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the brandon news (brandon, miss.) 1892-1961 — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1904-06-02
Location: brandon, mississippi, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the brandon news (brandon, miss.) 1892-1961 · 1904-06-02 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1904-06-02 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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... area i Automobile speeding contests. Giant bird cage, 300 feet long. Special pavillion for sculpture. Indian exhibit, covers 40 acres. Art pottery works in operation. Giant locomotive at full speed. Natural garden of wild flowers. Fifty foreign countries exhibit. Model schools for blind and deaf. Regular hat factory in operation. Statue of John Stewart in butter. Special corn exhibit, cost $50,000. 1 Louisiana history told in flowers. Pavilion built entirely of peanuts. 1 Ice plant—300 tons daily capacity. Hank Monk’s famous stage coach. Mining Gulch—12 acres in extent. Queen Victoria, s Jubilee presents. Four acres of growing fresh fruits. Decorative sculpture, cost $500,000. Philippine exhibits, cost $1,000,000. The widest boiler plate ever rolled, i Pure ...

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