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the yellowstone journal (miles city, mont.) 1893-1901 — spirit rapping

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1893-04-04
Location: miles city, montana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the yellowstone journal (miles city, mont.) 1893-1901 · 1893-04-04 · page 4
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1893-04-04 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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... change.-Good News. Medlums In Japan. Spirit rapping vocation for women in Japan requires little apparatus. Rap ping is perhaps not the correct word, for there is really no "rapping" at all-the clients are simply put in communication with any spirit with whom they desire to speak. It is not necessary that the spirit should be that of a dead person, but the medium always inquires whether the spirit whose presence is desired is living or dead. The mediums always carry about with them a mysterious wooden box, about a foot or less square. Like the medicine bag of the Indian medicine man, its con tents are a secret to members of the same profession. These ...

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