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clearwater republican (orofino, idaho) 1912-1922 — haunted house

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1921-10-21
Location: orofino, idaho, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: clearwater republican (orofino, idaho) 1912-1922 · 1921-10-21 · page 02
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1921-10-21 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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... woods, passing close by the haunted house, was a short cut between his home and hers, and usually he made use of It "There's a disembodied entity In the old haunted house," he Informed Grace earnestly. "I heard It prowling around when I passed. Let us investigate If we see a materialization It surely ought to convince you of the soundness ef the survival theory." "Not I," Grace objected. "I don't believe In your newly acquired Ideas, but Just the same, I have no desire to visit that old ruin In the woods, es pecially at night. Personally, I think yon've dwelt too much on your foolish notions, and you're beginning to 6ee things." Ralph ...

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