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Screaming Jenny Summary

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Screaming Jenny is a tale from West Virginia that was about a woman named Jenny who was set on fire and ran in front of a train. This all began shortly after the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was built, and there was a small shed/shack that was really close to it. Jenny didn’t have much money at all and was struggling to support herself. One day when she was eating her soap a spark came flying out of the burning fire onto her wool blanket. She didn’t notice at first by the distraction of her soap broth, she was aware of her burning clothes after it had started to roast her skin. She jumped up and ran outside, screaming for help and just running trying to find someone or something that could help. As she kept running her screams became more terrifying,
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