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the bottineau courant (bottineau, bottineau county, n.d.) 1895-1929 — spirit rapping

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1899-04-08
Location: bottineau, north dakota, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the bottineau courant (bottineau, bottineau county, n.d.) 1895-1929 · 1899-04-08 · page 5
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1899-04-08 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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... demain, mmd reading, exposition of spirit rapping, etc., the exact dates Sia fi, Sljen hereafter. Speaking of gjy8^ "'Twould" be a joy, my dear old boy To call you sonny dear. But 'tis my belief, though said in grief, That Yankee town n'er shall frown I On any maiden hero 'Twas hard indeed, on a man in need So back he came, for Bottineau game He still had a wary eye. From the mountain next, he took his text, But the answer 'twas,""It ran not was," So quickly he did fly—sine die. POPCORN. Dr.V). B. Lundy, Dentist, willNrisit Bottineau Wednes day night, ApriW2, and remain Thurs day and FridayAprepared to do all kinds of Dental ...

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