Rains End Drought as Family Faces Hard Times
Rural Route 23 resident Elvin Sullivan travels to Peru on business. Several visits and social calls follow among neighbors including the Bergers, Dices, Lantzes, and Swope family. A drought-stricken farmer and a storm bring relief as rain saves crops and life, while a local peach shipment highlights farm produce quality.
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Elvin Sullivan
Peru
Mary Lantz
Mary Dice
Social notes from Peru and surrounding towns
J A Dice of Peru spends the week with his father JJ W Dice northwest of Denver. Mrs W H Howes and Miss Alma Norris attend Bible Conference at Winona Lake. Omer Bond of Peru and Miss Effie Moody visit Miss Alma Dukes for dinner. Wood Wright goes to Logansport for Elks band wedding. Miss Josephine Brewer near Wabash visits Denver with Mr and Mrs John Wright. Earl McCoy of Peru and Mr and Mrs W W Sellers with daughter Helen dine with Emma McCoy. Miss Grace Dennison of Peru visits Dr and Mrs E S Waymire. Herbert McGrew, Mrs Waymire’s brother, also in town. Dennison visits Mr and Mrs L F Cooper in the afternoon.
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John
Robert Ricker
Columbia City
Frank Matthias
Ruth
Mary Berger
Rhoda
Mary Hoover
Hazel
Ethel Berger
Carlton Murry
Cleveland
Ohio
Nona Sullivan
Nellie Cornell
Jacob Stanton
Sarah Raber
Georgina Stewert
Peru
Lewis Marburger
G. A. Berger
Hazel Berger
Manchester
Sirus Frantz
W. H. Howes
Alma Norris
Winona Lake
Omer Bond
Effie Moody
Lee Long
Alma Dukes
Josephine Brewer
Near
Wabash
Denver
John Wright
Earl McCoy
Mrs. W. W. Sellers
Helen
Emma McCoy
Grace Dennison
E. S. Waymire
Herbert McGrew
Corn and Courage Amid Rain-Struck Reunion
In a rain soaked scene a man races toward a distressed woman and forgets the fields as fear melts into relief. He greets her with a kiss and embraces her, asking about corn while his true joy centers on their reunion.
Love and Temptation in a Modern Faith Tale
A Louisville Times item recounts Beatrice, four, raised by a devotee of a modern sect who teaches love of all. When tempted to misbehave she must apologize or exclaim phrases like Get thee behind me Satan, sparking humorous reactions from her mother and readers.
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Beatrice
Dorothea
Bureau
Satan
Louisville Times
Tennyson's Lucky Stroke Wins Newdigate Prize
The Oxford Newdigate prize story centers on Lord Tennyson and the examiner who mistook a mark as good. Three judges read Timbuctoo, and a misread letter led to the win. The misread mark turned into a lasting literary moment.
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Lord Tennyson
Oxford
Tennyson
Parson Heavegrace Chooses Gizzard In Whimsical Exchange
In a humorous scene, Parson Heavegrace responds with a merry twinkle and declares he would take the gizzard, prompting amused reactions from the others.
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Parson Heavegrace
Little Pitchers Question Mamie’s Head Sound
Dialogue excerpt shows Little Pitchers pressing Miss Mamie to say how her head sounds. Miss Mamie retorts with a playful defiance about the sound of her head as the child teases her.
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Mamie
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