Fearsome Critters Sources

    Books

    The American Language and its "Supplement One

  1. 1948-06-30 Up and down Broadway Whifflepoof hunt Waukesha Daily Freeman, p. 6
  2. 1947-10-15 A line of type or two - Whifflepoof hunt Chicago Daily Tribune, p. 20

    ————————————————————

    Another Almanac of words at play

  3. 1980-11-23 Having a field day with words and the wordslingers The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), p. 19C

    ————————————————————

    The Bear Went Over The Mountain

  4. 1964-12-06 This brown Bear better than some as fielders The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, MO), p. 8B

    ————————————————————

    Beware the Snallygaster

  5. 2011-10-20 Local author resurrects legend of local monster The Frederick News Post,Frederick, MD), p. B7

    ————————————————————

    Camelot Jones

    Novel by Mayo Lucas

  6. 1989-06-09 New ideas about romance The Frederick Post (Frederick, MD), p. C9
  7. 1989-06-09 New ideas about romance The News( Frederick, MD), p. C9

    ————————————————————

    The Comprehensive Pennsylvania German Dictionary

    Albatwitch. Elbegricksel

  8. 2016-11-11 The Scribbler: Coming to a stage near you, The Elusive Elbegricksels [Clipping] LNP Always Lancaster (Lancaster, PA), p. A21

    ————————————————————

    Encyclopedia of Monsters

    by Daniel Cohen

  9. 1983-07-24 Weird entries highlight 'monster' list Clarion-Ledger, p. 2G
  10. 1983-07-24 Weird entries highlight 'monster' listClarion-Ledger, Dollar Saver, p. 10

    Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods

    William T. Cox

    Agropelter, Billdad, Catcus Cat, Central American Whintosser, Funeral Mountain Terrashot, Gumberoo, Hodag, Hugag, Hyampom Hog Bear, Leprocaun, Roperite, Slide-rock Bolter, Snoligoster, Snow Wasset, Splinter Cat, Squonk, Toteroad Shagamaw, Tripodero, Wapaloosie, Whirling Whimpus

  11. 1911-12-14 Forester Cox writes a book The Bemidji Daily Pioneer, p. 8
  12. 1921-05-15 Fearsome creatures of the lumber jack regions The Pawnee Courier-Dispatch, p. 11
  13. 1982-04-03 Loggers tell of odd beasts [Part 1] [Part 2] The Spokesman-Review, PP. 16 & 15
  14. 1924-05-02 Fearsome creatures of the lumberjack legends The Kansas City Star, p. 34
  15. 1924-06-30 Woodsmen describe strange animals in manner so vivid that they seem realities The Border Cities Star, p. 7
  16. 1944-07-25 Out of the woods Eugene Register-Guard, p. 8
  17. 1982-04-08 Loggers tell of odd beasts The Spokesman-Review. p. 16

    Animals we hear about — but never se

  18. 1929- 02-17 Animals we hear about — but never see Detroit Sunday Times, (Detroit, MI), The American Weekly, p. 4
  19. 1929-02-24 Animals we hear about — but never see The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA), The American Weekly, p. 4
  20. 2012-02-02 Return of the Fearsome Critters The Leader-Post (QC), p.15

    ————————————————————

    Fearsome Critters

    Henry Harrington Tryon

    Agropelter, Axe-handle Hound, Ball-tailed Cat, Cactus Cat, Columbia River Sand Squink, Come-at-a-body, Dingmaul (Plunkus), Dungavenhooter, Filla-ma-loo Bird, Gumberoo, Hidebehind, Hodag, Hoop Snake, Hugag, Luferlang, Roperite, Rumtifusel, Santer, Sidehill Gouger and sub-species, Silver Cat, Snow Snake, Splinter Cat, Squonk, Swamp Auger, Tote-road Shagamaw, Treesqueak, Tripodero, Wampus Cat, Whiffenpoof, Whriling Whimpus, Snipe

  21. 1937-03-08 Wants to preserve woodsman folklore The Evening Herald (Provo, UT), p. 1
  22. 1937-02-25 Here and There by Katharine Darst [Clipping] St. Louis Globe-Democrat (St. Louis, MI), p. 1C

    Beware the Whimpus, wise woodsman warns

  23. 1937-04-27 Prairie Trails Moline Daily Dispatch, p. 14
  24. 1937-04-27 Beware the Wampus and Filla Ma Loo woodsmen tall tale collector warns The Salisbury Times, p. 6
  25. 1937-04-29 Beware the Whimpus, wise woodsman warns The Evening Telegram (Rocky Mount, NC), p. 7
  26. 1937-04-30 Look out for the Whimpus, warns windy woodsinan Bristow Daily Record, p. 3
  27. 1937-05-01 Beware the Whimpus, wise woodsman warns The Staunton News-Leader, p. 4
  28. 1937-05-02 Beware the Whimpus, wise woodsman warns expert who fell for Snipe Kingsport Times, p. 2
  29. 1937-05-10 Beware the Whimpus, wise woodsman warns Appleton Post-Crescent, p. 10
  30. 1937-05-15 Beware Whimpus, woodsman warns Wausau Daily Record-Herald, p. 6
  31. 1937-05-09 Wise woodsman warns "Beware the Whimpus" The Escanaba Daily Press, p. 12
  32. 1937-05-26 Filla-ma-loo Bird flies backward just to see where it has been The Bennington Evening Banner, p. 2
  33. 1937-04-30 Beware the Whimpus, wise woodsman warns Cumberland Evening Times, p. 8
  34. 1937-04-30 Wkimsical Woodsman Spins ; Tall Yarns of Forest Folk The Daily Home News, p. 15
  35. 1937-05-02 Dreadful birds so it appears lurk in forest [Part 1] [Part 2] The Dothan Eagle, p. 2
  36. 1937-05-04 Avoid Whimpus; wise woodsman gives warning Fitchburg Sentinel, p. 10
  37. 1937-05-04 Forestry expert tracks tall yarns to increase zoo of weird creatures The Racine Journal-Times, p. 6
  38. 1937-05-07 Gathers tales of the woods The Hutchinson News, p. 17
  39. 1937-05-13 Beware the Whimpus, wise woodsman warns Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, p. 11
  40. 1937-05-14 Beware the Whimpus, wise woodsman warns The Greeneville Sun, p. 5
  41. 1937-05-14 Beware the Whimpus, wise forester advises those who roam the woods The Daily Capital, p. 13
  42. 1937-05-16 Wise woodman warns of the Whimpus The Sunday Avalanche Journal , p. 8.
  43. 1937-04-17 Beware the Whimpus, wise woodsman warns The Berkshire Evening Eagle, p. 6
  44. 1937-08-08 Greenhorn tales from U.S. lore News and Leader, p. E-8

    Is that so?

  45. 1987-04-01 Is that so? Watch Out for Unusual Creatures The Montana Standard, p. 7
  46. 1987-04-01 Is that so? Medford Mail Tribune, p. 6
  47. 1987-04-01 Is that so? The Billings Gazette, p. 4
  48. 1987-04-01 Is that so? The Times-News, p. 4
  49. 1987-04-03 Is that so? Albany Democrat-Herald, p. 8
  50. 1987-04-05 His collection incomplete without Type Louse circus [Part 1] [Part 2] The New Mexican, p. 18
  51. 1957-04-01 Many strange creatures liable to appear today The Whittier News, p. 11

  53. 1977-05-08 Stories from snipe countr Kingsport Times-News (Kingsport, TN), p. 10C NewspaperARCHIVE

    ————————————————————

    Fiddlefoot Jones of the North Woods

  54. 1957-06-02 State folk tales will delight child Minneapolis Sunday Tribune, p. 6 Editorial- Business Sec.

    ————————————————————

    Fred Flintstone and the Snallygaster Show

  55. 1974-01-20 JC Penney - Advertizement [Clipping] The State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL), p. 8

    ————————————————————

    Funk and Wagnalls' Dictionary of Folklore

  56. 1950-11-09 Countryside Kossuth County Advance. p. 2-4
  57. 1950-11-12 Countryside Sioux City Journal, p. 14

    ————————————————————

    The Grandiloquent Dictionary

  58. 1972-03-24 World of Books San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA), p. 39

    ————————————————————

    The Grey-bay Mare

  59. 1886-05-19 The Grey-bay Mare - Ad Boston Post (Boston, MA), p. 3
  60. 1886-05-20 The Grey-bay Mare - Ad Boston Post (Boston, MA), p. 3

    ————————————————————

    Last Mountains by Victoria & Robert Case

  61. 1965-02-13 The Northwest's fascinating past Daily News (Western Weekend), p. 5

    ————————————————————

    The Legend of the Flying Snallygaster

  62. 2017-01-15 Anouncements — Jean Leigh Claudette Book Signing Knoxville News-Sentinel ( Knoxville, TN), p. 8D

    ————————————————————

    Lumberjack Lingo

  63. 1969-12-28 How 'bark eaters' talked The Post-Crescent, Mag. p. 12
  64. 1975-03-27 Lumberjack lingo Quad-City Times, p. 14

    ————————————————————

    Mysteries and Lore of Western Maryland

  65. 2013-08-23 Susan Fair pens 'Mysteries and Lore of Western Maryland' Cumberland Times News (Cumberland, MD), p. 6A

    ————————————————————

    Mythical Creatures of the U.S.A. and Canada

  66. 1979-05-13 Hunting beasts of our myths and imagination The San Francisco Examiner, p. 13
  67. 1979-05-13 Hunting beasts of our myths and imagination The San Francisco Examiner, p. 13
  68. 1979-05-18 Bigfoot make way for the Agropelter Detroit Free Press, p. 2B
  69. 1979-05-22 Agropelters and hodags, the forgotten 'monsters' The Muncie Evening Press, p. 24
  70. 1979-05-04 Column 1 Monsters, werewolves - and Bigfoot [Part 1] [Part 2] Chicago Tribune, pp. 1 & 4
  71. 1976-05-14 Agropelter just part of monster folklore Fort Worth Star-Telegram, p. 8D
  72. 1976-05-14 Agropelter just part of monster folklore Fort Worth Star-Telegram, p. 8D
  73. 1979-05-24 Historian explores myths of forest monsters The Sun (Baltimore, MD), p. D5
  74. 1979-06-07 Author discusses America's monster myths The Lexington Herald. p. C-8

    ————————————————————

    Mythical creatures of the north country

    ————————————————————

    Hank’s Unnatural History Series: A Saga Of The Sawtooths

  75. 1938-04-03 Book review [Part 1] [Part 2] The Idaho Sunday Statesman (Boise, ID), p. 4
  76. 1938-04-29 Relative has illustrations in Hank's book The De Kalb Daily Chronicle (De Kalb, IL), p. 7

    ————————————————————

    Secrets of Catoctin Mountain

  77. 2017-05-21 'Secrets of Catoctin Mountain' explores little-known historical stories The Frederick News Post (Frederick, MD), p. F3

    ————————————————————

    Snallygaster: the Lost Legend of Frederick County

  78. 2010-07-04 Carroliton Manor chapter DAR installs new officer The Frederick News Post (Frederick, MD), p. M6

  79. 2019-09-22 The Snallygaster — Children invited to find a spooky local legend The Frederick News Post,Frederick, MD), p. D1

    ————————————————————

    A Treasury of New England Folklore

  80. 1965-02-07 Folklore volume has Kendall excerpt Portland Sunday Telegram and Sunday Press Herald (Portland, ME), p. 4C

    ————————————————————

    Uncle Remus Returns

  81. 1905-12-23 The Magazines [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] — The Metropolitan The New York Times, Saturday, Review of Books (New York, NY), pp. 916 & 917
  82. 1905-12-23 The magazines The Star-Independent (Harrisburg, PA), p. 10

    ————————

  83. 1918-09-12 "Uncle Remus" returns Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA), p. 8

  84. 1918-09-15 Books 'for you to read this fall [Clipping] The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, NY) Junior Eagle Section, p. 1

  85. 1918-10-13 One hundred leading books [Clipping] The New York Times Review of Books (New York, NY), p. 443

    ————————————————————

    We Always Lie To Strangers

  86. 1951-05-11 Literary guidepost The Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, NY), p. 6
  87. 1951-07-17 We Always Lie To Strangers Danville Advocate-Messenger (Danville, KY), p. 4
  88. 1951-07-22 We Always Lie To Strangers St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO), p. 1G
  89. 1951-07-01 New book describes huge 'Skeeters' down in Ozarks The Muncie Star (Muncie, IN), p. 12A

    ————————————————————

    Wisconsin Lore

  90. 1962-07-08 Axehandle Hound, Gillygaloo in 'Wisconsin Lore' The Abilene Reporter News (Abilene, TX), p. B8

    ————————————————————

    ————————————————————

    ————————————————————

  91. The Mysterious Northwoods: A Chronicle of Strange Happenings from the Adirondack & Green Mountains