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harrisburg telegraph (harrisburg, pa.) 1879-1948 — wild man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1914-11-11
Location: harrisburg, pennsylvania, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: harrisburg telegraph (harrisburg, pa.) 1879-1948 · 1914-11-11 · page 06
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1914-11-11 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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... XII. A Photograph of the Wild Man. "And derned If he isn't a white man!" continued Capt. Duncan Jones, recovering from the spell cast over him by the strange apparition. "I thought wild men existed only in novels and dime museums. But banged if that wasn't the real thing! I'll find the boys and tell them about It. We must capture that wild man and take It home in a crate and sell it to some circus." Captain Jones now listened intently for some sound that would Indicate the location of his safari from which he had become separated. Somewhere In the jungle wore his two friends, Lieutenants Steele and Rodman, both of Jones' own ...

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