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the forest republican (tionesta, pa.) 1869-1952 — little people

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1887-10-12
Location: tionesta, pennsylvania, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the forest republican (tionesta, pa.) 1869-1952 · 1887-10-12 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1887-10-12 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.

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... flowers, For the land of little people is another world than ours. Once 'twas ours; 'tis ours no longer, for, when nursery time Is o'er, Through the land of little people we may wan der never more. But we hear their merry voices and we sea them nt their play. And our own dark world grows brighter, and we seem as young as they, Roaming over shore and meadow, talking to the birds and flowers, For the land of little people is a Tairer World than ours. Hl'MOIt OF THE DAY. Polities began when Joseph was sold out by his brethren. Picayune. About the first thing lost at sea was the sight of land. Carl ...

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