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Is This The Ancestor Of The Americana Race?

Discovery of an Ancient Giant's Foot print in British Columbia Raises an Interesting Question.

New York journal (New York [N.Y.]), August 23, 1896

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Cousin To The Sea Serpent ~ A Missouri Monster

The Chicago Chronicle, Chicago, Illinois · Sunday, June 28, 1896

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Claw-Finger Folk

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri · Sunday, August 30, 1896

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An expensive mansion that was built and furnished for…nobody? (Via @_newspapers)

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Hairy Wild Man In Forests Of Canada Frightening People

The Daily Astorian, Evening Astorian-Budget, Astoria, Oregon · Friday, March 02, 1934

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@WarlandaCoCwS Ya, I agree. There are a couple follow up articles if I recall correctly regarding this incident, in the end the papers labeled them as like, “believers in supernatural” or some such thing …strange tale.

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Plenty Of Pigs’ Jowl

The Chicago Chronicle, Chicago, Illinois · Sunday, June 28, 1896

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@GristleAmerican Good morning!

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The Bulletin, The Bend Bulletin
Bend, Oregon · Saturday, July 12, 1924

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Giant Cabbage

The Boston Globe, The Boston Daily Globe Boston, Massachusetts · Thursday, October 02, 1902

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Giant Eagle

The Norfolk Weekly News, Norfolk, Nebraska · Thursday, December 28, 1899

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@TBirdPhoto I loved this artists particular take of the critter, I have a better version of this picture on the Substack … somewhere.

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Hodag~A Monster With Many Horns

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Sunday, March 07, 1897

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The Cleveland Press, Cleveland, Ohio · Tuesday, July 25, 1922

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@LockeCole35470 Definitely a handy trait for one to have if around poison snakes 🐍 but I have to wonder, at what point in life does one figure out “hey, this stuff doesn’t hurt me!”

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Allows Reptiles To Bite Him; Does Not Fear Poison

The Chicago Chronicle, Chicago, Illinois · Sunday, February 07, 1897

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The"Spirits"Coming Back to the Famous Lakes of Killarney?

San Antonio Light, San Antonio, Texas · Sunday, December 17, 1933

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@Mange_Major @MYLUNCHBREAK_ I’ll be honest, I’ve not done a deep into this subject. It is on my radar….