Author: StrangeAgo
Theory on the Origin of Music
How did music evolve and what got it all started? This newspaper article from 1914 explains how music probably evolved from simple clapping and finger…
Child Wishes To See Mother In Heaven
Heartbreaking stories, such as this one where the child wishes to visit her mother in heaven, always bring a knot to my throat and make…
The Ghost Ship of Cape Horn
This newspaper article explains how some ghost ship sighting were just rocks jutting out of the water combined with fog or strange weather events. It…
Jack London Is Not The Man He Writes About
Jack London Seattle, Wash., Aug. 7. — Jack London the novelist and his wife arrived in Seattle recently, after a 148 days’ voyage around the…
Last Dinner Served on the Titanic
What was the last meal served to the wealthy upper class on the Titanic the night it sank? This menu was published in a newspaper…
Life and Death of Former President Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore was the 13th president of the United States and one of the lesser known president. One interesting fact about this man is that…
Group Dancing To Banish Tango
Oh, the evil steps of the Tango have nothing on the wholesome enjoyment of group dancing. Or so some people back in the early 1900s…
Siamese Twins Daisy and Violet Hilton
Newspapers were absolutely fascinated with Siamese (joined) twins in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Even today, these unique individuals catch our interest. Here is…
Serial Poisoner Louise Vermilya
Women who commit multiple murders are a rarity. Given that Louise Vermilya committed these murders in the early 1900s, United States, is even more surprising….
Haunted Mummies Nod Their Heads
You can’t make this shit up, folks. People in the early 1900s would scare themselves silly over the idea of haunted mummies, sort of like…
