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the dupuyer acantha (dupuyer, mont.) 1894-1904 — sulphur smell

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1897-06-10
Location: dupuyer, montana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the dupuyer acantha (dupuyer, mont.) 1894-1904 · 1897-06-10 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1897-06-10 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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... wide open, to allow the sulphuric smell to escape, or run the risk of asphyxiation. So much of a success has it become, in fact, that the phosphorescent ball is an event that will come off in Paris shortly. The programme for the ball is based on the same idea as the tea, and the effect will be still more weird and striking. Instead of the sulphuric guests sitting quietly around a room discussing tea and exchanging gossip couples wrap P«d in gleaming garments of dull flame j W 'H glide around the darkened ball room like spirits of the departed in tho deserted halls of a ruined mansion. A Lost Diamond. A Glasgow lady ...

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