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Americus Times Recorder

Location

Americus, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1922

Page

3

Doyle Talks To Ghost In Seance

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle reports his first American ghost party at the American Psychical Institute. The séance featured Madame Eusapia Palladino via Nino Becorato with spectators including Lady Doyle and Dr. Hereward Carrington. A dim red light, locked alcove, and a metal table weighed twelve pounds framed the ritual as the boy medium conducted the session.

Edward M. Thierry NEA Service NEA Service, Inc New York Sir Arthur Conan Doyle America Madame Eusapia Palladino Sir Arthur American Psychical Institute Palladino Nino Becorato Lady Doyle Hereward Carrington Madame Palladino

Norma Talmadge Stars in Smilin Through at Rylander

Norma Talmadge delivers a masterful performance in Smilin Through a First National drama at Rylander Theater. She excels in Moonyeen and Kathleen roles while Wyndham Standing Harrison Ford and Jeremiah Wayne receive strong supporting turns. Sidney Franklin directs a film praised as a new classic of silent drama.

Norma.Talmadge and Harrison Ford Norma Talmadge Moonyeen Miriam Battista Eugene Lockhart Sidney Franklin

Doyle and Medium Perform Seance Folly Behind Curtain

Sir Arthur Doyle and Lady Doyle witness a seance with twelve hands on a table that tilts and moves as hymns play. The medium sinks into trance while a cabinet seance produces eerie sounds and whispered Italian words. A dead relative named Aida is invoked amid a curtain gust and a violent table shift.

Aida Arthur

Seance Ends After Ghostly Manifestations and Restraints

In a dimly lit cabinet a boy medium produced rapping sounds, a tambourine, a belt, and a collar as witnesses felt others. Palladino was invoked and spoke through the spirit. Sir Arthur and Dr. Carrington released the bound medium after 15 minutes, calling the session interesting though not decisively evidential.

Lady Doyle Dr. Carrington Palladino Hiere Madame Palladino Sir Arthur Aida

Boy Lost All Night Found In Grant Park

Seven year old Wallace Hughes, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hughes of Atlanta, wandered away Wednesday afternoon and slept in leaves in Grant park. He was found the next morning hungry and homesick, with torn overalls and minor injuries after a night outdoors.

Atlanta Wallace Hughes W. W. Hughes Grant Park

666 Cures Malaria and Fevers, Kills Germs

Advertising claim presents 666 as a universal cure for malaria chills fever dengue and bilious fever. The statement asserts germ killing effects and broad health benefits without medical evidence or regulatory backing.

Stomach Ailment Highlighted in Local Letter

Seymour Indiana resident Mrs Clara Peacock reports chronic stomach upsets and indigestion improved by Thedford s Black Draught. She praises its gentle natural action and notes it suits constipation and other symptoms. The ad urges purchases at druggists as genuine Thedford s.

Seymour Ind Indi Srations Clara Peacock Route 6 Thedford Thedford’s S. NO

Lindsey Sees Pensions Coming by June First

A letter to American citizens from John W. Lindsey, state pension commissioner, states that due to unsettled state finances no firm opinion can be given yet on pension payments. He forecasts counties unpaid their 100 for 1922 will be paid by June first.

An &Mericus John W. Lindsey

Dixie Highway Meet Opens in Jacksonville Conference

Directors of the Dixie Highway Association opened their annual conference in Jacksonville Florida today with reports and the election of officers on the program May 326.

Jacksonville Fla The DiMé Fighway Association

Americus Ice Cream Co Brick Delivery Ad

A local ice cream supplier promises a brick of ice cream delivered within five minutes by calling 645. Open seven days a week at Americus Ice Cream Co located on 215 Cotton Ave.

Americus Ice Cream Co Cotton Ave

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