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2 stories matching occult
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- The Trial of the 'Swiss Chalet' Messiah
A courtroom is packed as Josua Klein, who allegedly held young women under his sway in a remote mountain chalet, begins his trial for assault.
- The Hypnotist in the Witness Box
A courtroom drama unfolds in Tacoma as a litigant is accused of using mesmerism to cloud the memory of an opposing witness.
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- The Persistent Business of Superstition
An editorial from 1877 examines why, despite the march of progress and the printing press, humanity remained obsessed with palmistry, spiritualism, and bad omens.