Category: Culture

Did witchcraft play a part in the downfall of Adolf Hitler? This 1943 newspaper article tells of a death-doll trend taking place before Hitler was…

The following instructions and meanings of dominos was originally published in New Jersey newspaper back in 1913. Domino Fortunes Most children have a box of…

Since I covered ankle superstitions, it is only fitting that I would also cover superstitions and strange beliefs about the wrist. It is almost as…

When I sat down to write this article, I did not want to cover the popular superstitions, beliefs, charms, and sayings about ankles. I wanted…

An unusual burial occurred in 1897 when a Kentucky man requested that he be buried in whiskey. Here is the original article: Buried in Whiskey…

From the time I was little, I’ve heard people say that marriages lasted in the “old days.” And, “People made their marriages work.” After spending…

Published in 1962, this short list of low cost beauty tips is a glimpse into the life of a teenager during the sixties. Low Cost…

This article, published in 1900, explores the Navajo superstition that states it is very unlucky to make a fire out of wood that has been…

There are so many stories about people adopting pets and discovering that they adopted a wild animal. This particular story was published in 1955: “About…

This article, originally published in 1905, discusses Medieval superstitions about the mandrake root and how it is still to this day kept as a doll….