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idaho county free press (grangeville, idaho territory) 1886-current — wild man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1916-12-21
Location: grangeville, idaho, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: idaho county free press (grangeville, idaho territory) 1886-current · 1916-12-21 · page 3
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 “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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... he added. "You a Tasmanian Wild Man?" said Mr. Dorgan. "You don't think yon look like a Tasmanian Wild Man, do you? Why. you look like—you look like—you look" "He looks like a human turkey with a piebald face." suggested General Thumb. "He don't look like nothin'," said Mr. Dorgan at last. "That's what he looks like. You get out of that cage!" he added sternly to Mr. Gubb. *T don't want nothin' that looks like you nowhere near this show." "But, Mr. Dorgan. dearie, think how he'd draw crowds!" said Syrilla "Crowds? Of course he'd draw crowds," said Mr. Dorgan. "But what would I say when I lectured about him? What would 1 call ...

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