Author: StrangeAgo
How to Make a Fruit Jar Lamp
Here is how people in the early 1900s took a canning jar and made it into a lamp for a hunting camp or out of…
10 Amazing Facts About the Lehigh Tannery in White Haven
The old Lehigh Tannery can be found on Tannery Road at the Hickory Run State Park. It is easy to pass the pull off because…
The Kitten Who Scared Off a Bear
Much of the stories about animals in the 1800s involved killing them or abusing them, so when I found this rare gem of the fierce…
Inventions and Discoveries of the 19th Century
The 19th century was an amazing time of growth, discoveries, and inventions. Looking back, we can see that people were hell bent on making a…
J.P. Morgan Receives Black Hand Letter
The Black Hand was an extortion racket that originated in mid-1700s in Naples and came to the United States in the early 1900s. Whoever was…
Gold Mining Town of Mace Idaho
The lure of gold used to be a strong one, especially during a time when there weren’t many jobs available and most people could not…
The Battling Broderick Sisters
Whoever said that the women of today were far more brazen and lawless than the women of a century ago, never heard of the Broderick…
Serial Poisoner Louise Vermilya Enjoyed Handling Corpses
Louise Vermilya is one of history’s most notorious serial killers. Being a woman, the country was shocked when it was discovered that she had poisoned…
Rainmakers in 1912
Rain making used to be a fairly profitable industry back in the day. Men and a few women would claim that they could make the…
Nikola Tesla’s Younger Years
Nikola Tesla was considered a brilliant but socially awkward man whose brilliant mind showed through in his younger years. This article was originally published in…
