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the beaver herald (beaver, o.t. [okla.]) 1895-1923 — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1914-03-26
Location: beaver, oklahoma, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the beaver herald (beaver, o.t. [okla.]) 1895-1923 · 1914-03-26 · page 6
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1914-03-26 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “giant bird”. 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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... scar where thoy saw tho giant bird which camo to bo known, through the -stories they told about lt, and later -colcbroted In the "Arabian Nights," as .the roc. Scientists today call It the acpyonils, and are able to describe It jpretly accurately from Its bones. Hut oJy within recent years has It been .understood that Madagascar, original ly a part of the mainland of Africa, must have been separated therefrom a vury long time ago a consequence being that It developed a fauna pecu liarly Its own. Among Its oddities were the roc and the tenrec. ono long .since past and the other passing, GARGOYLE OF NOTRE DAME For centuries this fiend In stone ...

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