The Indian Helper (Vol. 1, No. 27)


Carlisle, PA
February 12, 1886
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The first page opems with a poem titled "Content," followed by "He Suffered Because He Could Not Speak English," an article about a Kiowa boy who was accused of a crime and could not defend himself. The next article is on the importance of buying insurance. Page two begins with a memorial about General Hancock titled "The Dead Hero," followed by many brief news items such as Geronimo had surrendered, and a train in Colorado had been stranded in snow for two days.

Page three features school and country news items such as the death of Kent Black Bear (Sioux), debating and literary society news, diphtheria and scarlet fever epidemics in the country, and queries the Man-on-the-band-stand wanted to be answered. Page four features the Enigma, an article titled "Who Knows the Name of this Great Man?" and a transcription of a business letter received from Cecilia Londrosh (Winnebago), a student on Outing in Mechanicsburg, that gave the answer to the previous week’s “Enigma.”
 

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