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the free press (poplarville, miss.) 1890-19?? — mysterious airship

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1897-05-13
Location: poplarville, mississippi, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the free press (poplarville, miss.) 1890-19?? · 1897-05-13 · page 3
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1897-05-13 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “mysterious airship”. 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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... Nixon—claims to have seen the mysterious airship on the night of tho 7th. QUEEN CITY BUSINESS COL LEGE AND SCHOOL OF SHORTHAND AND TYPEWRITING, meridian, miss. Cheapest and best. R- R. fare paid to the College. *50 pays hoard and tuition for either course. Books for both courses will not cost over $10. More calls for grad uates than we have been able to fill. Send at once for printed matter. Address, J. J. Ferguson, Pres., Meridian, Miss. Marion HOuse, POPLARVILLE, MISS. centrally located on MAIN ST. Comfortable Rooms. Table Pare Excellent. Attentive porter to meet all trains. Commercial and transient patronage espec ially solicited. Commodious Sample Roem convenient. g^Teims Re asonable.?;^ Mrs. E. C.

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