BUTTE — If you happen to be thumbing through newspapers from the late 1800s and early 1900s from Butte, you’ll find advertisements for men’s hats and Victorian dresses, but you’ll also find ads for fortune tellers and mystics.

In fact, according to the Butte-Silver Bow County historic preservation officer, Victorian Butte culture was obsessed with the occult and mysticism.

"Oh! Here we go. Right here. There’s Professor Kellogg. You’ll hear about him," says Kate McCourt as she flips through the old Butte Miner newspaper.

"I realized that there were so many of these advertisements in the classifieds that were basically these, you know, “The greatest fortune teller ever!” .... is coming to Butte," says McCourt.

WATCH: Did you know Victorian Butte was obsessed with fortune tellers and myst

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