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brownsville herald (brownsville, tex.) 1910-current — haunted house

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1922-07-26
Location: brownsville, texas, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: brownsville herald (brownsville, tex.) 1910-current · 1922-07-26 · page 6
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1922-07-26 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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... the new Antigonish a ghosties3 haunted house a spooky "fire home”— Where sheets burst into flames as one gets into bed— And wash rags start burning when raised to the face! That’s what J. L. Wagoner, farm er here, says happened in hi* house. And members of his family bear out his stary. Farmers around Norman attribute these ghostly happenings to the su pernatural. But authorities are seekmg a scientific explanation—this far without success. In two days there v ere twelve fires—all of mysterious origin. The first occurred when W’agoncr’s wife opened a clothes closet. A flash of flame shot into her face. Several hours later the roof of the house started burning. The farmer ...

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