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st. landry clarion (opelousas, la.) 1890-1921 — vanished suddenly

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1890-12-13
Location: opelousas, louisiana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: st. landry clarion (opelousas, la.) 1890-1921 · 1890-12-13 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1890-12-13 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “vanished suddenly”. 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 faces of the men vanished suddenly at his words," and instead 'of bitter imprecations and muttered casee, the air was filled with cheers and benedictions that almost over whelmed 'the modest proprietor, who never thought of being applauded for simply obeying the dictates of this con science. At the close of a week four little birds were seen bobbing up and down in the nest away up on the cliff, but fully two weeks more passed before the young fledgelings were able to leave their mossy home in the crevice of the rock. Instead of becon.g irritable at the long delay, the'reat engine-builder seemed to enjoy the days of waiting, and frequently visited the ...

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