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public ledger (memphis, tenn.) 1865-1893 — winged man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1873-02-05
Location: memphis, tennessee, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: public ledger (memphis, tenn.) 1865-1893 · 1873-02-05 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1873-02-05 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “winged 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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... there was a raoe of winged man. With what rapidity this process would go on in men we cannot deter mine until we are able to deter mine the transmuting power of the navehic forces over the interior forces in the human frame. If fright can kill, if intense will can avert decay, the degree nf this force acting unconsciously and eontlnuQusly wjll not be easy to measure nor to over estimate. Nor must we lightly conclude tbat it will be an impossible thing for tbe hu man arm to develop into a human wing capable of flight in the air. Recent investigations into the mecbanicism of flight have quite exploded the extrava gant conjectures ...

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