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the willimantic journal (willimantic, conn.) 185?-1911 — spirit rapping

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1874-11-20
Location: willimantic, connecticut, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the willimantic journal (willimantic, conn.) 185?-1911 · 1874-11-20 · page 6
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1874-11-20 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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... formerly Miss Fox of Rochester spirit rapping fame, is acted upon b} spirits in a peculiar manner, t It has developed a precocious poetical talent, and writes de licious sonnets or profound philosophical poems, f'j :n jj v.I Y'.' Prof, Tyndall, in lltc course of a lec ture which lie recently delivered in Man chester, England, took occasion to, allude to the-.rumnr that l.is siie,otitic investiga tions had led him to become an atheist, and, in the most explicit manner denied the charge. The Detroit Pwt savs that ihe legisla ture elect in Michigan, is squarely and strongly anti prohibition, and one of its first acts will probably be to repeal the prohibitory law. The ...

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