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the republican journal (belfast, me.) 1829-current — sulphur smell

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1916-04-06
Location: belfast, maine, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the republican journal (belfast, me.) 1829-current · 1916-04-06 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1916-04-06 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “sulphur smell”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... kitchen tent, had an unpleasantly sulphuric smell, which seemed almost nauseating until we realized that it was geyser wa ter in its original state, piped directly to the kitchen from Punch Bowl Spring on the hill above. Then it immediately lost its nauseating character and became something of a curiosity. By the way, our guides about the formation unani mously declared its composition to be solely lime and silicate, with not so much as a trace of sulphur, apparent testimony of noses and eyes to the con trary notwithstanding. I presume that the guides know whereof they spoke, but I must confess that we were more or less “from Missouri.” After breakfast, "all ready for ...

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