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southern christian advocate (charleston, s.c.) 1837-1948 — little people

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1908-05-14
Location: augusta, georgia, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: southern christian advocate (charleston, s.c.) 1837-1948 · 1908-05-14 · page 07
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1908-05-14 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “little people”. 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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... there iivra a hand o( little people call ed the "Merry go-Round Fairies," and a right merry set they were, and a right lively picture they made in their green and gold frocks and many colored jackets and caps. It was on a bright particular night in June that these fairies were to have a grand summer dance. The moon had risen bright and round, and the old man in the moon smiled down in quite a pleasant and comical fashion on the little scene be fore him. There were grasshopper tents, butterly chariots, and dandelion balloons, all flying in hot haste to the charmed ring under the elms, that cir cle of emerald velvety ...

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