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the st. mary banner (franklin, parish of st. mary, la.) 1889-1931 — haunted house

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1921-08-06
Location: franklin, louisiana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the st. mary banner (franklin, parish of st. mary, la.) 1889-1931 · 1921-08-06 · page 02
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1921-08-06 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 j 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 of 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 you've dwelt too much on your foolish potions, and you're beginning to see things." ...

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