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the lake county times (hammond, ind.) 1906-1933 — spirit rapping

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1920-06-28
Location: hammond, indiana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the lake county times (hammond, ind.) 1906-1933 · 1920-06-28 · page 04
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1920-06-28 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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the news, ouija board. lW" tappings, spirit rapping, ghostly materialisations ami ronimuuications are mak ing: new victims of mem a! milady. Some merely suffer depression of mind evident in despondency or hyooch rondla. Some commit suicide this being really the short eat route to discovery of the mooted domain of spirits. Some are carted to asylumus. Some devote more and more of their time to spirits by the medium of ouijas. or other mediums which are more expensive, and lose friends and livelihood. All this would be sad if it were not amusing or would be amusing if it were not sad. It is fair to demand of our many professional and adept psychologists whether in ...

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