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walker lake bulletin (hawthorne, nev.) 1883-1926 — wild man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1893-12-27
Location: hawthorne, nevada, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: walker lake bulletin (hawthorne, nev.) 1883-1926 · 1893-12-27 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1893-12-27 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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... “So’s yer friend,” retorted the wild man. “He’s not a fake, anyhow',” said the modern Samson. “Well, you are,” replied the wild man. with an oriental sneer. “And what’s more, you’re a” It is hard to say what would have fol low'ed had not the fat woman, who had hitherto listened silently, said: “Gentlemen!” The w'ord restored the excited freaks to a sense of their social standing, and they at once retired to their respective plut forms, after each had bowed profoundly to the fat w’oman. Then the audience came in from the stage performance and the freaks took their positions for the lecture.—New York Even ing Sun. _ Mothers and Politeness. For the decline ...

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