Author: StrangeAgo
Auto Speeders To Be Examined For Sanity
Caught speeding? Maybe you are suffering from a mental disorder. In 1922, a judge decided to have all people sent to his court for speeding…
A Gypsy Divorce in the 1800s -Romani
Every now and then, gypsies come up in the old newspapers. Oftentimes, it is a negative report or sometimes something trifling. This account of how…
1914 Method For Keeping Pumpkins
How can you make a pumpkin keep for the winter? I found this little gem in a 1914 newspaper. I have honestly never tried to…
Ancient Coins Found in Audierne France – Treasure Found
Old buildings can hide a lot of treasure, from lost letters, historical photographs, and, of course, money. While this report was written in October 1903,…
Spanish Flu Death Rate In Army Camps Increase 1918
The newspapers of 1918 were filled with news about the Spanish Flu that was sweeping across the planet. Here is one of the brief reports…
Ambergris Find in 1912
Recently, a couple found ambergris (whale throw up) and the news outlets exploded with the couple’s new found money. It also sent people rushing to…
Small Pox Vaccination Debate In 1918
Turns out the great vaccination debate has been going on for quite some time. This article from a newspaper published in 1918 is about the…
Surgeon’s Knife Takes Chance in a Thousand
The history of medicine and surgery is filled with great success and great failure. In the early 1900s, surgery was being used to treat a…
Adding Machine Inventor is Found in Potter’s Field
Being an inventor is a rough field. People will try to steal your ideas, copy what you have done, and ultimately screw you over in…
7 Strange Lottery Ticket Beliefs
Is there a trick to winning the lottery? Well, according to some people, winning involves a touch of superstition to up the luck. Granted, there…
