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September 12, 1886
Wichita Eagle
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
What is this article about?
At a lakeside resort, Planchette mysteriously predicts a young lady's future husband as 'the other one' (Jones) between Smith and Brown, which proves true as she marries him shortly after.
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It Was the Other One.
A year ago we were all at one of the lakeside resorts, where Planchette had been all the rage, and everybody was intent upon exploring the mysteries of the future.
Upon this particular evening a young man who had developed strong mediumistic powers laid his hand upon Planchette when I was called from the room to welcome a friend, a young lady who had just arrived from Lake Ste.
A few minutes later I entered with my friend, an utter stranger to the company, all upon me with questions.
"Who is she?" I asked, as Planchette spelled forward with visible and—
"Willie."
"I've known her since she was at the hotel, I will believe in."
"Send it " promptly writes the little machine.
"With whom? Can you tell his name?"
"Certainly: it is a very common name." My friend gave a little shriek
"Is it Smith or Brown?" I continued.
"It is the other one," answered Planchette.
"Did you ever!" exclaimed my friend.
Sure enough, she married Jones very shortly afterwards, and they have been very happy.—St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
A year ago we were all at one of the lakeside resorts, where Planchette had been all the rage, and everybody was intent upon exploring the mysteries of the future.
Upon this particular evening a young man who had developed strong mediumistic powers laid his hand upon Planchette when I was called from the room to welcome a friend, a young lady who had just arrived from Lake Ste.
A few minutes later I entered with my friend, an utter stranger to the company, all upon me with questions.
"Who is she?" I asked, as Planchette spelled forward with visible and—
"Willie."
"I've known her since she was at the hotel, I will believe in."
"Send it " promptly writes the little machine.
"With whom? Can you tell his name?"
"Certainly: it is a very common name." My friend gave a little shriek
"Is it Smith or Brown?" I continued.
"It is the other one," answered Planchette.
"Did you ever!" exclaimed my friend.
Sure enough, she married Jones very shortly afterwards, and they have been very happy.—St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Supernatural
What themes does it cover?
Fate Providence
What keywords are associated?
Planchette
Prediction
Marriage
Supernatural
Fortune Telling
What entities or persons were involved?
Young Man
My Friend
Where did it happen?
Lakeside Resorts
Story Details
Key Persons
Young Man
My Friend
Location
Lakeside Resorts
Event Date
A Year Ago
Story Details
At a lakeside resort, a young man uses Planchette to communicate messages while the narrator welcomes a new arrival, a young lady. Planchette spells 'Willie' and responds to questions about her, then indicates her future husband's name is 'the other one' besides Smith or Brown, meaning Jones, whom she marries soon after.