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the elbert county tribune (elbert, elbert county, colo.) 18??-1920 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1903-11-19
Location: elbert, colorado, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the elbert county tribune (elbert, elbert county, colo.) 18??-1920 · 1903-11-19 · page 7
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1903-11-19 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “sea serpent”. 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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IS THE SEA SERPENT A MYTH? DT FROrESSOK FREDERIC HIOJS. "SYi) 'W^iirr CW Curator of the Division of Comparative \isjf '/(j| Anatomy at the United States National j\ Museum, Washington, D. C. ,J S there a sea serpent? To this question scientific men would unanimously answer No. But if not n veritable scaly snake, may there not Ill 1® liLl lit* some gigantic creature whose occa sional appearance gives rise to report that the sea serpent has been met with? While the majority of scien tific men would also say no to this question, now and then one might be found who would ndndt that this is possible in spite of the ...

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