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lincoln telegraph (bath, me.) 1836-1846 — ghost apparition

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1839-07-11
Location: bath, maine, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: lincoln telegraph (bath, me.) 1836-1846 · 1839-07-11 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1839-07-11 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “ghost apparition”. 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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... in the appea ances of ghosts, apparitions and other slrange sights, we may indulge a belief so fraught with pleas ure and consolation. Of the same nature and equally sublime is the doctrine that the departed spirits of our friends ami relatives are permitted to revisit tun carin, miu 10 mingle tlieir syinpatliios with the objects of their affection. When we think cf the an guish of parting with those we love, of look ing for the last time upon the face which has smiled away our woes, how gladly do we cling to the idea of tlieir returning to soothe our distress, and to lend their invisi ble influence to hind up the bruised ...

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