Author: StrangeAgo
Duel Between Chicago Gamblers Is An Epic Fail
We have all seen the movies where two gamblers head outside to shoot each other up. Well, these things did happen, but the shooting wasn’t…
1922 Account of Giving Children an Allowance
It is true that the children of nearly a decade ago were given allowances for household chores. Educators believed that giving children spending money helped…
Pushmobiles in the Early 1900s
Just the other summer, I saw a small group of kids out with their pushmobiles. Parents were standing by, rather proudly, as the kids all…
The Walnut Tree Halloween Love Divination
Halloween has long been a time for love divinations and scrying. Here is a less common love divination that I found in a newspaper article…
Photographing on Marble in Early 1900s
Have you ever heard of photographing on marble? Photography is a fascinating art and hobby with an extremely rich history. While most people grab their…
Winter Coats Paper Doll
This winter coats paper doll was originally published in The San Francisco Call, December 09, 1911. It reads: Miss Paper Doll wants to have all…
French Captain Lux Escapes German Prison
Give a person enough time and enough boredom, and they will figure out an escape. This interesting newspaper article from 1912 tells how a French…
Divorcing Over Ragtime Music
A classic example of two good people who grew apart over the years, this couple finally filed for divorce because she loved her ragtime music…
Adoption of the Titanic Orphans
What started off as a horrible, but common, story of two children kidnapped from their mother, may have ended up with a wink from Karma….
How to Pronounce Ye Properly
I always thought that ye was pronounced “yee” because that is how they say it in the movies. Yea, I will hang my head in…
