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September 25, 1926
The West Virginia News
Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
In Hagerstown, Md., a red-headed woodpecker pecking a telephone pole caused unexplained rappings and phone ringing in Mrs. Joseph Heaslip's home, discovered by her late-night vigil after police failed to find the source.
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Woodpecker Made Trouble
The cause of early morning rappings and the jingling of the telephone bell in the home of Mrs. Joseph Heaslip at Hagerstown, Md., had been looked for in vain by police and telephone officials. So at three o'clock in the morning, Mrs. Heaslip arose and sat down by a window in the rooms where the sounds had been registering. Shortly after four o'clock a red-headed woodpecker began operating on a telephone pole. The phone instantly rang and the rappings of the woodpecker came through the room amazingly audible.
The cause of early morning rappings and the jingling of the telephone bell in the home of Mrs. Joseph Heaslip at Hagerstown, Md., had been looked for in vain by police and telephone officials. So at three o'clock in the morning, Mrs. Heaslip arose and sat down by a window in the rooms where the sounds had been registering. Shortly after four o'clock a red-headed woodpecker began operating on a telephone pole. The phone instantly rang and the rappings of the woodpecker came through the room amazingly audible.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Animal Story
What themes does it cover?
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Woodpecker
Telephone Pole
Rapping Sounds
Phone Ringing
Hagerstown
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Joseph Heaslip
Where did it happen?
Hagerstown, Md.
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Joseph Heaslip
Location
Hagerstown, Md.
Story Details
A red-headed woodpecker pecking on a telephone pole caused mysterious early morning rappings and telephone bell jingling in Mrs. Heaslip's home, which police and officials couldn't explain until she observed it at night.