Category: Culture
Simple Tunic Dress for Girls and Dolls
I have sewn this style of tunic dress for all three of my children. For my son, I made it like a top for one…
Bullet Proof Ointment Turned Soldiers Green
In 1904, small bottles containing a magic, bullet proof ointment, were being bought up by Russian soldiers. Fearing an attack by the Japanese, the Russian…
Two Men Trade Names to Dodge Gypsy’s Curse
Edward was bathing in the Ohio River when he was overcome with cramps. Fortunately, he was saved from drowning by another man, but then a…
Needfire was an Old Scottish Highlands Custom
The Scottish needfire was a fire of purification, lit every year to purify people, livestock, and the home. The following article was published in 1920….
10 Fascinating Old Photos of Catalina Island, California
Winston Churchill 1929. “A distinguished Briton lands a big one. Winston Churchill, former British chancellor of the exchequer (in yachting cap), with 180 pound marlin…
The Curse that Lurks in a Gambler’s Gold
Old newspapers loved publishing moral pieces while spreading “friendly” neighborhood gossip at the same time. The article below, published in 1913, is about a man…
The Mystery of Mexico’s Sacred Mushroom
The article, published in 1916, gives a look at how the U.S. goverment was beginning to look into the magic mushrooms of Mexico and how…
Fortune Telling With Playing Cards – Year 1920
The people of the early 1900s loved their ouija boards and telling fortunes with playing cards. It was something they did in the evenings to…
Everyday Numbers are Secret Symbols to the Mysteries of Life
Are common numbers a part of our hidden history? Of course they are, and people have been saying so for hundreds, if not thousands, of…
The Symbolism of Easter
The symbols of Easter are ancient, and have been adopted by numerous religions. Our great ancestors celebrated the coming of Spring, and as new religions,…
