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daily kennebec journal (augusta, me.) 1870-1975 [microfilm reel] — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1901-12-02
Location: augusta, maine, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: daily kennebec journal (augusta, me.) 1870-1975 [microfilm reel] · 1901-12-02 · page 4
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1901-12-02 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “sea serpent”. 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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... ordinary times of p.-a.e tin- sea serpent and the sea serpent joke are as much a part of the summer resort season as Thanksgiving and the turkey jok.- are a part of our New Knglun.l November. Hut row we have a series of au tumnal sea serpent stories, not told b .intei prising landlords or coastwise e. art snoiui-nts or fishermen trigutoued in from their trawls. They come from o'.her waters tlian those which lave New England’s rocks and beach es. and 1’iiel. Sam hinis. If becomes oitieial sponser f.»r the mysterious ir.onstei r the deep. The hydrographic bureau of the navy department has issued a report on the recent appear ances of the sea ...

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