Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-17
A WONDERFUL EXHIBITION,

Girl"-ManifestatiOns of the Most Re-
markable nature.
Lena Loeb advertised as the "electri-
mystery-a scientific phenomenon or q
representative from the dark domain.
Hardly the latter, either, in these en-
iightened years, though she would have
been so scheduled had she practIced her
wonders century ago. The wonderful
strength exhibited by Lena Loeb is not
what would be expected of one of her
slight frame and tender age. She weighs
but ninety -four pounds and is only six
teen years old. Yet with one of her
girlish hands she prevails against tie
strength of eight stalwart men and with
both hands successfully resists
the power of eleven men. These are
feats we'll worth witnessing. In them
there is no chance for fraud or deceit, as
those who contend against her are Sc
lected promiscuously from the audience.
Lena Loeb gave Oh exhibition at Tur-
hOs onll Ahob CsSbthS Will BifO
other exhibition this evening. There
was skeptical audience present-one of
those audiences which comes prepared to
prove that it cannot be imposed upon.
A committee OF sixteen citlzeps was in
vited to the stage and seated in {. con-
tinCous row around the two sides and
rear of that elevated enclosure. These
gentlemen were to watch for fraud, col
fusion or triokery. They performed theis
duty faithfully and rendered verdict
that every thing was genuine. The first
exhibition was trial OF strength be-
tween Lena Loeb and one man. A short
iron pipe was held by them-they faced
each other and pushed. The man speedi.
| iy went to the wall. The audience then
| called for Gus Branch, Yankton'
champion athlete. She overcame him
without difficulty. Then Miss Lens
carried q. E. Goodrich, 200 poundel
about the stage in chair, grasping th,
two outside uprights of the chsir anc
holding her load at half arm g length. a
couple of men we're invited to prevail
against her at the iron bar and had tt
succumb and then came q longer bar anc
four men ana finally eight men. Misl
Loeb hurled them back against the com
mittee with such force that some of then
went clear over the row. The final ses
was chair which the electric girl grasp
ed by the two back uprIghts and held ii
legs about eighteen inches from th,
floor. Professor Douglas, weight 26
pounds, stood upon the seat of the chair
len strong men then grasped the chai
and need their utmost strength to fore
it to the floor, but could not bulge it al
inch.
In singular contrast to these e2
hibitions of strength was tn
, umbrella exhibition. Miss Len
is powerless in contact with an umbrell
and as soon as her hand grasped tn
handle she was violently ierked from on
side of the stage to the other and in a
. instant the umbrella pounded itself int
a wreck and she was rescued from it b
. an attendant. These are facts beyon
. explanation. They oocurred-that's a
we can say about them.
II Lena Loeb is also gifted with th
q mind reading power and gave sewers
interesting exhibitions. Perhaps th
most satisfactory one (though ell we,
9 satisfactory occurred upon the stree
e in the early evening, when, blindfoldet
: she led u. P. Wilcox from the Morrlso
two blocks and half up Third street an
Q found pair of pincheTs he had pr
e viously concealed under barrel In 6
d alley. Then she took Gus Branch ar
$. led him to horseshoe nail he had hit
den under wagon seat cushion in
II locked warehouse on Bl oadway.
9, Miss Loeb is modest, unassumin
n girl of sixteen, unaccustomed to stal
8. exhibitions or the show business. 81
le is of Jewish birth and Florida is her nj
tive state. The has been in possesslc
r. OF these wonderful powers only abo
le eighteen months. She is attended
" her brother, who manages the exhil
IN tion. There is nothing In her perfo
es mances to offend good taste and ever
thing to excite the deepest wonder Me
lie women and children are alike interest
@ and entertained and those Of scienti
m turn will be especially edited.
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