THE JAMESTOWN WEEKLY ALERT — AUGUST 14, 1890
BOSTON, Aug. 9.—A bogus mermaid was sold at auction at the customs warerooms here Monday. The body was apparently of wood, and the hands and claws fitted up with bears’ talons. A material that looked like seaweed clung to the head for hair. A cow’s tail was joined so cunningly to the body that a very careful inspection was needed to reveal the joint. It only brought $1.95.
Jamestown Weekly Alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]), 14 Aug. 1890. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
