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Ghastly News: Thursday 4/16/2026

Ghastly News for Thursday 4/16/2026: “Pigeon Concourse to Give 1000 Birds to U.S. Armed Forces” (Source: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), April 16, 1943, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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Ghastly News: Tuesday 4/14/2026

Ghastly News for Tuesday 4/14/2026: “Skeptic Petrie Scared” (Source: The Saint Paul Globe (St. Paul, MN), April 14, 1889, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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Ghastly News: Thursday 4/9/2026

Ghastly News for Thursday 4/9/2026: “Husband ‘Mentally Unbalanced’” (Source: The Chilliwack Progress (Chilliwack, British Columbia, CAN), April 9, 1941, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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Ghastly News: Tuesday 4/7/2026

Ghastly News for Tuesday 4/7/2026: “A Mother’s Threatening Letter” (Source: Liverpool Daily Post and Liverpool Mercury (Liverpool, England), April 7, 1916, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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Ghastly News: Thursday 3/5/2026

Ghastly News for Thursday 3/5/2026: “B-R-R! It Was Cold” (Source: The Pomona Progress Bulletin (Pomona, CA), March 5, 1932, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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Ghastly News: Tuesday 3/3/2026

Ghastly News for Tuesday 3/3/2026: “Shooting a Relative” (Source: New York Daily Herald (New York, NY), March 3, 1843, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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Ghastly News: Thursday 2/26/2026

Ghastly News for Thursday 2/26/2026: “Consumption Cured” (Source: The News and Herald (Winnsboro, SC), February 26, 1878, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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Ghastly News: Tuesday 2/24/2026

Ghastly News for Tuesday 2/24/2026: “Live Tarantula Gives Girl Scare” (Source: The Potter Enterprise (Coudersport, PA), February 24, 1927, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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Ghastly News: Tuesday 2/10/2026

Ghastly News for Tuesday 2/10/2026: “ROME, Ga., Feb. 9.” (Source: The Macon Telegraph (Macon, GA), February 10, 1926, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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Ghastly News: Thursday 2/5/2026

Ghastly News for Thursday 2/5/2026: “Massachusetts Doctor Dies in Salinas” (Source: The Californian (Salinas, CA), February 5, 1923, Newspapers.com) Return to Ghastly News

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