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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...seems amorphous in character. Starting with the revelation that witchcraft was a medie val actuality, it proceeds to trace the growth of witch-power in young Anne Pedersdotter, second wife of the old village pastor, guilty sweet heart of his son. To satisfy her love, she casts the spell of death upon her old husband. Accused by her mother-in-law, she shrinks from the trial by touch and oath, confesses with a wail of misery and despair her witchcraft, goes to feed another Lutheran bonfire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays: Dec. 6, 1926 | 12/6/1926 | See Source »

Today is always a lean day for a vagabound: University life every Saturday morning seems to take a breathing spell in preparation for the afternoon. Yet the following lectures seem to be of interest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE STUDENT VAGABOND | 10/16/1926 | See Source »

...Five or six young boys had gathered around my car when I stopped," related Mr. Croneis to a CRIMSON reporter last night, "and were attempting to spell out my Massachusetts license plate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Atlantic Ocean Doesn't Mean a Thing to the Hill Billies of Hawg Eye and Nellie's Apron--Ozark Sage a "Smart Un" | 10/14/1926 | See Source »

...simple spell, the rite not for the word...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MUSE AMUSES | 10/9/1926 | See Source »

...Spell it either way, Springfield, Mass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 30, 1926 | 8/30/1926 | See Source »

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