Category: Culture

Cedar is a slow growing evergreen tree that produces an aromatic wood. People have long used cedar wood as a natural way to deter moths….

Even today, so little is really known about the Etruscans and discoveries are still being made. In this newspaper article from 1915, the Etruscan language…

Desperate to believe that the spirit of her father was still with her, one woman decided to dedicate her entire home to ghosts who wished…

This newspaper article, published in 1912, covers some of the ways Halloween was celebrated in the recent past. While some of the info on the…

Left handed and left side superstitions are everywhere and are deeply imbedded in the world’s cultures. Lefties are an unusual bunch and only make up…

Why such a big deal on noses? And in 1911, it is not like these women could head into town for a chisel job. But…

In this article from 1895, the list is that American Halloween customs are very similar to those in Scotland and Ireland. Several distinct Halloween divinations…

Here is a rather dangerous Halloween game that was played by American children in the early 1900s. I do not suggest anyone play this game…

Not so strange, the belief in ghosts was just as strong in the early 1900s as those beliefs are today. Instead of sitting on their…

There are as many wart cures as there are days in a year. I honestly never understood why these charms were so popular until I…