Cumberland County Historical Society

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The first page opens with a poem titled "I'm Not Too Young" reprinted from Scattered Seeds. The next article, "Hoe Handle Medicine" extolls the medicinal effects of exercise. Page two features several small stories, including Paul Eagle Star's (Sioux) outing assignment, a piece describing bicycles for men and tricycles for women, and a critique…

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The first page opens with a poem titled “Be Honest and True," followed by the story of "Two Gentlemen," who showed good manners, the page ends with news about the new girls’ quarters being built. Page two included news about a visit from the Cumberland County Medical Association, new machinery for laundry, students departing for farms,…

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The first page opens with a poem titled "A Fourteen-Year-Old Girl's Good Advice," followed by an article called "The Menomonees and Pottawatomies Dance: A Story by Lucy Jordan, Stockbridge, a pupil from Wisconsin," that told of an 1882 visit by dancers to her home agency in Keshena, Wisconsin. Page two includes an offer of photographs for new…

The first page opens with a poem titled "Sound Principle But Poor Poetry," followed by "A Boy Needs a Trade," about the degradation of a ditch digger reprinted from the Detroit Free Press. There is also an article called "A Sick Man who Wanted Whiskey." The second page includes a report in the shape of a turkey titled "Our Thanksgiving Turkey…

The first page opens with a poem titled “"Health Alphabet" listing health advice, A-Z followed by a description of horse grooming titled "George Washington's Horse." Page two opens with an article titled "Silver" that admonished Indian students to fight against the…

The first page opens with a poem titled "Much Depends on Your Aiming," about keeping to the straight path, followed by "A Boy Froze to Death While On Duty," about the effects of an ice storm on Lake Michigan followed by "Moved Again," in which the Man-on-the-band-stand opined that Indians who are not educated have no say in decisions made about…

The first page opens with the school Christmas greeting that included a drawing of the Man-on-the-band-stand that took up the entire front page of the newspaper. Page two features an article titled "Christmas" that described the Fourth of July and Christmas as national holidays, followed by articles including news from the Pawnee Agency…

The first page opens with a poem titled "A Happy New Year to You," followed by a poem called "Santa Claus at Home," about his return to the North Pole. The next article, "The Cold Water Man," is about the dangers of drinking beer, reprinted from Maryland Bulletin. Also on the page is a piece titled "Mr. Causes-the-Wind, a Dakota says:" that…

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The first page opens with the poem, "New Every Morning" by Susan Coolidge, followed by "Good Words from a Blind Young Man," which was a typewritten letter sent by Joseph Link, student of the Institution of the Blind, to Charles Wheelock (Oneida). There is also an article reprinted from the Truckee (Cal.) Republican, titled "Indian Ahead of…

The first page opened with the poem, "You Conquer Me, Me Conquer You" followed by a letter from Rev. Edward F. Wilson of the Shingwauk Home titled "An Indian School in Canada," which described Wilson’s report to the Indian Department of Canada on his visit to Carlisle, the Lincoln Institute and the Hampton Institute. It continued on the last…

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The first page opened with the poem "Take Care" followed by "A Visitor at Carlisle" which provided the opportunity to present arguments for Indian education away from the reservations. It continued on page four. Page two opened with an account of a presentation by "Dr. Harmon and Col. Thomas," a Dickinson College professor and his former…

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The first page opened with the poem "Strength For To-Day" followed by a piece called "Going Home!" The article gave a fictitious conversation between Carlisle students Allie and Fanny about the disadvantages of going home to the reservation because of the unsanitary conditions and practices there. It continued on page four. Page two featured…

This issue opened with a poem titled “A CLUSTER OF NEVERS,” from Selected, followed by a fictionalized conversation between two boys traveling to their homes in the west from Carlisle titled “TWO BOYS TALK IN THE CARS ON THEIR WAY HOME: WHAT THEY MAY HAVE SAID.” In the conversation, “Ira” and “Bart” muse about their appreciation of…

The first page opened with the poem "What a Jug Did," reprinted from An Old Scrap Book followed by a piece called "Nice Letter from Mr. Standing," made up of abstracts from his trip West returning Carlisle students to their home agencies. Standing mentioned there was a special travel car for girls and sick students, and described his…

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