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juniata sentinel and republican (mifflintown, juniata county, pa.) 1873-1955 — little people

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1877-01-31
Location: mifflintown, pennsylvania, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: juniata sentinel and republican (mifflintown, juniata county, pa.) 1873-1955 · 1877-01-31 · page 4
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1877-01-31 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “little people”. 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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LITTLE PEOPLE. Full of frolic full of fan Little people, bow they ran; street, Thrcagn each lane, and through each Trace their buy, happ y feet Over nwadowa sweet end fair Little people eTeryw bare In the palace by the aea In the house of hit;h degree In the garden of the great In the towns of ancient date. Children ramble free from Little people everywhere. In the hovels made of day. Full of gladsome, merry play In the wigwams, in the cota, Indian babes and Hottentots Frolic with their dark limbs Little people everywhere. On the mountains, in the vales Along the roads and flowery dales. Chasing butterfly and ...

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