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the herald and news (newberry s.c.) 1903-1937 — wild man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1914-09-25
Location: newberry, south carolina, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the herald and news (newberry s.c.) 1903-1937 · 1914-09-25 · page 7
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1914-09-25 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “wild man”. 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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... is I?your Edith!" But the wild man, the man without fear, was still without reason. He was still a man with clouded memory of the past?a man whose recollection of his former self was zero. So he did A rrVi+af T-Tcx tnnlfp 11UL IWUgUi^C iiid to her as to a stranger, thus: "Maiden, fear not They will cast j us both into the pit with the leopards, j But be not afraid. Thou shalt not per- j ish, no more than 1. rne leoparas win hurt thee not, maiden, for they and their kinds are my friends." Edith clutched him nevertheless in hysterical fear. "Father!" she cried. "Oh, father? to think, even after I have ...

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