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daily kennebec journal (augusta, me.) 1870-1975 [microfilm reel] — spirit rapping

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1902-10-30
Location: augusta, maine, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: daily kennebec journal (augusta, me.) 1870-1975 [microfilm reel] · 1902-10-30 · page 04
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1902-10-30 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “spirit rapping”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... might be table turning and spirit rapping, and a professional clairvoyant and palmist might he hired to entertain. As a dabbling In the occult is one of the fashionable diversion# of the mo ment, the spook dahee would undoubt edly be quite interesting. In the way of decorations the jack o’ lantern, made of pumpkin, squash or cucumber, should be omnipresent, liars of field corn, in red and deep yellow; green peppers and carrots, with sprays of parsley or asparagus, add greatly to the color effec t when artistically fes tooned. Naturally, the supper should be served in quaint style, and the bill of fare might be emblematic of the time honored occasion, red, green ...

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