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the richmond palladium and sun-telegram (richmond, ind.) 1907-1939 — spirit rapping

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1910-10-06
Location: richmond, indiana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the richmond palladium and sun-telegram (richmond, ind.) 1907-1939 · 1910-10-06 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1910-10-06 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. Tie was. moreover, intensely influenced by dreams and .omens. One night he dreamed that the spirits of Mendels sohn and Schubert appeared to him and gave him a theme wtlch be afterward wrote down and developed. DON'T E5E AEILillFCS We Are in a Position to Mclie You Well WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF TREATING CHRONIC COM PLAINTS. DRUGS AND SURGICAL OPERATIONS ARC EN TIRELY ELIMINATED. WE USE A COMBINATION OF. SPECIAL METHODS THAT CURE even where all other reme dies have failed. THERE IS NO OTHER SYSTEM LIKE OURS IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY. THAT IS WHY WE CURE WHERE OHERS FAIL. We are particularly successful In ...

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