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DARLING, Lotta J. (Lilly E. Hersey b. 1840s). Lotta J. Darling, the Young, Popular and Celebrated Clairvoyant. N.p., ca. 1880s. Narrow two-sided letterpress playbill advertising an appearance by the female clairvoyant at Essex House in Lawrence [Massachusetts], overprinted with the city and venue names. She offered a $1,000 challenge “to any astrologer or medium to excel her startling revelations of past, present and future events.” The text includes various newspaper citations attesting to her abilities, in addition to poems written in her honor. Born in Maine, Lotta Darling was a travelling clairvoyant along with her husband, William. 19 ¾ x 6”. Old horizontal creases, small tears, tiny losses to left edge.