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the mitchell capital (mitchell, dakota [s.d.]) 1879-1918 — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1897-04-16
Location: mitchell, south dakota, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the mitchell capital (mitchell, dakota [s.d.]) 1879-1918 · 1897-04-16 · page 03
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1897-04-16 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “giant bird”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... one complete egg of this giant bird to be seenjijl the civilized world ut pres ent, and it ia cracked in several places. It is in the possession of the French Gov ernment, and is kept in the .Tardin des Plantes in Paris. Glorious Easter Morn. Easter Day means peace toward heaven and peace toward earth. Great wealth of flowers! Bring more flowers. Wreath them around the brazen throat of the can non, plant them in the desert until it shall blossom like the rose braid them into the mane of the war charger as he comes back. No more red dahlias of human blood. Give us white lilies of peace. Strew all the earth ...

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