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morning star (limerick, me.) 1826-1904 — spirit rapping

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1852-10-13
Location: boston, massachusetts, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: morning star (limerick, me.) 1826-1904 · 1852-10-13 · page 3
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1852-10-13 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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... of insanity produced by the spirit rapping delusion. The following is but one of many which we might copy Mrs. Catherine Milcham, a widow lady of Cincinnati, and the mother of five children, was taken to the insane asylum last week, in con sequence of becoming deranged through the spirit rapping delusions. It appears that an ~other female had pretended to have communica ‘tion with the other world, and thus put Mrs. M. in correspondence with her deceased, in heaven. She became intensely interested in the rappings, and held, as she was led to suppose, frequent interviews with her husband, until finally she became deranged. Among her other mental vagaries, she imagines the spirit of ...

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