union county courier (elk point, union county, d.t. [s.d.]) 187?-1913 — little people
- Date of account
- Newspaper page published 1904-04-21
- Location
- elk point, south dakota, united states
- Source
- Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
- Reference
- union county courier (elk point, union county, d.t. [s.d.]) 187?-1913 · 1904-04-21 · page 5
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English OCR
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
A 1904-04-21 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “little people”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.
Published source text
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Source passage
Source text · mention only... that have been given the little people, such as the "Yankees of the east" and the "English of the east," It is strange that no one has ever hit upon the designation that really describes them. They are the Greeks of the east. They have the same artistic quality. In all the world there is no more lovely coun try than the Land of the Rising Sun, nor is this so much due to nature as to man. Everywhere the scenery has been beautified. No spot of ugliness is allowed to remain. True, the famed Greek sculpture has not come yet. For that there is plenty of time. Every other Plement is present, however. The ...
Historical context
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Modern context
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