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fergus county democrat (lewistown, mont.) 1904-1919 — mysterious airship

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1913-06-10
Location: lewistown, montana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: fergus county democrat (lewistown, mont.) 1904-1919 · 1913-06-10 · page 02
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1913-06-10 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “mysterious airship”. 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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... is told today of another mysterious airship, coming from the east and carrying a searchlight, red and green side lights and white head and tail lights, which flew over Selby and Leeds on Friday night.—London Cor. New York Tribune. SUCCESSFUL PLOWING Can always be accomplished, In all sections and under all con ditions, by the Success Plow. It is a frameless plow that will last a lifetime. It has been on the market for years, has been tried and proved, and is, beyond question, the simplest, most perfect and most popular riding plow of its class now in use. THE P. O. CANTON SUCCESS PLOWI Is the best and cheapest plow for the following reasons: ...

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