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Apr 2024
57m 16s

Strange & Unusual Headlines |Catch Jerse...

Alyson Horrocks | Morbid Network | Wondery
About this episode
This week's headline was published by Escanaba Morning Press on July 6, 1911. In this episode, we get into Jersey Devil lore, a trolling Benjamin Franklin, a mysterious Irish creature, frozen hoof prints, a Philadelphia Dime Museum, a doctored kangaroo, and more! 
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