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the aberdeen democrat (aberdeen, south dakota) 1???-1909 — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1904-11-25
Location: aberdeen, south dakota, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the aberdeen democrat (aberdeen, south dakota) 1???-1909 · 1904-11-25 · page 7
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1904-11-25 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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... Its plumage by 'holding the* giant bird down Twlth straps and ropes, while an attendant P/ills the feathers indiscriminately from the bird's tf&ck and wings. But 1-arresting ostrich feathers is' a sci entific operation that demands experi ence and care, lest birds costing from JP800 to |1,700 be ruined for wealth "production. When a plume is ready for Its plucking it is known as ripe. The os trich expert goes over the flock, -care fully Selecting from it birds whose feathers show that the ripening of the plumes has set in. Then the birds are separated into flocks cf 12 and 14, and confined in little inclosures, where tlley may not run about a damage ...

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