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the silver state news (winnemucca, nev.) 1907-1909 — little people

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1907-12-12
Location: winnemucca, nevada, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the silver state news (winnemucca, nev.) 1907-1909 · 1907-12-12 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1907-12-12 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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... Mart-jag* Ceremony of Theee Barbarous Little People. Belonging as they do to the lowest type of civilization as yet discovered, the Negritos of Malaysia and their way* are well worth studying. Simple, primitive, barbarous little people, their customs are those of prehistoric man. They have no fixed home or settle ments, but are wanderers over their mountainous Islands, sleeping under a banana leaf, living on herbs and ber ries and game. Their marriage ceremony Is a unique survival of early life. The suitor and a few companions dance about the shelter of the desired girl. There Is a curious resemblance between the dances of the prospective bridegroom and those of many of the game birds ...

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