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the columbus courier (columbus, luna county, n.m.) 1911-1920 — little people

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1917-02-09
Location: columbus, new mexico, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the columbus courier (columbus, luna county, n.m.) 1911-1920 · 1917-02-09 · page 3
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1917-02-09 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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... pretty little children of 'Columbus, little people who In. every caso has passed through ;tho terrors of the Villa raid last' March, and now were eagerly, waiting to welcome back to Co lumbus the soldiers that even the youngest child present knew had gone forth to their defense. Just as General Pershing started for Columbus the littlo people start ed out from tho north end of town from their school house lead by the Hoy Scouts and their teachers, the pastor of tho Methodist Church and the Cour ier Correspondent to march through the streets of the vill age, past the Hospital so the sick soldiers could sec their briuht faces and proudly worn national ...

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