Weasel says it can talk. But people won’t believe it. Farm noises. From our own correspondent. Peel (Isle of Man), Sunday. Peel, Isle of Man, has been divided into two camps – by a 100
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Julia Creek, South Australia (1876)
This account is quoted from the Harbinger of Light, Melbourne. Stone-throwing by spirits in Australia. By A Mueller, M.D. Amongst the varied phenomena of Spiritualism, not the least interesting are those spontaneous “unimplored” tokens of
Continue ReadingBarcelona, Spain (1824)
Ignorance, and its inseparable attendant, Superstition, appear to pursue their march through Spain; and the impediments constantly thrown in the way of the development of light and instruction, have the effect of giving a deeper
Continue ReadingSt Louis, Missouri, USA (1889)
Haunted. The room in the Southern Hotel, St Louis, where Maxwell murdered Preller, and was afterwards arrested in Australia, brought home, tried and executed, is said to be haunted. The ‘Examiner’s’ St Louis dispatches of
Continue ReadingKermanshah, Iran (c.1880s)
Chapter 19. Kirmanshahan. […] Muhammad Agha begged to be admitted, and we had a cosey chat by the fireside. Later on, by invitation of the Agha, I went down to his majlis. He had a
Continue ReadingBrandy Station, Virginia, U.S.A. (1890)
The same journal [Golden Gate] gives an account of occurrences at Brady Station [sic] (Va.), U.S.A. On the plantation of John W. Brooks has taken place since last September that mysterious stone-throwing of which so
Continue ReadingTipton, West Midlands (1863)
The Rev. William Ker lived in the parsonage of St Martin’s church, Tipton. Stone throwing and other manifestations. By the Rev. William Ker. Perceiving that many papers have appeared lately in your Magazine upon the
Continue ReadingCairo, Egypt (c.1913)
The verses of the Koran usually employed as charms are those of the last two chapters, and the ayat el hafz or verses of protection, such as “God is the best Protector and the most
Continue ReadingIceland (1857)
There is still a lingering belief that the spirits of unbaptised children haunt the neighbourhood of their unconsecrated graves, and “to shriek like an out-buried child” has passed into a saying. We stayed in a
Continue ReadingMontrouge, Paris, France (1872)
This doesn’t sound otherworldly given the letters. But it’s interesting that it’s in Montrouge, where we have nearby examples, and that the stone throwing is clearly connected with spiritualism anyway. Another case of mysterious stone-throwing
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