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the emporia news (emporia, kan.) 1859-1881 — lake monster

Date of account
Newspaper page published 1867-09-06
Location
emporia, kansas, united states
Source
Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference
the emporia news (emporia, kan.) 1859-1881 · 1867-09-06 · page 1
Rights
public_domain
Language
English OCR
Record updated
2026-08-24

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Record summary

A 1867-09-06 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “lake monster”. 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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... of ia our philosophy." The Lake Monster Again.. Another the great report ot the appearance ot snake or water monster in Lake Ontario has reached us. We have it from reliable citizens wbo reside on tbe lake snore in Parma, ten miles or so west of the mouth of the Geneeee, that on Thursday last, just at S'tuset, this monster was seen in the water close to the shore. A drove of cattle went to the lake to drink, whereup on the huge monster raised his head above the water and approached tbe shore, in tending no doubt to take an evening meal of fresh beef. The noise made by the an imal as he ...

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