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Newspaper
Erie Observer
Location
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1850
Page
1
An English traveler recounts a night near a churchyard and a haunted chamber at the Bell Inn. He describes hearing a corpse-like voice, a terrifying apparition, and an ensuing inquest linking the terror to Abraham Smith. A subsequent field note tells of a lion hunt ending with the lioness slain and a companion saved.
A narrator recounts recognizing haunted phrases used by a dying man, notes signs of a break in and blood at a window, and accepts scientific conclusions that the man died hours before discovery. He admits belief in ghosts but rejects supernatural causes, urging readers to trust honest fact over spurious gospel.
A dozen omnibuses set for a picnic when a young woman accuses a gentleman beside a pretty girl of infidelity. The wife confronts him, drags him home, and the party roars with laughter as the public scene ends. The tale is told as a Phil. City Item.
A fragment discusses contempt as a fault of mind, noting its dangers and suggesting use of observed faults for caution. A newly enrolled Volunteer questions motives, contrasting a war volunteer with a pacifist who volunteers for peace. The piece includes satirical lines, travelogue notes, London versus New York wealth, a slave escape incident, a robbery in Albany, and Mrs Partington reflections on churchgoers.
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