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the citizen (berea, ky.) 1899-1958 — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1908-08-06
Location: berea, kentucky, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the citizen (berea, ky.) 1899-1958 · 1908-08-06 · page 7
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1908-08-06 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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... from the ground like a giant bird nnd darting through the air at express train speed Henri Farmana aeroplane the Interesting heavior than a1r flying machine he brought here from Franco to demon strata his ability to fly made Its Initial flight In this country late Friday after noon at Brighton Beach It rose from an especially prepared runway at tho will of the inventor and after attaining a height of 25 feet flew straight ahead on a direct line finally alighting with exquisite grace when the noted air pilot diminished tho motive power During tho brief space of tlmo In which Ibo aeroplane was skimming over tho center Hold of the racetrack tho few ...

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