Among Maine Indians at Old Town nuns teach Penobscot
Lewiston Journal reports five Roman Catholic sisters led by Sister Frances work among the Penobscot at Indian Island for seven years. They teach ABCs and arithmetic, instruct in cooking and sewing, and guide marriage customs. The wedding dance follows a secluded period, with elaborate costumes and a unique island ritual. The nuns are welcomed in sickhouses and cemeteries, where wooden crosses mark graves and a donated Iron Cross from Madison stands in the sisters garden.
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Lewiston
Oldtown
Penobscots
Indian Island
Frances
Sockabesin Swassain
Polis
Father Rasle
Old Indian Point
Madison
Norridgewock
Prodigy Joe Gertiner Known for Fire Memory in Philadelphia
Philadelphia boy Jove Berliner, a hat factory errand boy, demonstrates an extraordinary recall of 375 fire alarm boxes and 5000 fires. He names exact streets, dates, engines, and alarms, verified by insurance patrol, with quick-fire station familiarity and a prodigious memory for fires.
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Joe Gertiner
Philadelphia
Jove Berliner
Thomas E. James
North Third Street
Joe Beiliner
Joe
Randolph Street
Civil Service
Shurr’s Lane
Main Street
Manayunk
Twenty-first Street
Fairmount Avenue
Roxborouch Station
Lehigh Avenue
Jo-jo
Phantom Barkhaunt on the Missouri River reported near Coal Harbor
Settlers and lingering river navigators report a phantom boat on the Missouri. M C J Wilson near Coal Harbor saw a pale light, a white robed woman on a boat, then the vessel vanished. A similar sighting occurred further down the bend, suggesting a prank with phosphorus craft and a dummy figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hismarck
D. T
Missouri
M. C. J. Wilson
Coal Harbor
Denny
New-Style Bees Discoveries in California
A new breed of bee found in California is twice as large as common bees with a proportionate sting. The report notes the bee’s bold defense and implies unique interactions with people, including a remark about the Chinese reacting to the insect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
California
Unreasonable Idea and Goat for Seventeen Dollars
A cartoon style exchange shows Mr Isaacstein touting a goat sale at seventeen dollars with a cart device, insisting on no discount and joking about profits and the cart as a playful bargaining twist. A customer questions the justification of the price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Isaacstein
Mis First Lecture In Goshen A Shrewd Advertising Agent
Artemus Ward recalls a Goshen New York lecture misfire told by Howard Paul. Agent John P Smith hustled tickets while Ward struggled to engage a hostile audience. A loud interruption by a farmer and Ward’s sharp taunts sparked clumsy applause and mixed reviews from locals.
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Howard Paul
N. Y. World
Artemus Ward
New York State
Goshen
John P. Smith
Smith
John
Gornihe
Republic
Mr. Ward
Artemus
Joe
J. P. Smith
United States
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Maine
Prodigy
Mis
Hon Vivant
New York Village
Warren County
Johnson & Siegfried
Variety Hall
Penn’ A
Greenland's
Front Street
Episcopal Church
Warren
P. Greenland
Water Street
High Street
Beween Hazel and
Laurel
H. A. Jamieson & CO
Lake Shore
National
Ort
Syracuse Stee
Dupont Powder CO
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