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the washburn leader (washburn, mclean county, n.d.) 1890-1986 — spirit rapping

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1916-03-24
Location: washburn, north dakota, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the washburn leader (washburn, mclean county, n.d.) 1890-1986 · 1916-03-24 · page 6
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1916-03-24 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 and spirit rapping. He was, moreover, in tensely influenced by dreams and omens. One night be dreamed that the spirits of Mendelssohn and Schubert appeared to him and gave him a theme which be afterward wrote down and developed. "Whuppity Scooria." The ancient custom at Lanark. Scot: land, of "whuppity scoorie," the origin and meaning of which are lost .Is cele brated annually and watched by a crowd of grownups. Tbe town bell is rung nightly at 6 o'clock from March to September and tben lies dumb for six months. On the first night of the ringing all the young folk congregate at tbe cross, and after parading three times around ...

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