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The Wild Man Scares them All
1media/redfire_thumb.jpg2020-01-09T19:02:32+00:00Amy Harrellf057e4aa476562d6e6ff010d16933a34f37ce99914"The Wild Man Scares them All." New York herald, August 25, 1895.plain2020-02-24T18:52:13+00:00Winsted, ConnecticutNew York HeraldAugust 25, 1895Amy Harrellf057e4aa476562d6e6ff010d16933a34f37ce999