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the topeka state journal (topeka, kansas) 1892-1980 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1896-06-24
Location: topeka, kansas, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the topeka state journal (topeka, kansas) 1892-1980 · 1896-06-24 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1896-06-24 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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... the. public mind that the sea serpent is a myth and that all men who behold sea serpents arc liars. If George Washington were alive today and should declare upon affidavit that he had seen a sea serpent, his reputa tion would be ruined. We do not pretend to lAve seen a real live sea serpent or to possess one, but we have constructed one that defies competition. Our patented plesiosaurus, as we have already intimated, is a mammoth snake of steel. He is 100 feet long, 10 feet in diam eter and is run by electricity. His move ments are directed by two sea serpent ex ports, who can speed him through the wa ...

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