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the paducah sun (paducah, ky.) 1898-1906 — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1906-03-27
Location: paducah, kentucky, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the paducah sun (paducah, ky.) 1898-1906 · 1906-03-27 · page 08
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1906-03-27 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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... a majestic movement that tho giant bird swept to the south But his gasoline gave out when be was more than a quarter of n mite in the air and the propeller thereby became useless The whirring blades slowed down and speedily stopped revolving Nothing was wrong with the steering apparatus It imply was of uo avail the rnqnicut tiio aeronaut could not make headway Wilds airship was adrift The best rudder In the world couldnt help cither craft and Just as a sea vessel so adrift would be swept by tbo tides against a craggy shore so was the fllrshlp being whirled by thai winds UPUI to the fleecy rocks be yond which waited ...

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