Byron's Lost Talents and a Town's Quiet Fame
Byron honors its gifted daughters Phyllis Benson Gwendolin Mathers Linnet Leslie as they pursue art and writing. Linnet's city success ends in a quiet realization that true greatness lies in character, aided by a supportive school principal.
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Byron
Lucy
William
Phyllis Benson
Phyllis
Boston
Mattie Mathers
Mattie
Gwendolin
Mrs. Mathers
Sidney
Linnet
Linnet Leslie
Gwendolin Mathers
Byron Hill School
Nancy Leslie
Leslie
Jinnet
Centenarian Questions Longevity Rules
A hundred year old man declines giving hard and fast rules for long life. He says age does not make him a longevity expert. Reporters plan to photograph the rare centenarian.
Eddy Elephant and the shared wisdom of elephants
A dialog between Eddy and Ella Elephant explores pride, family duties, senses, and the value of kindness. Eddy admits vanity about African relatives while Ella highlights talents from trunk use to memory, food gathering, swimming, and loyalty to friends and children. The exchange ends with Eddy affirming there is nothing in life like being who you are.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Elephant
Asia
Africa
Ella Elephant
France
England
Ella
Eddy
Teacher erases decimal point prank joke flashback
A classroom quip recalls a teacher rubbing out 92.7 to show multiplying by ten. When asked where the decimal point is, Mary confidently says it sits on the duster, delivering a lighthearted moment from Scottish humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Edinburgh Scotsman
Graysville Homecoming Draws Church Effort And News
Mrs. Illian Thomas and children of Terre Haute visit Graysville as locals recall a big homecoming weekend. Rev. Sumwalt and Rev. Badger preach, a long table feeds attendees, and an orchestra plus quartette boost the social and spiritual lift. Plans for annual events, salaries, and a possible nearby coal mine are noted.
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Illian Thomas
Terre Haute
Jas. E. Yager
Warren County
Ben Barden
Ben
Merom
W. A. Burton
Graysville
Sumwalt
Sullivan
O. E. Badger
Greencastle
James Moore
Cooper
W. F. Russell
Linton
Big Springs
Frank Bruner
Lois Shields
Ham _ Burton
Bro
Russell
Bro. Johnson
Union
Kingsley
Tabor
Providence
County Institute
S. S. Yager
West Lafayette
Ind
Notice to Road Contractors in Sullivan County Indiana
The Sullivan County Board of Commissioners invites sealed bids for road improvements by grading draining and surfacing with stone and gravel on four roads William T Dix Samuel R Cole Charles McGarvey and Cal Harmon. Bids open October 2 1922 at noon. Each bid requires a double bond and affidavit of noncollusion.
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Indiana
Sullivan County
Curry Township
Charles Heap
Auditor’s Office
Board of County Commissioners
State of
United States
Chales Heap
John V. Rogers
C. Smock
Fred B. Lash
W. E. Patten
J. A. McClanahan
Joe W. Curry
W. A. Foote
Chas
C. Stevens
A. Lloyd
F. J. Bolinger
Claud Foremaré
J. B. Allan
Late Heap Leander Wence
J. Allan
P. L. Combs
Smith Lake
Board of Commissioners
Court House
Sullivan
William T. Dix
Hamilton
Curry, Turman
Fairbanks
Samuel R. Cole
Jackson Township
Frank M. Daniels
Diamonds Called Good Omens
Diamonds in earlier times were thought to guard against sorcery repel poison and help win conflicts and battles for those who wore them.
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Western Newspaper Union
Mary Ener
Schroeder & Price
Olson
West Side Square
Cass Two
Sarah E. Skinner
Kersey Ransford
Claude
Ethel Bowen
Faye F. Goodman
Jno
W. Fledman
Cen. Coal Co
Dugger
W. D. Silvers
Eva Hawkins
D. & N. Coal Co
Cass Twp
J. W
Nellie I. Wall
Buel City
Curry Twp. & Towns
O. W. Allen
Lash & Combs
Coal and Minerals
Amanda J. Sherman
F. C. Lash
Jas
Heap
G. Homer Jenkins
Merril Higbie
Hays
Carrie Nash
Cammie Higgins
Currysville
Sindora Bowen
Lucretia G. Johnson
A. Carlisle
J. A. McGinnis
W. J. Hart
Alumbaugh
C. L. Whalen
J. F. Sproatt
Alumbaugh Ad
Alumb
Fairview Park
Beasley
Add
Jackson
Wm. M. Case
Jas. H. Brock
Wilda Trump
F. W. Richards Tr
R. E. Mason
Busram Creel Coal Co
J. D. Damody
J. G. Pullum
Hosea Wheat and Wife
Bennett
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Globe
Clothiers
H. C. Steel
Prop
Fidelity Loan CO
Alorie VF
C. E. Warren
Shelburn
James W. McHugh
Hymera
Walker McHugh
McHugh & Son
The
W.H. Hill, Jr. Farm Loan Co
Sullivan County Loan & Trust Co
North Side
E. A. Billman
L. A. Stewart
P. A. Barco
Grover Clayton Carlisle
H. L. Stratton
I. J. Keys
Carlisle
H. 8. Leach
W. K. Frakes
S. E. Lindley
Sullivan County Farm Bureau
D. N. Railsback
Railsback
Star and Sullivan
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