Spiritualist Newspaper
As spiritualism flourished in the second half of the nineteenth century, spiritualist groups and publications devoted to the topic proliferated.
Here is an issue of The Medium and Daybreak: A Weekly Journal Devoted to the History, Phenomena, Philosophy, and Teachings of Spiritualism. Dated August 13, 1875, it was published at London and "Registered as a Newspaper for Transmission in the United Kingdom and Abroad."
It contains a lengthy oration delivered by a medium "under the influence of 'Judge Edmonds.'" It also has news items, letters to the editor, and advertisements, including one promising "Medical Diagnosis by Lock of Hair." Another ad offers to teach by correspondence the wonders of "Mesmerism" (i.e., hypnosis), and others herald one or another "Clairvoyant," "Spiritualist Photographer," "Inspirational Trance Speaker," "Physical Medium," "Electro-Magnetic Healer," etc.
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