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Holy City Observatory

July 14, 2021 Shelley Leave a comment

Holy City Observatory, Zoo, and gas pumps ca. 1925. I.B. Fisher Collection. The Holy City Observatory boasted two or three…

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Viva Voce

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What we would call the dissertation/thesis defense in the States is called a “viva voce” in the UK, where I’m…

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The Enlightener

July 3, 2020 Shelley Leave a comment

  You know how it is. You’re coming to the end of your degree program and you’ve got a bad…

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The “Love Balm” Scandal of 1928 (part 2)

May 7, 2020 Shelley 1 Comment

Luckily for Riker, by February 1928 Mrs. Rosencrantz had been picked up for passing bad checks, and was eventually sent…

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The “Love Balm” Scandal of 1928 (part 1)

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On New Year’s Eve 1927, a scandal rocked Holy City the likes of which it had never seen. There had…

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