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yorkville enquirer (yorkville, s.c.) 1855-2006 — little people

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1905-11-21
Location: york, south carolina, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: yorkville enquirer (yorkville, s.c.) 1855-2006 · 1905-11-21 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1905-11-21 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.

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... was the playtime of these little people of the forest, whose amusements are few. "The dwarf is a hunter. There were y no signs of gardening or agriculture. o t, O nninno hAur onH flr nc t'uiiou uvio a uui\fuc MV??? row. and he understands the use of poisons. "These people are timid; they are nomads, and they seem to be under some kind of servitude to the larger tribes. I know not whether the dwarf is to be placed below the Bushman or the Hottentot, but I know that he ape predates kindness. The whole village came to the river to speed us on our journey. "The brother of a sick man promised to ...

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