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the tupelo journal (tupelo, miss.) 1876-1924 — wild man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1915-01-29
Location: tupelo, mississippi, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the tupelo journal (tupelo, miss.) 1876-1924 · 1915-01-29 · page 7
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1915-01-29 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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... the jungle I met a wild man.” “Wild man!” Edith exclaimed. “Black, of course!” “No. White!” “A white wild man! How strange! Why did you not get his story?” “We couldn't,” Jones replied. "He was a sort of human island entirely surrounded by wild animals. And our Kafirs refused to try to find him for us. He wa3 wild, yet, somehow, Miss Wayne, in the one brief encounter I had with that wild man there was something about him that deeply in terested me. He seemed to be—com pletely in tune with tha wild.” Edith started. “In tune with the wild!” she cried, in a low, thoughtful tone. “How co incidental! Those were the very ...

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