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wessington springs herald (wessington springs, aurora county, dakota [s.d.]) 1883-1891 — little people

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1888-02-17
Location: wessington springs, south dakota, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: wessington springs herald (wessington springs, aurora county, dakota [s.d.]) 1883-1891 · 1888-02-17 · page 5
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1888-02-17 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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... flowers— For tho Land ot Little People is another world than ours. Once 'twas ours 'tis ours no longer, for when nursery time is o'er Through tho Land of Little People we may wander nevermore But wo hear their merry voices and we see thorn at their play, And our own dark world grows brighter, and we aeem as young as they, Hoaming over shore and meadow, talking to the birds and flowers— For the Land of Little People is a fairer world than ours. Going to District School. Barefoot boy and littlo girl, She with rosy clicoks and curls, His, a fnvohi'iul brown with tan, Sturdy littlo farmer-man. Happy 1 ittle pair aro thoy, ...

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