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centre democrat (bellefonte, pa.) 1848-1989 — sulphur smell

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1881-02-10
Location: bellefonte, pennsylvania, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: centre democrat (bellefonte, pa.) 1848-1989 · 1881-02-10 · page 6
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1881-02-10 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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... and there are never any sulphur smells in tbe household. While that fire burns, sir, there is peace in Curtis Andrews' house." Aged 128 Years. On tbe Little Colorado Ls a lady who avers that she is ISB years of sge. She says she was thirty years ol sge at tbe time of tbe dark day which created such consternation. Tbe Spaniards buried all their saints, of which they had a e goodly number, while the Indians took to feasting on dogs and other animals. The "dark day"* was so called on account of tbe remarkable darkness which extended throughout America. Tbe obscuration commenced about ten o'clock in the morning of May 19, 1780, and ...

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