Author: StrangeAgo
A Family Cult Suicide in 1911
When I first read the title of this article, found in a 1911 newspaper, I was attracted to the use of the word “cult”. Upon…
Lizzie Borden In Her New Home
Did you watch the Lizzie Borden miniseries? I certainly did, and loved every second of it. The article below was published in a newspaper in…
Executioner Anatole Deibler
Who was Anatole Deibler and what was it like to be an executioner in France? It was a Family Affair Anatole Deibler did not wake…
6 Reasons Why Old Insane Asylums Scare Us
What is our fascination with old, rundown insane asylums? Or better yet, why are we so fascinated by the idea of lunacy? This fascination is…
First Woman Night Clerk
It is hard to imagine that there was a time when women were thought of as pretty much worthless. Then again, after doing some online…
Glove Trust Uses Schools As Apprentice Shops
Imagine living in a town where the only work you can get is glove making. To make matters worse, the companies who employ these glove…
Gypsy Copper Menders
Gypsies who work? Can we get any more insulting? The Romani were a subject of fascination in the early 20th century. There were numerous article…
Jailed for Supporting Nude Bathing
Thank goodness for the quasi-free speech we have today. In the 1911 article below, a writer was arrested for writing against the prude laws that…
How to Squander $2,000,000 And Die Poor
A cautionary tale of a young man who inherited a fortune and blew through it all in just a few short years. How to Squander…
Ice Skate Kites From 1912
Skate kites were once a huge rage back in the early 1900s when people would often enjoy ice skating outside during the winter months. Today,…
