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the spokane woman (spokane, wash.) 1921-1935 — haunted house

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1927-08-18
Location: spokane, washington, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the spokane woman (spokane, wash.) 1921-1935 · 1927-08-18 · page 09
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1927-08-18 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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... this year by presenting “The Haunted House” ne&t Sunday for the second week of his fourth season here, The Hippodrome will resound with mysterious action, when the spooky and ridiculous situations which only a haunted house can provide are made the basis of the week's entertainment. Will Maylon, Louise “Sunny” Miller, Jean Josten and the others of the new company will have one of the busiest weeks of the season aue to the com plicated maneuvers, tricky situations JEAN JOSTEN and fast action written into the play by Owen Davis, author of probably more successful plays than any other American, ONE WEEK SRR """A-“""“'\ SAT-, AUGo 20 Q CORINNE GRIFFITH ‘Q in b A Finst ...

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