitening tips, with emphasis on cleanliness and thrifty care.
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Martha Washington
Martha
Rupert Hughes
George ‘Washington
Willam Morrow and Co
Theremin Creates Music by Wave of the Hand in Air
New York reports that Leon Theremin unveils the Thereminvox, a device resembling a radio set yet producing music without contact. Patrons including Weller Damrasch, Otto Kohn, Clarence Mackay and Edsel Ford attend as the device debuts amid art and science circles.
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Leon Theremin
Thnt
Thereminvox
WKS & Radio
Brosdersteing
New York
Weller Damrnsch
Otto Kohn
Clarence Mackay
Edsel Torc
May Buy Babies On Approval At New Paris Shop
ARIS, Feb 4 A sensational store in St. Cloud near Paris offers babies for selection with terms that let buyers take one home if agreeable. Abandoned or orphaned infants are priced by love and capable support. A board of judges reviews eligibility and periodic visits ensure proper care in a large white nursery with each baby tagged by history and traits. The piece also mentions Old Andy Jackson in a dialogic aside.
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ARIS
Soln
Thin Fe
St. Cloud
Paris
EntrAide Des Femmes Francaises
Andy” Jackson
Andy
Georgia
North Carolina
Stonewall
New Orleans
Theremin and Brain Collectors Mentioned in Odd Curiosities
A fragment discusses the Theremin device with two antennae, its electromagnetic energy producing diverse tones, and compares its voice to violin, organ, and singer. It mentions a collection of brains and famous names like Rubinstein Kohni and Mendeleff in a sensational context with unrelated notes about naturalization and world facts.
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Theremin
Therewinvox
Vladimar Bechter
Florida
Leningrad
Vladivontele
Palm Beach
United States
Ots
Reensburg
Anton Rubinstein
Jroe
Micnasi Garrity
Wile
Alexander Kohni
McSt
Academyj
All Boys
Office For Science
Demitri Mendeleff
Browntorn
Forty Lads of East Side Choir Shine in Surpliced Bloom
East Side school fourth through sixth graders form a forty member choir organized by Mary E Peters with Bertha Bridgeman aiding. The group trained under Ohio University influence, performed at Ohio University senior day, and sang at a state Home Missionary society meeting. Velma Young continues rehearsals for Easter programs.
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East Side School
Mary E. Peters
Fraf
C. Robinson
School of Music
Ohio University
Mary Peters
Hovai
Y. W. GC
Home Missionarary Society
Methodlet Episcopal Church
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Robert Wheaton
Howard Woods
Parker Walker
Cert Beasley Jr
Julian Bing
John Gibbs
Charles Smith
Robert Bingmen
Tom Quidor
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Willard McGrath
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