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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1889
Page
20
A Negro evangelist leads a grand fourfold effort among Ohio savages as the government’s broken pledge prompts a historic building, the Fires Indian Missionary reception, the M E Church adopting the work, a Pico from Indian women, the first manual training school, a war department church, and the banishment of the Wountlets with final services.
The Central Ohio Conference rededicated the Wrandot Mission Church at Upper Sandusky, the first Protestant mission church built for Indians west of the Alleghenies. The article recounts Wyandot chiefs, missionary work by Stewart and Finley, a school and farm, government funding, and the 1842 treaty leading to removal beyond the Mississippi.
About 60 Wyandot and other Indians gathered for a 1820 Chillicothe Conference plea for a regular missionary. Women spoke first, urging ongoing gospel work, followed by chiefs who supported preachers Stewart Armstr and Jonathan, while noting white misdeeds. The event marked rare women’s participation in tribal deliberations and culminated with plans to keep missions alive as Native communities embraced Christianity.
The Punxsutawney Spirit denounces cruelty in hunting and calls out man as the fiercest predator. It argues that killing for sport harms innocent animals and mocks hunting as recreation, urging respect for all living beings and questioning the souls of slaughtered creatures.
A Buffalo milkman is duped by two men posing as city chemists who request two quarts of milk for a supposed test. The ruse succeeds as the milkman hands over cream without payment, while the tramps rejoice and boast of their early morning scheme.
A terse courtroom aside reveals a chair sliding into a joke mood as a judge weighs a quirky remark about desire and timing. The fragment hints at casual banter during a hearing with playful undercurrents.
A dramatic underground tour aboard a limited express engine reveals the engineer and crew at work. The piece honors the skill and courage of railroad workers while detailing the risks and daily routines behind nightly city and rural travel.
In Detroit the Cadillac Hotel lobby crowd hears a fisherman recounting a Goose Pond tale of catching eels and other fish. A horned eel creates a rope escape from a burning two story house as pickerels and catfish slide down to safety, then swim to a pond.
The Calabrian marriage custom centers on eldest sons selecting brides from neighborhood lists, with formal visits and family witnesses guiding betrothal. A Rhine Valley tour includes Yburg Castle ruins, ducal dungeons, and a Persian king’s visit, followed by celebratory music and a Baden Baden stroll amid luxury and crowds.
Parkinson greets Gartner and notes a close association with his brother in the same company. Gartner confirms the reference and mentions Tom’s praise, while Parkinson expresses pleasure at the connection.
A travelogue through Baden Baden describes Lichtenthall Allee and a four mile promenade shaded by trees. It unveils underground dungeons used by the Vehm Gericht secret tribunal, noting their harsh deeds and the fear they inspired among communities. The narrator recalls climbing back from the grim cells to a shady garden with a view of the town.
A well known Boston society woman at a seaside cottage hosts dinner after guests arrive late. When summoned, she explains the ice cream is depleted by her children and urges the guests to eat now to spare the children from overindulgence and possible illness.
A column surveys the coin collecting mania as a lens on history. It notes ancient and modern coins, famous pieces like the 1804 dollar and the double eagle, and how bullion, rarity, and legends reveal cultural shifts. The piece mentions notable examples and market values, including rare dollars selling for high sums.
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