Category: Culture
8 Types of Drunk
Published in 1874, shortly before the time of Prohibition in the United States, this article details the eight types of drunks you can find on…
8 Fascinating Superstitions About St. John’s Wort
There are a lot of interesting superstitions associated with St. John’s Wort. Most of them are for protection and for finding love. You can find…
Yale Secret Society Members are Stuck Up
The article below is one of the first newspaper mentions I have found so far mentioning the secret societies at Yale. While the societies are…
10 Fascinating Cat Superstitions
Cats have far more superstitions attached to them than any other animal. They have been executed as witches, seen as the bearers of good or…
10 Strange Beliefs About The Devil
Whether or not you believe in the Devil, the stories and beliefs surround him are intriguing. The Devil absorbed everything Christians hated about Paganism (or…
10 Strange Beliefs About Butterflies
There are many strange beliefs about butterflies. In the distant past, they were killed and even thought to be bad omens, unlike the present day…
A Gypsy Divorce in the 1800s -Romani
Every now and then, gypsies come up in the old newspapers. Oftentimes, it is a negative report or sometimes something trifling. This account of how…
1914 Method For Keeping Pumpkins
How can you make a pumpkin keep for the winter? I found this little gem in a 1914 newspaper. I have honestly never tried to…
7 Strange Lottery Ticket Beliefs
Is there a trick to winning the lottery? Well, according to some people, winning involves a touch of superstition to up the luck. Granted, there…
Absolute Life Cult Leader Gets Jail Time
What people are willing to believe is just incredible. That is what makes cults so interesting, scary, and even entertaining. This newspaper entry is about…
