1901
OUR CHICAGO BUREAU SPECIAL
Occidental Buildings, Sept. 6.
Persecuted for Witchcraft in Chicago
Persecuted and buffeted because some of her neighbors think she is witch with power to weave uncanny spells about her enemies — that is the complaint made by Mrs. Alexandrai Kostokas before a justice of the peace. Her tale of woe is directed particularly against Mrs. Mary Cohen and Thomas Kelley, who, she says, have made her life a burden by treating her as a practitioner of witchcraft.
A horse belonging to Mrs. Cohen died and Mrs. Kostokas was accused of exerting an occult influence over the animal. Then Mrs. Cohen's son was stricken with paralysis and the alleged witch was held responsible for the stroke. Mrs. Cohen also averred that her own illness was due to the sinister influence of her neighbor. Mrs. Kostokas says these stories have been circulated so persistently that others have really begun to think she is endowed with a supernatural power which she makes use of to the detriment of her neighbors. She seeks a way to end the alleged persecution and invokes the court's aid.
—Dubuque Daily Telegraph, Dubuque, Iowa, Sept. 6, 1901, p. 3.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Friday, May 4, 2007
Rosicrucians' George Knox Dies, Sought Philosopher's Stone
December 1898
The Rosicrucians
Londoner Who Spent His Life Seeking the Philosopher's Stone and the Elixir of Life
The pre-Faraday school of chemistry, the chemistry of the elixir of life and the philosopher's stone, in whose strange nomenclature metals were known by such uncouth names us the "Red Lion," the "Green Serpent," the "Blue Dragon," and invested with mysterious, inexplicable properties, has recently lost one of its last, if not its very last genuine disciple.
His name was George Knox, and he died the other day in London at the age of somewhere about 90 years. For the last 30 years he had lived in the quarter of the city known as St. John's Wood, the last place where one would expect to find a philosopher. The old gentleman, however, knew nothing of the ways of his neighbors and they knew as little of his. Though a cheerful old man and exceedingly active for his years, he lived the life of a hermit, his whole energies being bent on the task of resolving the chemical problems of the middle ages. Mr. Knox used to call himself the "last of the Rosicrucians," and the chief objects of his pursuit were the elixir of life and the philosopher's stone. Three small fortunes he had had left to him at different periods of his life and the whole of two of them and the greater part of the third went into the crucible and the mortar. When a young man he had traveled all over the east, camping with Bedouins and hobnobbing with Brahmins and Tartars, seeking information concerning the recondite and occult.
The latter half of his life was spent in endeavoring to apply the information thus gained. One fortune went in the making of a few small rubies and a commercially valueless diamond. The elixir of life swallowed up the second. Among other processes this latter chimera involved the boiling of a liquid in a crucible for three yours. Up till the day of his death he believed that he had discovered if not the veritable elixir at least something approximating to it, and to the close he attributed his health and longevity to his concoction. The results of some of the experiments he made with the elixir before he perfected it were curious. It killed his favorite cat and took all the lubrication out of his own joints, so that for several days he went about creaking like a gate with rusty hinges. — N. Y. Sun.
The Rosicrucians
Londoner Who Spent His Life Seeking the Philosopher's Stone and the Elixir of Life
The pre-Faraday school of chemistry, the chemistry of the elixir of life and the philosopher's stone, in whose strange nomenclature metals were known by such uncouth names us the "Red Lion," the "Green Serpent," the "Blue Dragon," and invested with mysterious, inexplicable properties, has recently lost one of its last, if not its very last genuine disciple.
His name was George Knox, and he died the other day in London at the age of somewhere about 90 years. For the last 30 years he had lived in the quarter of the city known as St. John's Wood, the last place where one would expect to find a philosopher. The old gentleman, however, knew nothing of the ways of his neighbors and they knew as little of his. Though a cheerful old man and exceedingly active for his years, he lived the life of a hermit, his whole energies being bent on the task of resolving the chemical problems of the middle ages. Mr. Knox used to call himself the "last of the Rosicrucians," and the chief objects of his pursuit were the elixir of life and the philosopher's stone. Three small fortunes he had had left to him at different periods of his life and the whole of two of them and the greater part of the third went into the crucible and the mortar. When a young man he had traveled all over the east, camping with Bedouins and hobnobbing with Brahmins and Tartars, seeking information concerning the recondite and occult.
The latter half of his life was spent in endeavoring to apply the information thus gained. One fortune went in the making of a few small rubies and a commercially valueless diamond. The elixir of life swallowed up the second. Among other processes this latter chimera involved the boiling of a liquid in a crucible for three yours. Up till the day of his death he believed that he had discovered if not the veritable elixir at least something approximating to it, and to the close he attributed his health and longevity to his concoction. The results of some of the experiments he made with the elixir before he perfected it were curious. It killed his favorite cat and took all the lubrication out of his own joints, so that for several days he went about creaking like a gate with rusty hinges. — N. Y. Sun.
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Go See Mrs. A. Brockway, High Priestess of Mediums
Iowa, 1903Click image for larger.
Mrs. A. Brockway advertises herself as one "who is acknowledged as the high priestess of all mediums." Anyone with that kind of reputation would, of course, have to be good. And according to her advertisement, she is. "She has given many years of study in occult science, which is the coming science of the age," plus her methods are clean and honest.
"A private reading will establish the fact in your mind that she is the peer of all mediums."
—Davenport Daily Republican, Davenport, Iowa, March 15, 1903, page 4.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Clairvoyant Brought Here From New York To Find Valuable Papers
Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1906
Clairvoyant Powers
Was Brought Here from New York to Locate Some Valuable Papers
Mr. Bauer Astonishes People Who Call to Test His Occult Powers — Reads Thoughts and Tells Past and Future — Insists Upon Giving Satisfaction to His Clients
Without a doubt one of the greatest known clairvoyants in the world today is Mr. Bauer, the distinguished clairvoyant and psychic, who has just come to Fort Wayne from New York.
The marvelous manifestations of his wonderful powers are as far superior to the ordinary palmist and fortune teller as the perfect automobile is to the wheelbarrow.
Those who come to scoff may not remain to pray, but they go away with a puzzled look on their faces, wondering mightily. Perhaps you laugh at first, when you see the rather peculiar methods used by the professor in telling a fortune, but when he commences to talk and pile up fact after fact, which you know to be true even to the smallest detail, your laugh dies away, and you gaze in amazement akin to awe at the mysterious man before you as though he were some uncanny being fresh from another world. You sit chained to the chair with fascination while your past and future are laid bare before you. After answering the final question, you are perplexed and abstractedly draw forth your purse, throwing an inquiring glance at Mr. Bauer. He smiles and asks if you are satisfied, saying that he never accepts payment until assured that a person is perfectly satisfied and that he believes he has received fair return for his money.
Most assuredly the professor differs from other clairvoyants. You laugh, still rather confusedly, and like everyone else, declare that you are glad to pay the small compensation asked. Many affirm no money value can be fixed upon the good they have received.
The professor tells fortunes by astrology and clairvoyance. He is absolutely reliable, and, realizing that merit, brings reward when the reading is over with, you do not have to p»y unless you feel satisfied with what you have been told.
Those who have been humbugged by the hundreds of fake fortune tellers now on the road, will do well to consult Mr. Bauer. He gives advice on business, speculation and courtship. He settles lovers' quarrels, reunites the separated, causes speedy and happy marriages. In fact, everything.
Clairvoyance is a branch of mesmerism, though it is more far-reaching in its effect. In clairvoyance it is the mind reader and not the subject who is affected by the mysterious influence. Mesmerism does not lift the veil of the future, whereas clairvoyance goes beyond the surface of the present and delves into the hidden depths of the "great beyond." Clairvoyance, in short, is a polished and advanced form of mesmerism, which has long been given world-wide recognition.
Mr. Bauer is both a clairvoyant and an astrologer. He possesses, besides, remarkable spiritual powers and employs all three gifts in arriving at the truth of matters presented to him for elucidation.
Mr. Bauer has been studying every phase of this problem since his arrival and feels confident that he will be able to locate the papers. This would, indeed, be a manifestation of occult power which even the most skeptical critic could not sneeze at. There have been many manifestations of mental telepathy in connection with hidden articles, but the recovery of lost papers is an achievement vouchsafed to a few men. If Mr. Bauer crowns his Fort Wayne career with the recovery of the missing documents he will command more respect for clairvoyance and astrology than these mysterious sciences have hitherto enjoyed, though they have not lacked for devotees.
Therefore, it must be said that Mr. Bauer is of the very highest class of clairvoyants. His beliefs are that the material heavens have a moral influence over the earth and its inhabitants. There are some wiseacres who scoff at this idea, not knowing, perhaps, that the first study of the heavens embraced and dominated over every other attempt at science. Astrology was the beginning of science, the first encyclopedia of the world. In the ancient ages physicians consulted the stars before they applied potions and gave nostrums. The cosmogonists explained the earth by the influence of the heavens. The zodiac was the first book that lay open for all to read.
As for clairvoyance it has both supporters and enemies. The theory of clairvoyance, however, is inseparable from a science that has so firmly impressed itself upon the public mind as to leave no doubt of its truthfulness. Reference is made to mesmerism, or hypnotic influence, which of late years has been demonstrated to be as virile an occult force as one could well imagine.
Ladies and gentlemen can visit Mr. Bauer without fear of having their confidence betrayed, as he considers his business a sacred trust. Mr. Bauer can be consulted dally at residence, 1129 Clinton street, near Lewis street. Madam Bauer receives all callers.
Hours — 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. daily. 10 to 4 Sundays. He will positively see no one after hours.
—The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, March 31, 1906, page 4.
Clairvoyant Powers
Was Brought Here from New York to Locate Some Valuable Papers
Mr. Bauer Astonishes People Who Call to Test His Occult Powers — Reads Thoughts and Tells Past and Future — Insists Upon Giving Satisfaction to His Clients
Without a doubt one of the greatest known clairvoyants in the world today is Mr. Bauer, the distinguished clairvoyant and psychic, who has just come to Fort Wayne from New York.
The marvelous manifestations of his wonderful powers are as far superior to the ordinary palmist and fortune teller as the perfect automobile is to the wheelbarrow.
Those who come to scoff may not remain to pray, but they go away with a puzzled look on their faces, wondering mightily. Perhaps you laugh at first, when you see the rather peculiar methods used by the professor in telling a fortune, but when he commences to talk and pile up fact after fact, which you know to be true even to the smallest detail, your laugh dies away, and you gaze in amazement akin to awe at the mysterious man before you as though he were some uncanny being fresh from another world. You sit chained to the chair with fascination while your past and future are laid bare before you. After answering the final question, you are perplexed and abstractedly draw forth your purse, throwing an inquiring glance at Mr. Bauer. He smiles and asks if you are satisfied, saying that he never accepts payment until assured that a person is perfectly satisfied and that he believes he has received fair return for his money.
Most assuredly the professor differs from other clairvoyants. You laugh, still rather confusedly, and like everyone else, declare that you are glad to pay the small compensation asked. Many affirm no money value can be fixed upon the good they have received.
The professor tells fortunes by astrology and clairvoyance. He is absolutely reliable, and, realizing that merit, brings reward when the reading is over with, you do not have to p»y unless you feel satisfied with what you have been told.
Those who have been humbugged by the hundreds of fake fortune tellers now on the road, will do well to consult Mr. Bauer. He gives advice on business, speculation and courtship. He settles lovers' quarrels, reunites the separated, causes speedy and happy marriages. In fact, everything.
Clairvoyance is a branch of mesmerism, though it is more far-reaching in its effect. In clairvoyance it is the mind reader and not the subject who is affected by the mysterious influence. Mesmerism does not lift the veil of the future, whereas clairvoyance goes beyond the surface of the present and delves into the hidden depths of the "great beyond." Clairvoyance, in short, is a polished and advanced form of mesmerism, which has long been given world-wide recognition.
Mr. Bauer is both a clairvoyant and an astrologer. He possesses, besides, remarkable spiritual powers and employs all three gifts in arriving at the truth of matters presented to him for elucidation.
Mr. Bauer has been studying every phase of this problem since his arrival and feels confident that he will be able to locate the papers. This would, indeed, be a manifestation of occult power which even the most skeptical critic could not sneeze at. There have been many manifestations of mental telepathy in connection with hidden articles, but the recovery of lost papers is an achievement vouchsafed to a few men. If Mr. Bauer crowns his Fort Wayne career with the recovery of the missing documents he will command more respect for clairvoyance and astrology than these mysterious sciences have hitherto enjoyed, though they have not lacked for devotees.
Therefore, it must be said that Mr. Bauer is of the very highest class of clairvoyants. His beliefs are that the material heavens have a moral influence over the earth and its inhabitants. There are some wiseacres who scoff at this idea, not knowing, perhaps, that the first study of the heavens embraced and dominated over every other attempt at science. Astrology was the beginning of science, the first encyclopedia of the world. In the ancient ages physicians consulted the stars before they applied potions and gave nostrums. The cosmogonists explained the earth by the influence of the heavens. The zodiac was the first book that lay open for all to read.
As for clairvoyance it has both supporters and enemies. The theory of clairvoyance, however, is inseparable from a science that has so firmly impressed itself upon the public mind as to leave no doubt of its truthfulness. Reference is made to mesmerism, or hypnotic influence, which of late years has been demonstrated to be as virile an occult force as one could well imagine.
Ladies and gentlemen can visit Mr. Bauer without fear of having their confidence betrayed, as he considers his business a sacred trust. Mr. Bauer can be consulted dally at residence, 1129 Clinton street, near Lewis street. Madam Bauer receives all callers.
Hours — 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. daily. 10 to 4 Sundays. He will positively see no one after hours.
—The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, March 31, 1906, page 4.
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