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the hazard herald (hazard, ky.) 1911-1975 — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1923-02-16
Location: hazard, kentucky, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the hazard herald (hazard, ky.) 1911-1975 · 1923-02-16 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1923-02-16 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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... brought the foot of the giant bird to Pineville for' exhibition' too heavy he said to he left tt in the woods Iit Ibis' foot which spread about seven w toches when the toes 'were fully ex tended had bones of tremendous strength and indicated an ability to earry a considerable load The foot wa s projented toDrf-' Tilman Ranr r" -V 1- r 'T‘4 i The big eagle made quite a fight jir his life Mr Grambel repoxtetL He wu vu caught by a single f oot in a ieeltrapandthoughonefoot V? -r stvti-'tidd'bdiind him in fight par VLV- Tt'Sii''' T able to make a despar- i i'sh fight anr Mr GambeFa dog whldi attempted ...

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