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harrisburg telegraph (harrisburg, pa.) 1879-1948 — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1917-12-24
Location: harrisburg, pennsylvania, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: harrisburg telegraph (harrisburg, pa.) 1879-1948 · 1917-12-24 · page 10
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1917-12-24 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “giant bird”. 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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... efflcl uncy obtains inside the giant bird as J the crew releases a shower of bombs upon the sleeping cidadel. A (lash of lurid red. An ear-splitting roar! A deafening chorus of frenzied cries from tin' throats of the doomed men. -And the mighty Zeppelin, mortally wounded by an internal explosion. I plunges toward the shell-swept earth j like a giant meteor. That's the oil- i j max of this wonderful picture. Have you been reading the "Inter views With Empey" in the daily papers, or have I Sergeant Kmpcy, you read his fam i Friday Mglit ous "Over the Top," tho fastest selling book in America? If you have not. you should read them ...

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