Category: Culture
Hovering Airship in New Jersey 1916
Strange Airship Hovers Over Plant Source: The Ogden Standard. February 03, 1916, 4 PM City Edition, Page 1. Ogden City, Utah. Wilmington, Del., Feb. 3….
Bristol People Report Strange Light in the Sky
Source: The Comet. January 31, 1918, page 4. The attention of scores of Bristolians was called to a strange light appearing in the sky last…
Old Time Halloween Mischief
With Halloween two days away, I hit the newspaper archives and dug up a few stories of Halloween mischief from the past. 1893 Ringing Doorbells…
London Man Tattooed His Will On Wife’s Back
There are numerous stories about men having their wills tattooed on their backs, but in this newspaper report the husband’s will is tattooed on his…
A Strange Light in the Sky 1894 North Carolina
A Strange Light in the Sky Source: The Western Sentinel. January 25, 1894, page 2. Winston-Salem, N.C. Mr. J.D. Work, of Brown’s Summit, Guilford county,…
Lipstick in Ancient Civilizations
The ancient Sumerians were probably the first people to invent lipstick over 5,000 years ago. Their lipstick was nothing like the lipstick we use today….
Artificial Metals – Alchemy
Was alchemy an early form of a get rich quick scheme? With so much focus on changing base metals into gold, it certainly appears as…
How to Make a Wish in 1921
The following article, originally published in 1921, tells how people were making wishes during that time. Beliefs About Wishes Bride’s Home Make a wish on…
History and Mystery of Lucky Number Seven
Why is the number seven supposed to be lucky? How is the number connected to religions across the world? The article below, originally published in…
The Origin of Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board
Light as a Feather, stiff as a board is a levitation game played by kids and teenagers during sleepovers and parties, or whenever they want…
