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the birmingham age-herald (birmingham, ala.) 1902-1950 — haunted house

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1904-07-03
Location: birmingham, alabama, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the birmingham age-herald (birmingham, ala.) 1902-1950 · 1904-07-03 · page 12
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1904-07-03 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “haunted house”. 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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... much. D’you ever see the haunted house?” “No; oh, no. Where is it?*’ ‘Bout a mile down the tollgate road.” “What is a haunted house?” asked Rosemary. “Spirits in It,” volunteered Polly. “There was a murder in this house j once.” The little Leas shuddered. “How long ago?” asked Betty. “More’n a hundred years.” “Who was murdered?” “An old man.” “Was he a good or a bad man?* “Well, I guess he wasn’t so very good nor so very bad.He was a miser ’n’ they wanted to gbt his money. They didn’t, though, an’ nobody ain’t never found it I’ve dug ’round there considerable my sel f. “Is It a pot of gold? We might ...

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