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the yazoo democrat (yazoo city, miss.) 1844-18?? — spirit rapping

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1852-10-06
Location: yazoo city, mississippi, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the yazoo democrat (yazoo city, miss.) 1844-18?? · 1852-10-06 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1852-10-06 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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... of becoming deranged through the spirit rapping delusions. It appears that another female had pretended to have communication with the oth er world, and thus put Mrs. M. in correspon dence with her deceased husband, in heaven. She became intensely interested in the rappings, and held, as she was led to suppose, frequent in terviews with her husband, until finally she be came deranged. The Commercial says that among her other mental vagaries, she imagines the spirit of her husband occupies her body, that her own has departed to give place to his, and that if she could discover his mortal remains she would be enabled to endow them with life, by returning to him ...

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