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''' | '''W. R. Joscelyn''' and his wife Juliana Aldrich Joscelyn both claimed the title "Dr.", and were a popular public speaking team in Santa Cruz during the last quarter of the 1800s, an era when interest in spiritualism reached a peak in the U.S. His wife, confusingly calling herself "Mrs. Dr. J. Aldrich Joscelyn" advertised (in the 1882 ''Sentinel'' ad at right) as a "medical healer" offering "clairvoyant diagnosis". They maintained joint offices at their 1884 hexagon-shaped Sycamore Street home, which survives today. | ||
* ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Two, entry (10), pages 44, 45 (image). | * ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Two, entry (10), pages 44, 45 (image). | ||
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Revision as of 02:40, 2 July 2023
W. R. Joscelyn and his wife Juliana Aldrich Joscelyn both claimed the title "Dr.", and were a popular public speaking team in Santa Cruz during the last quarter of the 1800s, an era when interest in spiritualism reached a peak in the U.S. His wife, confusingly calling herself "Mrs. Dr. J. Aldrich Joscelyn" advertised (in the 1882 Sentinel ad at right) as a "medical healer" offering "clairvoyant diagnosis". They maintained joint offices at their 1884 hexagon-shaped Sycamore Street home, which survives today.
- The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Two, entry (10), pages 44, 45 (image).