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dollar weekly mirror (manchester, n.h.) 1851-1863 — spirit rapping

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1856-11-29
Location: manchester, new hampshire, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: dollar weekly mirror (manchester, n.h.) 1851-1863 · 1856-11-29 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1856-11-29 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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... this evening, at Mrs. Coan’s Spirit Rapping meeting, City Hall, review the Rev. Mr. Gage’s sermon on Sa lem Witcheraft,”’ delivered yesterday after noon. ‘Let us hear both sides before we ren der judgment. It is supposed, if the Spir it”’ is willing, that Mrs. Coan will answer the important question, Who is to be May or.”” We shall see. Dave Woopwarp.—Prof. Dave, as heis familiarly called, a thorough bred Yankee, who gives entertainments in our city this week, is the only man, except the Chinese, who has ever performed the daring and ex traordinary Impalement Act.”” Besides this wonderful performance, he completely knocks the crowd’’ of magicians now in the field. All the ordinary, ...

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