The History Cellar: 1817 Boston Astrologer Advertisement for 50 cents!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

1817 Boston Astrologer Advertisement for 50 cents!

From a Boston newspaper dated 1817. I believe this was located (Nashua street) somewhere around the Boston Garden.

THE SEER. (actual article below)

Professor Lister, the celebrated Astrologer, respectfully intimates to his friends and the public generally, that his stay in this city is positively short; therefore those desirous of having a statement of their destiny had better make an immediate application. Prof L. uses no mysterious means whereby to deceive the public, but gives his results from the application of science whose rules are infallible, was it not so it would have been trampled under foot centuries ago. From the position of the planets at the time of birth he will state every principal even through life from birth up to the period of death, as can be testified by thousands of the elite and scientific in this city during his twelve months stay, since his arrival from the West Indies. Also advice will be given upon any transient affair, such as sickness, if recoverable or not; or absent parties, whether dead or alive, or any other question of a similar character can be stated without time of birth. But to have a full description through life the time of birth must be known, and the more correct will be the Astrologer's statement. Fee 50 cents.