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the daily ardmoreite (ardmore, okla.) 1893-current — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1922-04-14
Location: ardmore, oklahoma, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the daily ardmoreite (ardmore, okla.) 1893-current · 1922-04-14 · page 07
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1922-04-14 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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GIANT BIRD CARRIES BABY AWAY IN CLAWS GENEVA. Seizure of a Swiss peasant's buby by a huge bird, identified as a condor, is chronicled by the Oderlander Volks Zeitung. The mother left the child sitting on a blanket on tho grass. Her hus band, seeing the condor sweep down and lift the Infant Into tho air, shot tho bird, which fell so slowly that the youngster was only slight ly Injured. The condor had a wing spread of 17 feet 5 Inches and a beak of 16'i inches In length. HARDING CABINET ORSKKVKS GOOD FRIDAY; SANS WORK fairy tales read by her listens to governess. She's always been culled "the ...

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