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MRS. DR. DeSAN
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MRS. DR. DeSAN. A clairvoyant, the woman came to Dubuque in 1890 and maintained a "suite of parlors" at 940 Bluff.
In an announcement in the Dubuque Daily Herald, it was noted that her business was strictly confidential and while the rates were somewhat higher than for the "ordinary fortune teller" the results for finding lost or stolen property "will be found much more reliable."
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Source:
"Arrived," Dubuque Daily Herald, June 27, 1890, p. 4