Category: Culture

When religious vampires use superstitions to bring about the deaths and subjugation of other humans, does the religion become a cult of hate? While this…

This article on freedom of and from religions hits the nail on the head: If your religion brings you happiness, no one has the right…

Published in 1914, this article says that Evangelist “Bob” Jones blames swim suits and low cut ball gowns for the rising number of divorces. Bathing…

Should we strive to put an end to superstitious religious beliefs in order to grow as a society in the realm of science and reason?…

Cat superstitions from the not so distant past were somewhat gruesome and even weird. In this newspaper article printed in 1908, there are a number…

Phonographs are taking over the planet and one day records will be sent out weekly to everyone who owns a player. While certainly dated (1920),…

Newspapers from the late 1800s and early 1900s have numerous accounts of indigenous people from all over the world. This particular article covers the domestic…

Gypsies who work? Can we get any more insulting? The Romani were a subject of fascination in the early 20th century. There were numerous article…

If you think that people pamper their dogs now, you haven’t heard about the custom made shoes for dogs back in 1912. In a time…

Pirating has been a fascination with many of us since childhood, but little is said of the buccaneers. This short little article published in 1912…