Fearsome Critters

    Source

  1. 1943-05-07 For film fans The Evening Sun (Baltimore, MS), p. 36
    He knew and still knows all the dodingles, gollywogs, hoofenpoofers, oinks, swamp gaboons, wiffle-birds, wampuses and other inhabitants of the deep-tangled wildwood by their first names, and moppets found their antics a source of frequent delight.
  2. 1977-04-22 Seek & Find — Humorous mythical creatures The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC), p. 17C
    Gaboon Hoofenpoofer Tree Squeak Gazook Oink Wampus o Golliwoo Prock Whanodoodle 6 Gaboon Hoofenpoofer Tree Squeak Gazook Oink Wampus Golliwog Prock Whangdoodle Gyascutus Sidewinder Whiffle-Bird
  3. 1986-04-05 Phantom trivia museum begs readers' indulgence [Clipping] The Windsor Daily Star (Windsor, ON), p. D5
    Centaur, Hippogryph, Mermaid, Merman, Sagitty, Spread Eagle, High-behind, Splintercat from Flatbush, Hoofen-poofer, Wampus, Whangdoodle, Ogres, Gollywog, Puppy wogs (fished out of the Freddie Lake), Queen of beasts Charleys Ant, Gyascutis, Cyclops

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  4. Anon. 1939-09-03 Still selling factory-made freaks to the public

  5. Anon. 1941-10-05 Beasts that bamboozle America

    Mel Arnold

    Hodag, Dismal Sauger, Whispering Whinding, Whispering Whingding, Gumberoo, Tote-road Shagamaw, Blue Ox, Split Dog

  6. 1942-02-01 Are Paul Bunyan legends hoaxes? The Sunday Oregonian (Portland, OR), Magazine, p. 3

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  7. Lampman, Ben Hur 1944-07-09 Subject to nightmares? Don’t read this [Part 1] [Part 2] The Sunday Oregonian (Portland, OR), Magazine, pp. 5-3 & 5-4
    Sidehill Gouger, Splinter Cat, Splinter Cat Creek, Squonk, Gumberoo, Tripodero, Toat-road Shagamaw, Slide-rock Bolter, Cactus Cat, Central American Whintosse

  8. Bordner, Robert
  9. Howland, Willard
  10. MacEwan, Grant

    Agropelter and Slivercat Menace Northwoodsmen

  11. 1941-05-05 Agropelter and Slivercat Menace Northwoodsmen The Chicago Daily News (Chicago, IL), p. 22

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    Appalachian Bestiary: Wondrous and Fearsome Creatures of the Southern Wild

    (Carden, 2012)

    Agropelter, Axehandle Hound, Belled Buzzard, Booger Bird (a.k.a. Bogie-Bird), Cabbage Smake, Coach Smake (a.k.a. Whip Smake), Dakwa (Dagwuh), Fruit-bearing Deer, Gowrow, Hangdown, High-Behind (a.k.a. Hide-behind), Hinge-Tailed Bing-buffer, Hoop Snake (a.k.a. Horn Snake), Hugag, Jimplecute, Joint Snake, King-doodle (a.k.a. Whang-doodle), Milk Snake, Panther (a.k.a. Painter), Snawfus, Snipe, Tlanuwa, Tlanusi, Uktena, Uktena, Underground Panther, Uwtsunta, Whirling Wampus (a.k.a. Whistling Whoo-Hoo), Will-Am-Alone, Zigmall

    Failed Criteria

    Cross-feathered Snee, Dingbat, Dismal Sauger, Flitterick, Hickle-snoopus, Hootpecker, Jackalope, Ring-tailed Hooter, Roperite, Rumptifusel, Saw Snake, Shagamaw, Snoligoster, Snow Snake, Snow Wasset, Thunderbird, Toodalong buzzard, Tripodero, Waw-waw, Wapaloosie, You-ho
    Wiffle-pooffle (which is an aquatic beast that Pecos Bill captured with the aid of a very humorous storyteller).

  12. 2013-09-01 Carden explores ‘Appalachian Bestiary’ Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, NC), p. D3

  13. 2013-09-22 Literary calendar [Clipping] Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, NC), p. D3

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  14. 1950-11-09 Countryside Kossuth County Advance (Algona, IA), p. 2-3 [Clipping]
  15. 1950-11-12 Countryside The Sioux City Journal (Sioux City, IA), p. 14 [Clipping]

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    Bill Baily

  16. 1925-09-21 One leap makes Dinosauria, cable cars kin Here’s S. F. natural history study “as is” The San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, CA), p. 13
  17. 1925-09-21 One leap makes Dinosauria, cable cars kin Here’s S. F. natural history study “as is” The San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, CA), p. 13

  18. 1925-09-22 Fog horn moans in memory' of Dinocera Nature study bares beautiful tradition The San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, CA), p. 13
  19. 1925-09-22 Fog horn moans in memory' of Dinocera Nature study bares beautiful tradition The San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, CA), p. 13

  20. 1925-09-23 Tricopstolutis original tunnel builder Ancient monstershows engineers "how" The San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, CA), p. 13
  21. 1925-09-23 Tricopstolutis original tunnel builder Ancient monstershows engineers "how" The San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, CA), p. 13

  22. 1925-09-24 Nature studies show streetcars follow trail of Gyascutus The San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, CA), p. 17
  23. 1925-09-24 Nature studies show streetcars follow trail of Gyascutus The San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, CA), p. 17

  24. 1925-09-25 Ancient Goofus Bird to blame for “gentle” breezes of San Francisco The San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, CA), p. 21
  25. 1925-09-25 Ancient Goofus Bird to blame for “gentle” breezes of San Francisco The San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, CA), p. 21

  26. 1925-09-26 Where's ancient Pschycyclops? Contractors still press hunt The San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, CA), p. 17
  27. 1925-09-26 Where's ancient Pschycyclops? Contractors still press hunt The San Francisco Bulletin (San Francisco, CA), p. 17

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    Benjamin A. Botkin

    A Treasury of American Folklore

  28. 1949-02-02 A line o' type or two [Clipping] Chicago Daily Tribune ((Chicago, IL), p. 18

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    Dr. Thomas D. Clark

  29. 1941-02-23 Humorous stories of pioneer days are collected Sunday Herald-Leader (Lexington,KY), p. 25

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  30. 1950-07-30 Dear reader, pull up a chair and learn about Ma Nature by Phillip D. Jordan The Milwaukee Journal (Milwaukee, WI), Sports, p. 7

    Mugwump Swamp Augur, Snowsnake, Agropelter Hodag, Hidebind,Tote-road Shagamaw, Tote Road Shagamaw, Snipe, Filla-ma-loo Bird, Fly-fly Bird, Goofus Bird

  31. 1948-04-18 Have you ever seen a Gillygaloo? Boston Sunday Herald (Boston, MA), p. A11

    Gillygaloo, Hoop Snake, Sea Serpent, Shagamaw, Tote-road Shagamaw, Pelter, Agropelter, Tripodera, Tripodero, Glawackus, Guyascutus

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    Phil Connelly

  32. 2026-05-02 The West’s monster legends feel different Ravalli Republic (Hamilton, Montana), p. A8

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    Harold W. Felton

    Legends of Paul Bunyan

  33. 1974-12-24 Fixit Minneapolis Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), p. 4B [Clipping]
    Dismal Sauger, Giant Mosquitobees, Gollywampas, Wiskerwoo Bird

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    John Henry Fleming

  34. 2007-04-01 Strangeness in paradise [Part 1] [Part 2] The Tampa Tribune, Bay Life (Tampa, FL), pp. 1 & 4

  35. 2007-04-01 The Mangrove Man [Part 1] [Part 2] The Tampa Tribune, Bay Life (Tampa, FL), pp. 1 & 5

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    Fortissimo

  36. 1968-06-05 Fortissimo Bramalea Guardian (Bramalea, ON), p. M22

  37. 1971-05-12 Fortissimo Bramalea Guardian (Bramalea, ON), p. 9

  38. 1970-02-04 Fortissimo Bramalea Guardian (Bramalea, ON), p. 9

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    Jorn Gould

  39. 1972-05-13 Down on the farm — They originated here [Illustration] The Sun (Lowell, MA), p. 8
    Warren Russell, Walker D. Wyman, Mythical Creatures of the North Country, William T. Cox,Billdad, F. Lentamente, Fillieloo, Goofus Bird, Hodag (Rhinelander), Lesser Dadbill, Money Cat, Pileated Driki, Side-hill Winder, Slap-tail Pizazz, Tote-road Shagamaw, Wampus Cat

  40. 1972-11-04 Down on the farm — Adjustable biology [Illustration] The Sun (Lowell, MA), p. 4
    Ballot-box Go-go, Banjo Bass, Bobtailed Thrush, Bilateral Horse, Dinglebird, Ditto Bird, Goofus Bird, Goophus Bird, Meddybemps Owl, Moose, Multiflora Banibizunch, Shagamaw, Sidehill Winder, Spikehorm Hare, Tree Squeak, Wampas-cat, Wugmumps

    Mr. Know-It-All

  41. 2013-01-09 Mr. Know-It-All [Clipping 1] [Clipping 2] The Griffin Daily News (Griffin, GA), p. A16

    The Old-Timer

  42. 1966-05-11 The Old-Timer Central Kentucky News (Campbellsville, KY), p. 1-6

    O Henry

  43. 1916-03-26 The Higher Abdication The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA), Editorial Sec. p. 4

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    Patricia Lauber

    Curious Critters

  44. 1969-11-20 Children's week at libraries Wallowa County Chieftain (Enterprise, OR), p. 4

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    Fred Maly

  45. 1950-08-03 Angling around San Antonio Express (San Antonio, TX), p. 6A

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    H.L. Mencken

  46. 1990-05-13 Trenton's H.G. Morehouse gave; H.L. Mencken took The Times (Trenton, NJ), p. AA4

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    Polly Morris

  47. 1975-07-27 Gillygalloos and catfish with shoes — there are those that know and those that “no” The Banner (Mandeville, LA), p. 6

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    Sue Shaffner

    C is for Clearfield County

  48. 2026-01-31 Children's book about Clearfield County to be distributed to area fourth graders [Part 1] [Part 2] The Progress (Clearfield, PA), pp. A1 & A3

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    Talcott Powell

  49. 1924-05-02 Fearsome creatures of the lumberjack legends The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, MO), p. 34

  50. 1921-05-15 Fearsome creatures of the lumber jack regions [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] The Pawnee Courier-Dispatch (Pawnee, OK), p. 11

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    Tall tales from the Kinzua scrapbook

  51. The Splinter Cat
  52. The Billdad
  53. The Slide-rock Bolter
  54. The Funeral Mountain Terrashot

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    Vance Randolph

  55. 1952-05-13 Ozarklans lie awake thinking up hew whoppers The Salina Journal (Salina, KS), p. 12

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  56. nother Field Guide to Little-Known & Seldom Seen Birds of North America
  57. Beyond birdwatching

  58. 1939-02-26 In wake of Splinter Cats [Part 1] [Part 2]

    Daily Press Tale Tale Contest

  59. 1934-01-05 String long bow and cash in on your talent; many features in Sunday press Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 1
  60. 1934-01-07 Convert your 'tall tale' into cash by sending it to press for publication Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 1
  61. 1934-01-07 Convert your 'tall tale' into cash by sending it to press for publication Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 1
  62. 1934-01-07 Punch, Piffle And Pertinency [Clipping] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 6A
  63. 1934-01-08 Amateur tall tale tellers may now turn pro for pay Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 2

  64. 1934-01-13 Punch, Piffle And Pertinency [Clipping] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 4

  65. 1934-01-18 Punch, Piffle And Pertinency [Clipping] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 4

  66. 1934-01-20 Punch, Piffle And Pertinency [Clipping] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 4
  67. 1934-02-01 Announce prize tomorrow Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 2
  68. 1934-02-12 Punch, Piffle And Pertinency [Clipping] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 4
  69. 1934-02-15 Punch, Piffle And Pertinency [Clipping] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 4

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  70. 1934-01-10 'Tall tales' attract wide interest here [Part 1] [Part 2] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), pp. 1 & 7

  71. 1934-01-11 E. T. Gardner wins prize in 'tall tale' contest [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), pp. 1 & 8

  72. 1934-01-12 Reader tells wild one and wins $1 in contest [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), pp. 1 & 8

  73. 1934-01-13 Thomas O. Bigger wins award 'tall tale' [Part 1] [Part 2] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), pp. 1 & 10
  74. 1934-01-13 Thomas O. Bigger wins award 'tall tale' - Part 2 Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 10

  75. 1934-01-14 Mrs. Stella Saunders contest award winner [Part 1] [Part 2] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), pp. 1 & 9
  76. 1934-01-14 Mrs. Stella Saunders contest award winner - Part 1 Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 1

  77. 1934-01-15 Captain Verne C. Hill 'tall tale' winner [Part 1] [Part 2] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), pp. 1 & 8

  78. 1934-01-16 Mrs. J. B. Taylor 7th winner of tall tales [Part 1] [Part 2] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), pp. 1 & 10
  79. 1934-01-16 Mrs. J. B. Taylor 7th winner of tall tales - Part 2 Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 10

  80. 1934-01-17 Phoebus reader wins award for ernest 'tall tales' [Part 1] [Part 2] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), op. 1 & 7
  81. 1934-01-17 Phoebus reader wins award for ernest 'tall tales'- Part 1 Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 1

  82. 1934-01-18 Lee Hall schoolboy winner of today's 'tall tale' [Part 1] [Part 2] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), pp. 1 & 10
  83. 1934-01-18 Lee Hall schoolboy winner of today's 'tall tale' - Part 2 Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 10

  84. 1934-01-19 Boy in Dare winner of tall tale' prize [Part 1] [Part 2] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), pp. 1 & 2
  85. 1934-01-19 Boy in Dare winner of tall tale' prize - Part 1 Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 1

  86. 1934-01-20 Mrs. Charles Dennis 'tall tale' winner [Part 1] [Part 2] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 1 & 10

  87. 1934-01-21 Messick reader wins award for 'tall tale' [Part 1] [Part 2] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), pp. 1 & 2

  88. 1934-01-22 Mrs. Charles R. Dennis draws prize for yarn [Part 1] [Part 2] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), pp. 1 & 2

  89. 1934-01-23 L. Harvey Creech wins dollar for 'tall tale' [Part 1] [Part 2] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), pp. 1 & 7

  90. 1934-01-24 Contestant brings his proof and wins award Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 2

  91. 1934-01-25 Mason Wilkins wins award for 'tall tale' Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 2

  92. 1934-01-26 L. A. Hornsby winner of 'tall tale' award [Part 1] [Part 2] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), pp. 2 & 7

  93. 1934-01-27 Robert Fogleman wins award for 'tall tale' Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 2

  94. 1934-01-28 V. C. Hill wins award of $1 for 'tall tale' [Part 1] [Part 2] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), pp. 2 & 4

  95. 1934-01-29 M. Peck Awarded Prize As 'Tall Tale' winner Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 2

  96. 1934-01-30 W. H. Rohrbach winner of $1 for 'tall tale' [Part 1] [Part 2] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), pp. 2 & 8

  97. 1934-01-31 Charles E. Krantz wins 'tall tale' award [Part 1] [Part 2] Daily Press (Newport News, VA), pp. 2 & 9

  98. 1934-02-02 E.T. Gardner awarded final 'tall tale' prize Daily Press (Newport News, VA), p. 4

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  99. A Field Guide to Little Known & Seldom-Seen Birds of North America

    Hodag Tall Tales (Hodag Liars) Contest, Rhinelander Daily News

  100. Dictionary of American English

    Himself, Burt

  101. 1933-01-05 Burt's hunting tales The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, KS), p. 8
  102. 1933-01-10 Burt's hunting tales The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, KS), p. 10
  103. 1943-04-26 Burt's outing tales The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, KS), p. 8

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  104. Jackalopia ~ The pocket guide to jackalopes of the world
  105. Jackalopia Inktober 2017 Zine

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    Johnny Mock

  106. 1944-01-04 Weed's Backwoods Legends Will Make Your Hair Curl The Pittsburgh Press, p. 20
  107. 1944-05-21 Northwoods Folklore Creatures Hold Terrors for Greenhorns The Pittsburgh Press, p. 33

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    Julian Lee Rayford

  108. 1947-04-29 Folklore student Is guest at M. S. C. The State Journal (Lansing, MI), p. 12

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    Legendary Minnesota Animals

  109. 1941-04-21 Exit the Agropelter Minneapolis Star Journal, p. 12
  110. 1941-04-24 Exit the Agropelter The Des Moines Register, p. 8
  111. 1941-05-20 Exit the Agropelter The Victoria Daily Times, p. 4

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    Lumberjack Lingo

  112. 1985-08-03 Timberline [Part 1] [Part 2] Park Rapids Enterprise (Park Rapids, MN), pp. 10 & 17

  113. 1988-07-20 Lumberjacks speak their own language [Part 1] [Part 2] The Park Rapids Enterprise (Park Rapids, Mn), Logging Days, pp. 6 & 7

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    Pardue, Ida M.

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    Marvelous Critters of Puget Sound

  114. 1913-04-08 Speaking of Fish, old reader of Star writes of Salvager Sucker, which does work of steam derrick [Blurb] The Seattle Star, pp. 1 & 3 Geneaology Bank [Blurb]

  115. 1913-04-09 Cable Cleaning Croppie [Blurb] The Seattle Star, pp. 1 & 3
  116. 1913-04-10 Opium Pipe Flah The Seattle Star, p. 3
  117. 1913-04-11 Speedspim Sucker The Seattle Star, p. 3
  118. 1913-04-12 Tom Cod The Seattle Star, p. 4
  119. 1932-04-14 Cable Trouble-Hunting Eel The Seattle Star, p. 3
  120. 1913-04-16 The "What-is-it" The Seattle Star, p. 3
  121. 1913-04-07 Hydra Head Grampet The Seattle Star, p. 7
  122. 1913-04-18 Ball Fish & Bat Fish The Seattle Star, p. 12
  123. 1919-04-19 Keyhole Crab [Blurb] The Seattle Star, pp. 1 & 7

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    Mcbroom's Zoo

  124. 1982-11-28 Small delights The Houston Post (Houston, TX), p. G9

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    Paul Bunyan

    Frozen snakes used as skids

  125. 1910-02-06 Frozen snakes used as skids [Part 1] [Part 2] The Washington Post (Washington, DC), Miscellany Section, p. 1

  126. 1910-02-08 Frozen snakes used as skids [Part 1] [Part 2] The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH), p. 11

  127. 1910-04-08 Some lumberjack myths [Part 1] [Part 2] The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, MO), p. 12B

  128. 1910-04-17 Legends of the lumber camps The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY), p. 16
  129. 1910-04-17 Legends of the lumber camps The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY), p. 16

  130. 1910-05-27 They use frozen snakes for skid Evening World-Herald (Omaha, NE), p. 10

  131. 1910-05-28 They use frozen snakes for skids Morning World-Herald (Omaha, NE), p. 10

  132. 1910-06-17 Logging in Wisconsin Big Sandy News (Louisa, KY), p. 3

  133. 1910-08-19 Myths abound in the lumber woods The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY), p. 2

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  134. 1934-10-28 Immortalizing Paul Bunyan, Hercules of the timberlands The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA), p. 68 on roll

  135. 1935-07-19 Paul Bunyan Pageant opens Sioux City Journal, p. 3

  136. 1935-07-21 Mythical figure of North Woods visits Brainerd [Part 1] [Part 2] Deadwood Pioneer-Times, p. 4

  137. 1937-07-06 The Tillicum Club The Vancouver Daily Province, p. 18

  138. 1937-07-13 The Tillicum Club The Vancouver Daily Province, p. 9

  139. 1942-02-10 Paul Bunyan Map Shows Haunts of Fabled Animal The Capital Times (Madison, WI), p. 10

  140. 1954-04-29 Paul Bunyan(ovitch) has trouble keeping pace with today's logger Eugene Register Guard (Eugene, OR), p. 6C

  141. 1959-12-28 Can You Guess My Name? Tulare Advance-Register, p. 2

  142. 1964-11-01 Paul Bunyan and his great blue ox Independent Star-News (Pasadena, CA), Scene, P. 4

  143. 1980-08-14 Family fare [Clipping] St. Cloud Daily Times, p. 4B

    Paul Bunyan: The Invention of an American Legend

  144. 2023-09-21 Paul Bunyan problematic, new kids’ book shows [Part 1] [Part 2] Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, MN), pp. A6 & A7

  145. 2023-09-27 Paul Bunyan problematic, new kids’ book shows [Part 1] [Part 2] Brainerd Dispatch (Brainerd, MN), pp. C1 & C3

    Paul Bunyan Pageant

    Agropelter, Gumberoo, Blue Ox, Billdad, Whirling Whimpus, Wild Mince, Giant Mosquitoes, Beesquito

  146. 1935-06-13 Ampi-theater with capacity 20,000 Bunyan Pageant [Part 1] [Part 2] The Brainerd Daily Dispatch (Brainerd, MN), pp. 1 & 3

  147. 1935-07-15 Rehearsal of cast of 350 for mammoth Paul Bunyan Pageant indicates finished production The Brainerd Daily Dispatch (Brainerd, MN), p. 1

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    National Geographic

  148. 1982-04-03 If you spot a gumberoo, call the Bigfoot Hotline Leader-Telegram, p. 5B
  149. 1982-04-11 Bigfoot, Yeti, Nessie: Just a matter of being camera-shy? The Sunday Home News (New Brunswick, NJ), p. A12
  150. 1982-04-12 'Bigfoot' tales never cease The Manhattan Mercury. p. B6
  151. 1982-04-07 American folklore full of odd woodland creatures The Paris News, p. 3B
  152. 1982-04-07 Are monsters really stalking the Earth? [Blurb] [Part 1] [Part 2] Courier-Post pp. 1A, 15D & 18F
  153. 1982-04-11 Beasts of the woods Missoulian, p. B-4
  154. 1982-04-11 Fearsome critters kept woodsmen amused Green Bay Press-Gazette, p. Scene-3
  155. 1982-04-08 Report gumberoo sightings to the Bigfoot Hotline The San Juan Record, p. 8
  156. 1982-04-11 Spot Bigfoot? Call the hotline The Sunday Home News (New Brunswick, NJ), p. A12
  157. 1982-05-27 Have You Seen A Gumberoo? Douglas County Herald, p. 2
  158. 1982-04-29 Watch out for the wassets Billings Gazette, p. 2-C
  159. 1982-08-11 Lumberjacks sure did have some scary monsters Johnson City Press, p. 13
  160. 1982-08-11 Lumberjacks sure did have some scary monsters Johnson City Press-Chronicle, p. 13

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  161. 1947-04-02 Paul Bunyan a Liar? An Expert Says: 'No And Then Tells Why Chicago Sun (Chicago, IL), p. 25

    Argopelter, Axhandelhound, Bearbehind, Beesquito, Billdad, Camp Chipmunk, Chilicool Bird, Flitterick, Gillygaloo Bird, Goofang, Gyascutus, Hangdown, Hidebehind, Hodag (Rhinelander), Hoedag (Rhinelander), Luperlang, Roperite, Rumptifusel, Sidehill Dodger, Splintercat, Teakettler, Toteroad Shagama, Tripodero, Upland Trout, Whirling Wimpus

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    Queer snakes in Texas

  162. 1895-053-16 Queer snakes in Texas Ottawa Bulletin (Ottawa, KS), p. 4
  163. 1895-03-20 Queer snakes in Texas Emporia Daily Republican (Emporia, KS), p. 2
  164. 1895-03-20 Queer snakes in Texas [Part 1] [Part 2] The Wichita Daily Eagle (Wichita, KS), p. 3
  165. 1895-03-21 Queer snakes in Texas The Wayne County Herald (Honesdale, PA), p. 4
  166. 1895-03-21 Queer snakes in Texas The Green Bay Gazette (Green Bay, WI), p. 3
  167. 1895-03-21 Queer snakes in Texas The Davenport Leader (Davenport, IA), p. 3
  168. 1895-03-22 Queer snakes in Texas The Daily Journal (Logansport, IN), p. 7
  169. 1895-03-22 Queer snakes in Texas The Daily Journal (Logansport, IN), p. 7
  170. 1895-03-23 Queer snakes in Texas Evening Democrat (Warren, PA), p. 2
  171. 1895-03-23 Queer snakes in Texas [Part 1] [Part 2] The Arizona Republican (Phoenix, AZ), p. 6
  172. 1895-03-23 Queer snakes in Texas [Part 1] [Part 2] The Arizona Republican (Phoenix, AZ), p. 6
  173. 1895-03-23 Queer snakes in Texas The Hamilton Daily Republican (Hamilton, OH), p. 8
  174. 1895-03-24 Queer snakes in Texas The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), p. 13
  175. 1895-03-27 Queer snakes in Texas The Knoxville Tribune (Knoxville, TN), p. 2
  176. 1895-04-01 Queer snakes in Texas Ottawa Bulletin (Ottawa, KS), p. 4
  177. 1895-04-02 Queer snakes in Texas The Roanoke Daily Times (Roanoke, VA), p. 2
  178. 1895-04-02 Queer snakes in Texas The Northfield News (Northfield, VT), p. 7
  179. 1895-04-02 Queer snakes in Texas The Waterbury Record (Waterbury, VT), p. 3
  180. 1895-04-05 Queer snakes in Texas Ottawa Bulletin (Ottawa, KS), p. 4
  181. 1895-04-06 Queer snakes in Texas The Dayton Evening Herald (Dayton, OH), p. 5
  182. 1895-04-10 Queer snakes in Texas Wellington Daily Standard (Wellington, KS), p. 2
  183. 1985-04-11 Queer snakes in Texas Herald and News (Randolph, VT), p. 10
  184. 1895-04-25 Queer snakes in Texas Sumner County Standard (Wellington, KS), p. 2
  185. 1895-04-25 Queer snakes in Texas [Part 1] [Part 2] The Palmyra Spectator (Palmyra, MO), p. 6
  186. 1895-05-04 Queer snakes in Texas Ottawa Bulletin (Ottawa, KS), p. 1
  187. 1895-05-07 Queer snakes in Texas Ottawa Bulletin (Ottawa, KS), p. 1
  188. 1985-08-09 Queer snakes in Texas The True Northerner (Paw Paw, MI), p. 3
  189. 1895-10-05 Queer snakes in Texas The Daily Spectator (Palmyra, MO), p. 2
  190. 1895-03-15 Queer snakes in Texas Lawrence Daily Gazette (Lawrence, KS), p. 2

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    Rafinesque

  191. Audubon Pranked Fellow Naturalist by Making Up Fake Rodents
  192. How Audubon Pranked a Fellow Naturalist with a Bulletproof Fish
  193. Audubon's Bird of Washington: unravelling the fraud that launched The birds of America
  194. John James Audubon and the natural history of a hoax
  195. Audubon Made Up at Least 28 Fake Species to Prank a Rival

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    Return of the Fearsome Critters

  196. 2012-02-02 Return of the Fearsome Critters QC (Regina, SK), p.15
    Splinter Cat, Agropelter, Whirling Whimpus, Hugag, Hodag, Toat-road Shagamaw, Warren S. James, Susan Hopkins McQuarrie, Return of the Fearsome Critters

    Peeping through the keyhole with Clint

    Gryasticutus, Sidehill Gouger, Reversible Frog, Fur-bearing Cutthroat, Steel-beaked Woodpecker, Rock-rolling Whitefish

  197. 1936-03-01 Peeping through the keyhole with Clint [Clipping 1] [Clipping 2] The Veterans' Review (Seattle, WA), p. 4
  198. 1936-03-01 Peeping through the keyhole with Clint [Clipping 1] [Clipping 2] The Veterans' Review (Seattle, WA), p. 4

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    Sarasota Scene

  199. 1960-03-24 Flats, Bammits And Behinders Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Sarasota, FL), p. 6 Geneaology Bank Newspapers.com

  200. 1960-03-31 Wondrous Animal Kingdom Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Sarasota, FL), p. 6 Geneaology Bank Newspapers.com

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    South-western slang

  201. 1869-08-03 No Title Hartford Courant, p. 2
  202. 1869-08-11 South-western slang The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, p. 4

    Seattle Daily Times

  203. 1933-03-15 Snow-Boring Lizard Ousts Old Ogopogo The Seattle Daily Times (Seattle, WA), p. 3
  204. 1933-03-19 Snow-Boring Bores The Seattle Sunday Times (Seattle, WA), p. 2
  205. 1933-0320 Whiffle Snipe Builds Nest In Fog With Cat’s Whiskers The Seattle Daily Times (Seattle, WA), p. 2
  206. 1933-05-31 Whiffle Tits: They’re Joy to Spirited Fisherman The Seattle Daily Times (Seattle, WA), p. 11

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    Tenderfoot Tales

  207. 1922-11-14 “Tenderfoot tales” begins fireside story season The Idaho Statesman (Boise, ID), p. 6
  208. 1922-11-19 “Tenderfoot tales” The Idaho Sunday Statesman (Boise, ID), p. 8
  209. 1922-11-26 “Tenderfoot tales” The Idaho Sunday Statesman (Boise, ID), p. 8
  210. 1922-12-03 Tenderfoot tales [Part 1] [Part 2] The Idaho Sunday Statesman (Boise, ID), p. 8
  211. 1922-12-10 “Tenderfoot tales” The Idaho Sunday Statesman (Boise, ID), p. 12
  212. 1922-12-17 “Tenderfoot tales” The Idaho Sunday Statesman (Boise, ID), p. 9
  213. 1922-12-24 “Tenderfoot tales” The Idaho Sunday Statesman (Boise, ID), p. 6
  214. 1923-01-01 “Tenderfoot tales” The Idaho Sunday Statesman (Boise, ID), p. 8
  215. 1923-01-07 “Tenderfoot tales” The Idaho Sunday Statesman (Boise, ID), p. 10
  216. 1923-01-14 “Tenderfoot tales” The Idaho Sunday Statesman (Boise, ID), p. 8
  217. 1923-01-21 “Tenderfoot tales” The Idaho Sunday Statesman (Boise, ID), p. 8
  218. 1923-01-28 “Tenderfoot tales” [Part 1] [Part 2] The Idaho Sunday Statesman (Boise, ID), p. 8
  219. 1923-02-04 “Tenderfoot tales” The Idaho Sunday Statesman (Boise, ID), p. 8
  220. 1923-02-11 “Tenderfoot tales” The Idaho Sunday Statesman (Boise, ID), p. 8

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    The Third Column

  221. 1930-08-27 The Third Column — Snake myths Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, AB), p. 4

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    The Tillicum Club

  222. 1937-08-24 The Tillicum Club The Vancouver Daily Province (Vancouver, BC), p. 7

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    A Treasury of Southern Folklore

  223. 1955-05-20 Paul Flower's Greenhouse — Folklorist comes to source The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), pp. 6 & 28

  224. 1949-12-04 As filled with folk tales as a mason jar with scuppernong wine The Clarion-Ledger Magazine (Jackson, MI), p. 10

  225. 1949-11-12 The reading hour The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, CA), p. 24

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    The Unexplained

    By George Cunningham-Tee

  226. 1981-04-26 The Unexplained — 'Mothman” and other monsters [Part 1] [Part 2] The Pittsburgh Press, Sunday Roto Magazine (Pittsburgh, PA), pp. 12 & 13

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    Wisconsin Lore and Legends

  227. 1981-05-16 The birds of Paul Bunyan Leader-Telegram, Saturday Mornin'. p. 5

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    Rep. Brooks Hays

  228. 1956-02-22 Mr. Peep's Diary The Evening Sun (Baltimore, MD), p. 29
  229. 1956-03-16 Mr. Peep's Diary — Frustrated Fables (From Congress) The Evening Sun (Baltimore, MD), p. 29
  230. 1956-02-19 'A bit of Washington' Congressional junket [Part 1] [Part 2] The Muncie Star (Muncie, IN), p. 4C
  231. 1956-03-10 A bit of Washington [Clipping] The Baytown Sun (Baytown, TX), p. 4
  232. 1956-02-21 US' investment in. State: nearly a half-billion [Clipping] Blytheville Courier News (Blytheville, AK), p. 7
  233. 1956-02-21 US' investment in. State: nearly a half-billion [Clipping] Blytheville Courier News (Blytheville, AK), p. 7
  234. 1956-02-21 Capital chatter [Clipping] The Marion Star (Marion, OH), p. 6
  235. 1956-02-20 Both Eisenhower, Johnson due for frequent pauses [Clipping] The Selma Times-Journal (Selma, AL), p. 5
  236. 1956-02-20 Eisenhower, Johnson, most noted heart patients rest — Congressional junket Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), p. 7
  237. 1956-02-26 Eisenhower, Johnson, most noted heart patients rest — Congressional junket [Clipping 2] The Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), p. 21
  238. 1956-02-19 Washington Angle — Congressional junket yo Never-neverland The Boston Sunday Globe (Boston, MA), p. 40
  239. 1956-03-14 Truth dooms Willipus Wallipus Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, AR), p. 3A

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    Wild Things of the Ozarks

  240. 2020-06-15 Mythical Ozarks creatures exhibit at Library Cente Springfield News-Leader (Springfield, MO), p. A3
  241. 2020-07-10 New Displays — Wayback Machine

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    James Stevens

  242. 1944-07-25 Out of the woods Eugene Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), p. 8

  243. 1944-11-24 Out of the woods Eugene Guard-Register (Eugene, OR), p. 4

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    William T. Cox

  244. 1944-07-25 Out of the woods Eugene Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), p. 8

  245. 1952-01-03 Evergreen tales Goldendale Sentinel (Goldendale, WA), p. 7

  246. 1953-11-16 Perhaps a Whirling Whimpus or even a Gumberoo! The Journal (Ottawa, ON), p. 6

  247. 1961-01-22 Fearsome fancies from the files San Francisco Sunday Chronicle (San Francisco, CA), p. 38

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    Elmo Scott Watson

  248. Unnatural history notes

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    Walker D. Wyman

  249. 1970-01-01 Wisconsin lore The Capital Times (Madison, WI), p. 18

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    Wandering scribe: an observing cuss

  250. 1932-07-08 Wandering scribe: an observing cuss Port Angeles Evening News (Port Angeles, WA), p. 8

  251. 1933-02-25 Wandering scribe: an observing cuss Port Angeles Evening News (Port Angeles, WA), p. 6

  252. 1934-07-30 Wandering scribe: an observing cuss Port Angeles Evening News (Port Angeles, WA), p. 6

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    Yarns of the big woods

    Series 1

  253. 1922-07-19 Yarns of the big woods The Morning Leader, p. 7
  254. 1922-07-28 The Side-hill Gouger Edmonton Journal, p. 5
  255. 1922-07-26 The Gazunk The Morning Leader, p. 7
  256. 1922-08-03 The Duck-footed Dum-dum The Morning Leader, p. 9
  257. 1922-08-10 The Swamp Auger The Morning Leader, p. 7
  258. 1922-08-18 The Skeeteroo, or Steel Billed Mosquito Edmonton Journal, p. 15
  259. 1922-08-24 The Oomph The Morning Leader, p. 8
  260. 1922-09-07 The Spllnler Cat Edmonton Journal, p. 9
  261. 1922-09-13 The Boat Hound Edmonton Journal, p. 8
  262. 1922-09-20 The Fish Fox Edmonton Journal, p. 10
  263. 1922-09-28 The Squasholiger The Morning Leader, p. 10
  264. 1922-10-04 The Axe-Handle Hound Edmonton Journal, p. 17
  265. 1922-10-05 The Wamp El Paso Herald, p. 12

    Series 2

  266. 1925-01-19 Did you ever hear of the Humpdumple? The Gazette and Daily (York, Pa), P. 10

  267. 1925-01-23 Did you ever hear of the Humpdumple? The Ottawa Evening Journal (Ottawa, ON), p. 1-3
  268. 1925-01-23 Did you ever hear of the Humpdumple? Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HI), p. 2

  269. 1925-01-24 Did you ever hear of the Humpdumple? The Evening News (Harrisburg, PA), p. 6

  270. 1925-01-26 Did you ever hear of the Humpdumple? The Racine Journal Times (Racine, WI), p. 6

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  271. 1925-01-24 The Humpdumple The Ottawa Evening Citizen, p. 20
  272. 1925-02-21 Fog Hog The Morning Leader, Comic Section, p. 15
  273. 1925-02-08 Accordianteater Nashville Banner, p. 10
  274. 1925-02-15 The Swingdingle The Muncie Sunday Star, p. 3-7
  275. 1925-02-15 The Mug-lump The Ottawa Evening Citizen, p. 20
  276. 1925-03-01 Bait-Robber Nashville Banner, p. 3-12
  277. 1925-03-28 Grlddlegreaser Pete The Morning Leader, p. 43 on reel
  278. 1925-04-04 The Sizzerbill The Morning Leader, p. 41 on reel
  279. 1925-04-11 The Trapspringer The Morning Leader, p. 42 on reel
  280. 1925-03-28 The Caliopode The Daily Argus-Leader, Magazine, p. 10
  281. 1925-04-04 The Mapolian The Ottawa Evening Citizen, p. 18
  282. 1925-04-11 The Spurdoodle Honolulu Star-Bulletin, p. 3-13
  283. 1925-04-18 The Anserbak Honolulu Star-Bulletin, p. 3-13
  284. 1928-05-02 Will O' the Wisp The Morning Leader, p. 40 on reel
  285. 1925-06-27 The Snow Snake The Muncie Sunday Star, p. 3-7
  286. 1925-05-30 Shovel-face Oscar The Morning Leader, p. 41 on reel
  287. 1928-07-07 The Treehopper Nashville Banner, p. 3-8
  288. 1925-06-20 The Speedemon The Morning Leader, p. 37 on reel
  289. 1925-06-27 The Gloflikops The Morning Leader, p. 33 on reel
  290. 1928-05-23 An Old Legend The Morning Leader, p. 40 on reel

    The Way It Is by Richard Lake

  291. 1972-02-07 The Way It Is by Richard Lake — Crazy Creatures Idaho State Journal (Pocatello, IG), p. 9

    Wyoming Horizon Magazine

  292. 1982-12-05 From the editor Wyoming Horizon Magazine, Sunday Star-Tribune (Casper, WY) p. 4

    Marmaduke M. Mizzle

  293. 1933-08-01 Mizzle gets jolt of life [Part 1] [Part 2] The Border Cities Star (Windsor, ON), pp. 2-1 & 2-6

    With Rod & Gun In New Hampshire by “Bud” Richardson

  294. 1965-05-23 With Rod & Gun In New Hampshire by “Bud” Richardson New Hampshire Sunday News, p. 40
  295. 1965-06-06 With Rod & Gun In New Hampshire by “Bud” Richardson New Hampshire Sunday News, p. 38
  296. 1966-11-20 With Rod & Gun In New Hampshire by “Bud” Richardson New Hampshire Sunday News, p. 42
  297. 1968-01-14 With Rod & Gun In New Hampshire by “Bud” Richardson New Hampshire Sunday News, p. 37

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  298. Babe would nave been pleased!

  299. 1939-02-26 In wake of Splinter Cats [Part 1] [Part 2] Hartford Courant Magazine (Hartford, CT), pp. 1 & 15

  300. 1944-07-09 Subject to nightmares? Don’t read this [Part 1] [Part 2] The Sunday Oregonian (Portland, OR), Magazine, pp. 5-3 & 5-4
  301. 1944-07-09 Subject to nightmares? Don’t read this [Part 1] [Part 2] The Sunday Oregonian (Portland, OR), Magazine, pp. 5-3 & 5-4

  302. 1938-04-02 And some people believe them The Winnipeg Evening Tribune (Winnipeg, MB), p. 2-1
  303. 1939-09-24 Previewing the contents of the Maryland Guide The Sunday Sun (Baltimore, MD), p. 1-12
  304. 1948-03-07 Maryland and its legends [Pge 1] [Page 2] The Sunday Sun Magazine (Baltimore, MD), pp. 12 & 13
  305. 1962-07-08 Axehandle Hound, Gillygaloo In 'Wisconsin Lore' The Abilene Reporter-News, p. 8-B
  306. 1937-04-27 Beware the Wampus and Filla Ma Loo woodsmen tall tale collector warns The Salisbury Times, p. 6
  307. 1937-04-30 Hudson area teaming with tall stories McComb Daily Enterprise, p. 3
  308. 1957-04-01 Many strange creatures liable to appear today The Whittier News, p. 11
  309. 1962-05-14 No title Chippewa Herald-Telegram, p. 2
  310. 1949-07-05 This Morning's Matchbox A n Interesting Essay About the Lumberjack [Part 1] [Part 2] The Morning Herald, pp. 4 & 15
  311. 1928-04-18 Home-grown Goblins The Vancouver Daily Province (Vancouver, BC), p. 6
  312. 1948-06-27 Where are pets of yesteryear? The Idaho Sunday Statesman (Boise, ID), p. 2-8
  313. 1958-10-19 The track of the Purple People Eater The Idaho Sunday Statesman (Boise, ID), p. 4

    Hoop Snake is company of many weird, strange imaginary beasts

  314. 1948-04-03 Hoop Snake is company of many weird, strange imaginary beasts Daytona Beach Evening News (Daytona Beach, FL), p. 6

  315. 1948-04-25 Hoop Snake is company of many weird, strange imaginary beasts Sunday News, Comics. p. 11
  316. 1948-04-14 Hoop Snake has company of many weird beasts The Vancouver Sun, p. 26
  317. 1938-01-15 And some people believe them! The Vancouver Sun Magazine, p. 5
  318. 1963-02-05 When windies peopled Ozarks with terrors The Kansas City Times, p. 22
  319. 1981-04-24 Goofangs, gillygaloos, and things that boil in the night Dayton Daily News. p. 48 The United States of Cryptids: A Tour of American Myths and Monsters
  320. 2023-04-28 Explore legends in ‘The United States of Cryptids’ — Wayback Machine

  321. 1963-10-19 Maine's Paul Bunyan lives - a real legend of heroic proportions Lewiston Journal Magazine Section (Lewiston, ME), pp. 6A-7A
  322. 1965-02-13 The Northwest's fascinating past Daily News (Western Weekend), p. 5
  323. 1965-02-14 Pages from the past Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, WA), p. 8
  324. 1965-02-16 Rare ferocious creatures menace northwest loggers Corvallis Gazette-Times (Corvallis, OR), p. 4

  325. 1931-01-24 On "the strange animals of Maine" Lewiston Evening Journal (Lewiston, ME), p. 4
  326. 1931-02-11 Wild life in Maine includes odd birds The Sun (Baltimore, MD), p. 12
  327. 1925-02-16 In Spirkland The Times Recorder (Zanesville, OH), p. 6
  328. 1925-02-25 Editorial Comment — In Spirkland Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME), p. 6 Geneaology Bank | Chronicling America
  329. 1925-02-24 In Spirkland The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC), p. 8
  330. 1925-02-27 Ice Breaker again occupies place in city annals The Evening star (Washington, DC), p. 6
  331. 1925-03-13 The Passer-by [Clipping] The Highland Park News-Herald (Highland Park, CA), p. 1
  332. Great Australian Stories — Wayback Machine

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