Author: StrangeAgo

Harry Woodley purchased an old bookcase filled with books at a local estate sale for less than two dollars, only to find a collection of…

A New York ladies’ skirt factory owner was found murdered at his factory in September of 1907. He was stabbed to death with a stiletto…

The wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter, Alex Nimick, met a tragic fate on September 21, 1907, when it wrecked along the southern shore of Lake…

The reign of Nero, from 54 to 68 AD, remains one of the most fascinating periods in Roman history, marked by egregious scandals and deep-seated…

Bibliomancy, also known as sortilege, involves interpreting messages from randomly selected passages in books to gain insights into the future. While it shares similarities with…

Caterpillars, those sometimes charming yet peculiar garden dwellers, have been subjects of fascination and fear throughout history. These fuzzy creatures are more than just future…

The following article about the fatal treatment of spies was published in 1915, during World War I. It takes a quick look at how spies…

David Hickman received a pleasant surprise while retrieving furniture bequeathed to him by his late uncle, William K. Scarborough. Delaware Man Finds Gold Coins When…

The following instructions are for making an old-fashioned pull wagon out of cardboard. The instructions for children were originally published in a newspaper in 1902,…

While we seldom hear of people being struck dead by lightning today, in the past it was rather common. From people stepping out in storms…