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mount vernon signal (mt. vernon, ky.) 18??-current — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1904-05-27
Location: mount vernon, kentucky, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: mount vernon signal (mt. vernon, ky.) 18??-current · 1904-05-27 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1904-05-27 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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... garden 10 acres in area Giant bird cage 300 feet long Special pavilion for sculpture Automobile speeding contest Giant locomotive at full speed Indian exhibit covers 40 acres acresI Fifty foreign countries exhibit Natural garden of wild flowers Art potters works in operation Model Indian school ion pupils Model school for blind and deaf Mining gulch 12 acres in extent Louisiana history told in flowers Regular hat factory if operation capacityr I tI Special corn exhibit costing t 50 000 Placer gold mine in mining gulch Statute in butter of John Stewart Pavilion built entirely of peanuts Queen Victorias jubilee presents International angling tourna ments tournaI Philippine exhibits costing r ocoooo I ocooooTecorative Decorative sculptor ...

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