Williston Graphic (Williston, Williams County, N.D.), December 6th 1900 Maine’s Specter Moose. An Unmatched Giant of the Woods That Makes Its Appearance at Rare Intervals. The enormous moose that has been the wonder of the sportsmen in northern Maine since 1891 has again been seen, and this time under rather different circumstances from ever before….
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[1909] [07/21]: “Minnows Fell From Clouds” [WV]
The Point Pleasant Register (Point Pleasant, W. Va.), July 21st 1909 Minnows Fell From Clouds. A report comes from Camp Creek, in Mercer county, to the effect that during the hard rainstorm a few days ago good sized minnows fell from the clouds. The minnows were unlike the native species, and the belief is that…
[1906] [07/09]: Rain of Frogs [WV]
The Fairmont West Virginian (Fairmont, W. Va.), July 9th 1906 The Fairmont West Virginia and Morgantown Chronicle are discussing a rain of frogs and seeking an explanation. Probably the explanation is they didn’t rain. – Parkersburg State Journal. Our frog expert is out of town just now but as soon as he returns he will…
[1871] [06/22]: Moundsville Shower of Tiny Frogs [WV]
The Wheeling Daily Register (Wheeling, W. Va.), June 22th 1871 Shower of Frogs. – We are informed that during the shower that visited Moundsville on Tuesday evening, vast number of tiny frogs fell with the rain. They were so thick on the ground in some places, says our informant, that it was almost impossible to…
[1898] [06/22]: Thick Shower of Frogs [WV]
The Weekly Register (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]), June 22th 1898 We have often read about showers of frogs being dropped from the sky, in big rains, but never more than half believed it. A Guyan citizen however comes to the front to say to the Huntington Advertiser that they had a frog rain the…
[1818] [06/10]: “The Shower of Fish” [MA & Scotland]
Daily National Intelligencer (Washington City [D.C.]), June 10th 1818 The Shower of Fish From The Charleston Times I felt really happy when I came to the conclusion of the paragraph, entitled “Another Wonder,” to find, that the shower of fish which fell on the Boston Common, was not larger than could be consumed by the…
[1920] [10/28]: “The Horror of The Woods” [WV]
Shepherdstown Register (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]), October 28th 1920 The Horror of the Woods. Following the accounts that have persisted for some months the ape, babboon, gorilla, wild man, or terror that has been reported at various points from Pittsburg south, has appeared and taken his habitation in the dismal fastness of Black Mountain and…
[1920] [11/26]: “Saw A ‘What Is It'” [WV]
Greenbrier Independent (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]), November 26th 1920 Saw A ‘What Is It.’ A strange beast is said to have been seen roaming around on Flat Mountain within the past week. It is said to stand about 6 feet high apparently weighs 350 pounds, and is of a reddish and blackish color. The beast,…
[1919] [09/20]: “Lair of Wild Man Is Found In Cave” [PA]
The Washington Times (Washington [D.C.]), September 20th 1919 Lair of Wild Man Is Found In Cave Strange, Hairy Creature Gives Quartet of Fishermen Scare of Lives. PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 20. – The Leiperville wild man today bids fair to rank with the far-famed, but mythical Jersey devil. Posses of brave men are drumming the woods for…
[1898] [11/07]: “Wild Man Resumes Business” [CT]
The Evening Times (Washington, D.C.), November 7th 1898 Wild Man Resumes Business His Appearance at Winsted This Time for Political Purposes. Winsted, Conn., Nov. 7. – The wild man has broken loose again. He is a said to be hurdling madly over northwestern Connecticut, scaring people out of a year’s growth. The Winsted wild man…