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daily republican ([wilmington, del.]) 1874-1890 — wild man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1887-10-18
Location: wilmington, delaware, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: daily republican ([wilmington, del.]) 1874-1890 · 1887-10-18 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1887-10-18 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “wild man”. 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 the preeehre of a "wild man" in these wood., and the report was verified on Huud'iy, when the creature was cap tured. But he pot away again to his native wilds, and the story of his capture and escape is interesting aa well u L r 1?or A few days past the simple people r.t the little mountain hamletol Mountain View, In Pas.lac co.nt.y, have been In a et;l aUrm and f xoltc ment over the eudden appearance of the wild man In the woods near the town. Hunting Parties were formed to capture him They scoured the woods in every direc tion, but could discover no träte of him. I A large bunting ...

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