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the chickasha daily express (chickasha, indian territory [okla.]) 1899-current — sulphur smell

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1906-05-26
Location: chickasha, oklahoma, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the chickasha daily express (chickasha, indian territory [okla.]) 1899-current · 1906-05-26 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1906-05-26 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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... It h s a strong sulphur smell, liven in this edge it is almost suf locating The volcanic cinders the s.ize of a grain of wheat and smal ler shower over us and rattle like lrojil cast wheat on our hats. We liea' the cr. tcr cough and belch as If a lion were tuning up to roar. JThtre are occasionally slight ex plosions, then blackfragumeuts of rocks soar up like bursting shells above the crater and fall back with in, though octasiouallya few strays Come over the edge and land in nearly ashes on the crater's edge, yith each explosion conies a cloud of dense black smoke, some sparks, and presently a shower of ...

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