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  • Ghastly News: Tuesday 12/2/2025

    Ghastly News for Tuesday 12/2/2025: “Fatality at Gooseberry Hill” (Source: The Daily News (Perth, Australia), December 2, 1899, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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  • Ghastly News: Monday 4/21/2025

    Ghastly News for Monday 4/21/2025: “Two Overcome, Woman Rescued in 3-Alarm Fire” (Source: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), April 21, 1946, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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  • Ghastly News: Wednesday 3/5/2025

    Ghastly News for Wednesday 3/5/2025: “Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, February 6. Meteor.” (Source: Green Mountain Patriot (Peacham, VT), March 5, 1800, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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  • Ghastly News: Tuesday 10/1/2024

    Ghastly News for Tuesday 10/1/2024: “Woman Burned to Death” (Source: The Evening Bulletin (Maysville, KY), September 9, 1887, Newspapers.com)

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  • Ghastly News: Friday 8/30/2024

    Ghastly News for Friday 8/30/2024: “Burned to Death Alone” (Source: The Weekly Courier (Connellsville, PA), March 15, 1895, Newspapers.com)

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  • Ghastly News: Tuesday 7/30/2024

    Ghastly News for Tuesday 7/30/2024: “Farm House Near Manchester Hit By Lightning, Burns” (Source: The Daily Plainsman (Huron, SD), August 6, 1952, Newspapers.com)

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  • Ghastly News: Friday 5/3/2024

    Ghastly News for Friday 5/3/2024: “Lawn Mower Explodes” (Source: The Daily News (Lebanon, PA), June 9, 1979, Newspapers.com)

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  • Ghastly News: Friday 4/19/2024

    Ghastly News for Friday 4/19/2024: “Escaped In Time” (Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), March 22, 1899, Newspapers.com)

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  • Ghastly News: Monday 3/25/2024

    Ghastly News for Monday 3/25/2024: “Elizabeth Osborne […].” (Source: The West Briton (Cornwall, England), August 27, 1813, Newspapers.com)

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  • Ghastly News: Tuesday 1/30/2024

    Ghastly News for Tuesday 1/30/2024: “From New-Castle we learn, […]. (Source: The Pennsylvania Gazette (Philadelphia, PA), January 4, 1770, Newspapers.com)

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