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the fulton county news (mcconnellsburg, pa.) 1899-current — little people

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1916-12-21
Location: mcconnellsburg, pennsylvania, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the fulton county news (mcconnellsburg, pa.) 1899-current · 1916-12-21 · page 6
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1916-12-21 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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... the (irccn Forest jiUI the little people who live there Cli'y In the summer would never, never known it had they happened to have e6mo tack. P.ut rough Unit her North li'ind and Jack Frost had not come yet. und Old Mother Nature wus busy rn-liirinj tli 0 (ireeli Forest for them nd urging till (lie little people to hur ft and make ready for them. Ho Happy Jnck M-ampered down the 1-ooe Little I'ulh mid pulled over red icftves ami yellow leaves nnd drown trtircs to sec what lie could find under llifiii, mid his heart was linppy. fur Hb stomach win full, nnd you know a full stomach, unless It lie too full, ...

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