Mystery at Hospital. Tappings in the night. Women patients at Seacroft Isolation Hospital have been alarmed recently by mysterious tappings in one of the wards, the origin of which could not be readily discovered. So
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Sydenham, London (1939)
“Ghost” visits Norman Long. Norman Long is embarrassed. He is being “haunted.” And the ghost appears to be fond of shaving brushes, for they are whisked away during the night. When he is at home
Continue ReadingHiran Minar, Sheikhupura, Pakistan (1934)
Mysterious Showers of Stones. A story from Sheikhupura. Sheikhupura, July 5. A mysterious phenomenon of showers of stones from invisible sources is reported by a party of hikers and sight-seers who were bivouacking in the
Continue ReadingLincoln (1932)
Ghost with a bugle! Alarm at Lincoln. A ghost with a bugle is stated to be haunting a Lincoln house, and so persistent have the visitations become that the occupants are terrified and dare not
Continue ReadingArcos de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain (1936)
The Haunted Spanish Mill. Ghosts are in possession of an oil mill at Arcos de la Frontera, near Dierra de Ronda [Serrania de Ronda?], in Andalusia, famed in the old days for “bandoleros,” who, even
Continue ReadingMarlborough, Devon (1934)
“Uncanny.” Remarkable Antics of an Old Tin. “Escapes” from Cupboard and Outhouse. Strange Story from Marlborough. The uncanny movements of an old tobacco tin are forming an amazing story in South Devon. The tin is
Continue ReadingSt Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex (1938)
Phantom Woman and Ringing Bells in “Haunted” Flat. Occupants of a flat in the vicinity of Warrior-square, St. Leonards, are mystified by a series of extraordinary happenings that have taken place there recently, and which
Continue ReadingGjøvik, Norway (1934)
Hospital Mystery. Antics of a jumping table. The authorities of the East Titen Hospital at Gjoervik, are at present mystified by the behaviour of a table which, as soon as it is dark, begins to
Continue ReadingPuttalam, Sri Lanka (1933)
Family “Haunted” From Home. Shower of stones fall on the roof. Colombo. A poor family have been compelled to leave their house in a small village near Puttalam, because they said, supernatural manifestations worried them
Continue ReadingGlasgow (1930)
Mysterious night noises in Glasgow tenement. Secret cause discovered by simple experiment. By a special correspondent. The secret behind the mysterious midnight noises that have disturbed the people residing in a large tenement at 1909
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