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

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1927-06-02
Location: augusta, georgia, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: southern christian advocate (charleston, s.c.) 1837-1948 · 1927-06-02 · page 09
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1927-06-02 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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... this earth, Were there no little people in it; The song of life would lose its mirth, Were there no children to begin it; The sterner souls would grow more stern, Unfeeling natures more inhuman, And man to stoic coldness turn, While woman would be less than woman. —Whittier. Who of us can escape the magic and the charm of childhood? Though gray hairs may be upon us, in the presence of the children we renew our youth. Again we hear our father’s footsteps in the old sweet home so dear to memory, and again we look into the heaven of our mother’s face. Charles Dickens wrote: “We love these little people, and it is ...

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