Author: StrangeAgo
Serial Killer Joseph Briggen Fed His Victims to His Hogs
Joseph Briggen of Sierra Morena, California was proud of his award winning pigs. They were beautiful creatures, plump and frisky. All the farmers knew he…
The Life and Death of Serial Killer Carl Panzram
Carl Panzram was an active serial killer in the 1920s. He claimed he killed 21 people, although many of the murders are unconfirmed. He had…
Civil War Confederate Soldier Recipes 1861
In 1855, Seyer wrote a list of easy recipes for soldiers in the field and the recipes were printed again for use by the Confederates…
Fortune Telling With Playing Cards – Year 1920
The people of the early 1900s loved their ouija boards and telling fortunes with playing cards. It was something they did in the evenings to…
DIY Tobacco Pipe Rack 1911
If you have a small collection of tobacco pipes, here is how they made a pipe rack in the early 1900s. While I don’t smoke,…
DIY Fern Stand From 1911
This DIY fern stand was originally published in 1911. It is, on one hand, a bit odd looking, but then again I really could make…
DIY Bee Swarm Catcher
The instructions below are for a simple burlap net that can be used to capture bee swarms so that they could be moved to a…
Antiseptic Kissing Screen From 1912
There was a huge kissing phobia in the early 1900s and it was recommended to use lemons and an antiseptic kissing screen if there was…
Man Torn to Pieces By Wolves
In 1888, a reporter traveled to Russia and asked an official there about how many people were killed by wolves each year. The official replied,…
Flying Fish Merry Go Round
Check out this “flying” fish merry go round car invented in 1904. I must admit that when it comes to carnival rides, the only one…
