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wood river times (hailey, idaho) 1882-1915 — wild man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1882-12-04
Location: hailey, idaho, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: wood river times (hailey, idaho) 1882-1915 · 1882-12-04 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1882-12-04 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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... of the engraving is "The Wild Man of Idaho—a determined but unsuccessful effort to capture him by two horsemen near Snake River." The Wild Man is shown about six feet high, thickly covered with hair, a tusk protruding from each side of his mouth, sharp claws for nails, and pre senting a most horrible apj earance— all as described in the Times. As another hunting partv is organ iaing to capture the Wild Man, this republication of the Times's article will be apt to increase the interest felt on the subject. Ball at th« Grand Central Hotel. There will be a ball at the Grand Central Hotel next Thursday evening. Muaic by Dixie Boone's band, ...

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