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the houma courier (houma, la.) 1878-1939 — spirit rapping

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1903-10-03
Location: houma, louisiana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the houma courier (houma, la.) 1878-1939 · 1903-10-03 · page 8
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1903-10-03 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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A HAIRBRUSH GHOST. Supposed Spirit Rapping;« That Start led a Student Easily Ac counted For. "Apropos of spirit knocking and that sort of thing," said the student who had just returned from college, accord ing -to the Chicago Inter Ocean, "I had an experience not long ago which has tended to make me skeptical when I hear the time-worn tales about people retiring at night, only to be awak ened by knocks on the head of the bed, made by a spiritual visitant and invari ably followed by news of the death of some relative or friend. "It was my fortune to have a friend who often hung around my room even ings, and ...

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