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Trick or Treat? – Cerro Gordo, California & Dr. Swift’s Magic Power
Dr. Swift took advantage of the age of hysteria – ‘are you depressed, irritable, suffering from the usual female ailments?’ – so travelling the US making house-calls, he did go. One area in which Dr. Swift hung his hat … Continue reading
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At 6:30 on the morning of December 14, 1807, a blazing fireball about two-thirds the size of the moon… Continue reading
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