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the bridgeport evening farmer (bridgeport, conn.) 1866-1917 — spirit rapping

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1916-04-28
Location: bridgeport, connecticut, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the bridgeport evening farmer (bridgeport, conn.) 1866-1917 · 1916-04-28 · page 15
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1916-04-28 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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... interest In table' turning a,nd spirit rapping. He1 was, mdreovenj in tensely Influenced v by dreams and. omens.; One night he dreamed that the spirits of Mendelssohn and Schubert appeared,!,; to him and gave him a theme which he afterward wrote down and developed. 1 "Whuppity Scoorfe." The ancient custom at Lanark, Scot-: land, of "whuppity scoorie," the origin and meaning of which are lost, is cele brated annually and' iwatched by a crowd of grownups. The town bell Is rung nightly; at 6 o'clock from March to September and then lies dumb for six months. On the first night ef the ringing all the young folk congregate at the cross, and after 'parading three ...

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