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Periodical: Psychic Observer

Summary:  From Pat Deveney's database:

Psychic Observer, The.
Spiritualism's Pictorial Journal.
Truth for Authority, Not Authority for Truth; After Death What? This Paper Tells You
Other titles: Dale News
1938--1974 Semimonthly
Lily Dale, NY, then Southern Pines, NC. Publisher: Dale News Inc.; Psychic Observer Corp.. Editor: Juliette Ewing Presser and Ralph G. Presser; Agnes F. Reuther; Tom O’Neill. Succeeded by: Psychic Observer and Chimes (formed by merger with Chimes)
1/1, August 1938-1974. $2.00 a year. 4-10 pp., 12 x 18, 10 cents a copy.

This was both a relic of and a throwback to more halcyon days. Its feature articles usually were reprints of old pieces by the likes of J.M. Peebles, Emma Hardinge Britten, and Cora L.V. Richmond, supplemented with new material by Sylvan Muldoon (on astral projection), Charles Fillmore (of Unity), and others, and with articles on famous spiritualists of the past like P.L.O.A. Keeler, and the journal was still featuring in the mid-1940s advertisements for aluminum spirit trumpets and slates for slate writing. It also published in the early days the program for the annual Lily Dale Assembly. The journal is especially valuable for its numerous advertisements for then-current mediums, camps, and spiritualist groups. It is said that the journal fell upon hard times when, in 1960, at the behest of Andrija Puharich, it published an expose, complete with photographs, of the fraud of several prominent mediums at Camp Chesterfield who were engaged in faking materializations. In 1974 the journal was merged with another failing journal -- Chimes -- to form Psychic Observer and Chimes. NSAC, Lily Dale; NYPL, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley; Los Angeles Public Library; University of Illinois; Ass’n for Research & Enlightenment; University of Waterloo, Ontario; University of Texas, Austin, Wisconsin Historical Society.

A substantial portion of this run of the Psychic Observer was made possible by a generous contribution from Piet Nickle, the author of The Chesterfield Expose.

Issues:Psychic Observer N1 Aug 25 1938
Psychic Observer N2 Sep 10 1938
Psychic Observer N2 Sep 10 1938 Alt
Psychic Observer N3 Sep 25 1938
Psychic Observer N4 Oct 25 1938
Psychic Observer N5 Nov 10 1938
Psychic Observer N6 Nov 25 1938 Partial
Psychic Observer N7 Dec 10 1938
Psychic Observer N8 Jan 10 1939
Psychic Observer N9 Jan 25 1939
Psychic Observer N10 Feb 10 1939
Psychic Observer N11 Feb 25 1939
Psychic Observer N12 Mar 10 1939
Psychic Observer N12 Mar 10 1939 Alt
Psychic Observer N13 Mar 25 1939
Psychic Observer N14 Apr 10 1939
Psychic Observer N15 Apr 25 1939
Psychic Observer N16 May 10 1939
Psychic Observer N17 May 25 1939
Psychic Observer N18 Jun 10 1939
Psychic Observer N19 Jun 25 1939
Psychic Observer N20 Jul 10 1939
Psychic Observer N21 Jul 25 1939
Psychic Observer N22 Aug 10 1939
Psychic Observer N23 Aug 25 1939
Psychic Observer N24 Sep 10 1939
Psychic Observer N25 Sep 25 1939
Psychic Observer N26 Oct 10 1939
Psychic Observer N27 Oct 25 1939
Psychic Observer N28 Nov 10 1939
Psychic Observer N29 Nov 25 1939
Psychic Observer N30 Dec 10 1939
Psychic Observer N31 Dec 25 1939
Psychic Observer N32 Jan 10 1940
Psychic Observer N32 Jan 10 1940 Alt
Psychic Observer N33 Jan 25 1940
Psychic Observer N34 Feb 10 1940
Psychic Observer N35 Feb 25 1940
Psychic Observer N36 Mar 10 1940
Psychic Observer N37 Mar 25 1940
Psychic Observer N38 Apr 10 1940
Psychic Observer N39 Apr 25 1940
Psychic Observer N40 May 10 1940
Psychic Observer N41 May 25 1940
Psychic Observer N42 Jun 10 1940
Psychic Observer N43 Jun 25 1940
Psychic Observer N44 Jul 10 1940
Psychic Observer N45 Jul 25 1940
Psychic Observer N46 Aug 10 1940
Psychic Observer N47 Aug 25 1940
Psychic Observer N48 Sep 10 1940
Psychic Observer N49 Sep 25 1940
Psychic Observer N50 Oct 10 1940
Psychic Observer N51 Oct 25 1940
Psychic Observer N52 Nov 10 1940
Psychic Observer N52 Nov 10 1940 Alt
Psychic Observer N53 Nov 25 1940
Psychic Observer N54 Dec 10 1940
Psychic Observer N55 Dec 25 1940
Psychic Observer N56 Jan 10 1941
Psychic Observer N57 Jan 25 1941
Psychic Observer N58 Feb 10 1941
Psychic Observer N59 Feb 25 1941
Psychic Observer N60 Mar 10 1941
Psychic Observer N61 Mar 25 1941
Psychic Observer N62 Apr 10 1941
Psychic Observer N63 Apr 25 1941
Psychic Observer N64 May 10 1941
Psychic Observer N65 May 25 1941
Psychic Observer N66 Jun 10 1941
Psychic Observer N67 Jun 25 1941
Psychic Observer N68 Jul 10 1941
Psychic Observer N69 Jul 25 1941
Psychic Observer N70 Aug 10 1941
Psychic Observer N71 Aug 25 1941
Psychic Observer N72 Sep 10 1941
Psychic Observer N73 Sep 25 1941
Psychic Observer N74 Oct 10 1941
Psychic Observer N75 Oct 25 1941
Psychic Observer N76 Nov 10 1941
Psychic Observer N77 Nov 25 1941
Psychic Observer N78 Dec 10 1941
Psychic Observer N79 Dec 25 1941
Psychic Observer N82 Feb 10 1942
Psychic Observer N84 Mar 10 1942
Psychic Observer N85 Mar 25 1942
Psychic Observer N86 Apr 10 1942
Psychic Observer N88 May 10 1942
Psychic Observer N89 May 25 1942
Psychic Observer N90 Jun 10 1942
Psychic Observer N93 Jul 25 1942
Psychic Observer N94 Aug 10 1942
Psychic Observer N95 Aug 25 1942
Psychic Observer N97 Sep 25 1942
Psychic Observer N98 Oct 10 1942
Psychic Observer N99 Oct 25 1942
Psychic Observer N100 Nov 25 1942
Psychic Observer N101 Nov 25 1942
Psychic Observer N102 Dec 10 1942
Psychic Observer N103 Dec 25 1942
Psychic Observer N104 Jan 10 1943
Psychic Observer N105 Jan 25 1943
Psychic Observer N106 Feb 10 1943
Psychic Observer N106 Feb 10 1943 Alt
Psychic Observer N107 Feb 25 1943
Psychic Observer N108 Mar 10 1943
Psychic Observer N109 Mar 25 1943
Psychic Observer N110 Apr 10 1943
Psychic Observer N111 Apr 25 1943
Psychic Observer N112 May 10 1943
Psychic Observer N113 May 25 1943
Psychic Observer N114 Jun 10 1943
Psychic Observer N115 Jun 25 1943
Psychic Observer N115 Jun 25 1943 Alt
Psychic Observer N116 Jul 10 1943
Psychic Observer N117 Jul 25 1943
Psychic Observer N118 Aug 10 1943
Psychic Observer N119 Aug 25 1943
Psychic Observer N119 Aug 25 1943 Alt
Psychic Observer N120 Sep 10 1943
Psychic Observer N121 Sep 25 1943
Psychic Observer N122 Oct 10 1943
Psychic Observer N123 Oct 25 1943
Psychic Observer N124 Nov 10 1943
Psychic Observer N125 Nov 25 1943
Psychic Observer N126 Dec 10 1943
Psychic Observer N127 Dec 25 1943
Psychic Observer N128 Jan 10 1944
Psychic Observer N129 Jan 25 1944
Psychic Observer N130 Feb 10 1944
Psychic Observer N131 Feb 25 1944
Psychic Observer N132 Mar 10 1944
Psychic Observer N133 Mar 25 1944
Psychic Observer N134 Apr 10 1944
Psychic Observer N135 Apr 25 1944
Psychic Observer N136 May 10 1944
Psychic Observer N137 May 25 1944
Psychic Observer N138 Jun 10 1944
Psychic Observer N139 Jun 25 1944
Psychic Observer N140 Jul 10 1944
Psychic Observer N141 Jul 25 1944
Psychic Observer N142 Aug 10 1944
Psychic Observer N143 Aug 25 1944
Psychic Observer N144 Sep 10 1944
Psychic Observer N145 Sep 25 1944
Psychic Observer N146 Oct 10 1944
Psychic Observer N147 Oct 25 1944
Psychic Observer N148 Nov 10 1944
Psychic Observer N149 Nov 25 1944
Psychic Observer N150 Dec 10 1944
Psychic Observer N151 Dec 25 1944
Psychic Observer N152 Jan 10 1945
Psychic Observer N153 Jan 25 1945
Psychic Observer N154 Feb 10 1945
Psychic Observer N155 Feb 25 1945
Psychic Observer N156 Mar 10 1945
Psychic Observer N157 Mar 25 1945
Psychic Observer N158 Apr 10 1945
Psychic Observer N159 Apr 25 1945
Psychic Observer N160 May 10 1945
Psychic Observer N161 May 25 1945
Psychic Observer N162 Jun 10 1945
Psychic Observer N163 Jun 25 1945
Psychic Observer N164 Jul 10 1945
Psychic Observer N165 Jul 25 1945
Psychic Observer N166 Aug 10 1945
Psychic Observer N167 Aug 25 1945
Psychic Observer N168 Sep 10 1945
Psychic Observer N169 Sep 25 1945
Psychic Observer N170 Oct 10 1945
Psychic Observer N171 Oct 25 1945
Psychic Observer N172 Nov 10 1945
Psychic Observer N173 Nov 25 1945
Psychic Observer N174 Dec 10 1945
Psychic Observer N175 Dec 25 1945
Psychic Observer N176 Jan 10 1946
Psychic Observer N177 Jan 25 1946
Psychic Observer N178 Feb 10 1946
Psychic Observer N179 Feb 25 1946
Psychic Observer N180 Mar 10 1946
Psychic Observer N280 May 10 1950
Psychic Observer N297 Jan 25 1951
Psychic Observer N312 Sep 10 1951
Psychic Observer N313 Sep 25 1951 Partial
Psychic Observer N315 Oct 25 1951
Psychic Observer N316 Nov 10 1951
Psychic Observer N318 Dec 10 1951
Psychic Observer N319 Dec 25 1951
Psychic Observer N320 Jan 10 1952 Partial With Catalog
Psychic Observer N321 Jan 25 1952
Psychic Observer N322 Feb 10 1952
Psychic Observer N323 Feb 25 1952
Psychic Observer N324 Mar 10 1952
Psychic Observer N325 Mar 25 1952
Psychic Observer N326 Apr 10 1952
Psychic Observer N330 Jun 10 1952
Psychic Observer N331 Jun 25 1952
Psychic Observer N331 Jun 25 1952 Partial
Psychic Observer N333 Jul 25 1952
Psychic Observer N334 Aug 10 1952
Psychic Observer N336 Sep 10 1952
Psychic Observer N336 Sep 10 1952 Alt
Psychic Observer N337 Sep 25 1952
Psychic Observer N337 Sep 25 1952 Alt
Psychic Observer N338 Oct 10 1952
Psychic Observer N338 Oct 10 1952 Partial
Psychic Observer N342 Dec 10 1952
Psychic Observer N343 Dec 25 1952
Psychic Observer N344 Jan 10 1953
Psychic Observer N345 Jan 25 1953
Psychic Observer N345 Jan 25 1953 Alt
Psychic Observer N346 Feb 10 1953
Psychic Observer N347 Feb 25 1953
Psychic Observer N348 Mar 10 1953
Psychic Observer N34 Feb 10 1940
Psychic Observer N350 Apr 10 1953
Psychic Observer N351 Apr 25 1953
Psychic Observer N352 May 10 1953
Psychic Observer N354 Jun 10 1953
Psychic Observer N356 Jul 10 1953
Psychic Observer N356 Jun 25 1953
Psychic Observer N357 Jul 25 1953
Psychic Observer N358 Aug 10 1953
Psychic Observer N359 Aug 25 1953
Psychic Observer N360 Sep 10 1953
Psychic Observer N361 Sep 25 1953
Psychic Observer N362 Oct 10 1953
Psychic Observer N363 Oct 25 1953
Psychic Observer N364 Nov 10 1953
Psychic Observer N365 Nov 25 1953
Psychic Observer N366 Dec 10 1953
Psychic Observer N367 Dec 25 1953
Psychic Observer N368 Jan 10 1954
Psychic Observer N370 Feb 10 1954
Psychic Observer N371 Feb 25 1954
Psychic Observer N372 Mar 10 1954
Psychic Observer N373 Mar 25 1954
Psychic Observer N374 Apr 10 1954
Psychic Observer N375 Apr 25 1954
Psychic Observer N376 May 10 1954
Psychic Observer N377 May 25 1954
Psychic Observer N378 Jun 10 1954
Psychic Observer N379 Jun 25 1954
Psychic Observer N380 Jul 10 1954
Psychic Observer N381 Jul 25 1954
Psychic Observer N382 Aug 10 1954
Psychic Observer N383 Aug 25 1954
Psychic Observer N384 Sep 10 1954
Psychic Observer N385 Sep 25 1954
Psychic Observer N386 Oct 10 1954
Psychic Observer N387 Oct 25 1954
Psychic Observer N389 Nov 25 1954
Psychic Observer N390 Dec 10 1954
Psychic Observer N391 Dec 25 1954
Psychic Observer N392 Jan 10 1955 With Catalogues
Psychic Observer N393 Jan 25 1955
Psychic Observer N394 Feb 10 1955
Psychic Observer N395 Feb 25 1955
Psychic Observer N396 Mar 10 1955
Psychic Observer N397 Mar 25 1955
Psychic Observer N398 Apr 10 1955
Psychic Observer N399 Apr 25 1955
Psychic Observer N401 May 25 1955
Psychic Observer N402 Jun 10 1955
Psychic Observer N403 Jun 25 1955
Psychic Observer N405 Jul 25 1955
Psychic Observer N406 Aug 10 1955
Psychic Observer N407 Aug 25 1955
Psychic Observer N408 Sep 10 1955
Psychic Observer N409 Sep 25 1955
Psychic Observer N412 Nov 10 1955
Psychic Observer N413 Nov 25 1955
Psychic Observer N413 Nov 25 1955 Alt
Psychic Observer N413 Nov 25 1955 Partial
Psychic Observer N415 Dec 25 1955
Psychic Observer N416 Jan 25 1956
Psychic Observer N418 Feb 10 1956
Psychic Observer N419 Feb 25 1956
Psychic Observer N420 Mar 10 1956
Psychic Observer N421 Mar 25 1956
Psychic Observer N422 Apr 10 1956
Psychic Observer N423 Apr 25 1956
Psychic Observer N424 May 10 1956
Psychic Observer N425 May 25 1956
Psychic Observer N426 Jun 10 1956
Psychic Observer N427 Jun 25 1956
Psychic Observer N428 Jul 10 1956
Psychic Observer N429 Jul 25 1956
Psychic Observer N430 Aug 10 1956
Psychic Observer N431 Aug 25 1956
Psychic Observer N432 Sep 10 1956
Psychic Observer N433 Sep 25 1956
Psychic Observer N434 Oct 10 1956
Psychic Observer N435 Oct 25 1956
Psychic Observer N436-7 Nov 1956
Psychic Observer N438 Dec 10 1956
Psychic Observer N439 Dec 25 1956
Psychic Observer N441 Jan 25 1957
Psychic Observer N442 Feb 10 1957
Psychic Observer N443 Feb 25 1957
Psychic Observer N444 Mar 10 1957
Psychic Observer N445 Mar 25 1957
Psychic Observer N446 Apr 10 1957
Psychic Observer N447 Apr 25 1957
Psychic Observer N448 May 10 1957
Psychic Observer N449 May 25 1957
Psychic Observer N450 Jun 1957
Psychic Observer N451 Jul 1957
Psychic Observer N452 Aug 1957
Psychic Observer N453 Sep 1957
Psychic Observer N454 Oct 10 1957
Psychic Observer N457 Nov 25 1957
Psychic Observer N458 Dec 10 1957
Psychic Observer N460 Jan 10 1958
Psychic Observer N461 Jan 25 1958
Psychic Observer N462 Feb 10 1958
Psychic Observer N464 Mar 10 1958
Psychic Observer N465 Mar 25 1958
Psychic Observer N466 Apr 10 1958 Partial
Psychic Observer N467 Apr 25 1958
Psychic Observer N468 May 10 1958
Psychic Observer N469 May 25 1958 Partial
Psychic Observer N470 Jun 10 1958 Partial
Psychic Observer N471 Jun 25 1958 Partial
Psychic Observer N472 Jul 10 1958
Psychic Observer N473 Jul 25 1958 Partial
Psychic Observer N475 Aug 25 1958
Psychic Observer N476 Sep 10 1958
Psychic Observer N477 Sep 25 1958
Psychic Observer N478 Oct 10 1958
Psychic Observer N482 Dec 10 1958
Psychic Observer N486 Feb 10 1959 Partial
Psychic Observer N487 Feb 25 1959
Psychic Observer N491 Apr 25 1959 Partial
Psychic Observer N491 Apr 25 1959 Damaged
Psychic Observer N494 Jun 10 1959 Partial
Psychic Observer N495 Jun 25 1959
Psychic Observer N496 Jul 10 1959 Partial
Psychic Observer N497 Jul 25 1959 Partial
Psychic Observer N498 Aug 10 1959 Partial
Psychic Observer N500 Sep 10 1959
Psychic Observer N501 Sep 25 1959
Psychic Observer N503 Oct 25 1959
Psychic Observer N504 Nov 10 1959
Psychic Observer N505 Nov 25 1959
Psychic Observer N506 Dec 10 1959
Psychic Observer N507 Dec 25 1959
Psychic Observer N508 Jan 10 1960
Psychic Observer N509 Jan 25 1960
Psychic Observer N510 Feb 10 1960
Psychic Observer N511 Feb 25 1960
Psychic Observer N512 Mar 10 1960
Psychic Observer N513 Mar 25 1960
Psychic Observer N513 Mar 25 1960 Alt
Psychic Observer N514 Apr 10 1960
Psychic Observer N514 Apr 10 1960 Alt
Psychic Observer N515 Apr 25 1960
Psychic Observer N516 May 10 1960
Psychic Observer N517 May 25 1960
Psychic Observer N520 Jul 10 1960
Psychic Observer N521 Jul 25 1960
Psychic Observer N522 Aug 10 1960
Psychic Observer N523 Aug 25 1960
Psychic Observer N524 Sep 10 1960
Psychic Observer N525 Sep 25 1960
Psychic Observer N526 Oct 10 1960
Psychic Observer N527 Oct 25 1960
Psychic Observer N528 Nov 10 1960
Psychic Observer N529 Nov 25 1960
Psychic Observer N532 Jan 1961

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