Category: Culture
The Problem Of Halloween Pranks In 1913
I remember planning the Halloween night pranks far in advance with my small group of friends. We would start collecting corn from out of the…
The Halloween Rose Test
This old Halloween rose test, fortune telling in its finest when it comes to folklore, helps a young woman know if the man that she…
10 Ridiculous Things Men Of The Past Have Said About Women
Women are intellectually inferior to men, vain, melancholic, morbid, and, we have to admit, a little bit nuts. We women might think we rule the…
The Mystic Month of November
What amazes me most about newspapers from over 100 years ago is their openness to discuss other religions. In today’s world, newspapers print articles that…
10 Strange Mirror Superstitions
Mirrors have long been held as portals to the spirit world and there are numerous superstitions surrounding their use. Many cultures believed that mirrors or…
4 Newspaper Accounts Of Krampus Celebrations
In recent years there has been a rediscovery of Krampus, but what did the people of the recent past actually think about this old crank?…
Fairies Help Young Opera Singer
Here is a sweet mention of fairies in a 1911 newspaper article involving a opera singer’s success. DID THE FAIRIES HELP THIS “LITTLEST SOPRANO?” MAGGIE…
The Needle Game Halloween Love Divination
Love divinations on Halloween night can get pretty interesting. Here is one of the lesser known divinations that requires a group of people to discover…
How To Start Seeing Ghosts
Many of us go through life wanting to believe in the existence of ghosts, even though we have never seen one. Maybe we are located…
Dyak Head Hunters in 1902
Imagine a time when getting thwacked by a head hunter was a real possibility. Unbelievably, this was a possibility even in the early 1900s, as…
