Category: History
Mountain Girl Abandoned and Robbed of Wedding Gifts in Pittsburgh
“I promised to marry a mountain girl from Kentucky, and then I stole her dowry and ditched her in Pittsburgh. AITAH?” Oof. What a story!…
Shingletown Man Discovers Father’s Buried Gold Treasure After 20-Year Search
I just love reading stories about lost and found gold. The following was reported in 1919 and tells how a man, knowing he was about…
Sleepwalking woman walks streets in her nightgown, would not wake
My son would sleepwalk when he was little. I remember seeing him step into the hallway and jumping up to quickly guide him back to…
The Historical and Superstitious Uses of Bay Leaves
Bay leaves, known scientifically as Laurus nobilis, have been cherished for their symbolic and practical uses for over two thousand years. Originating from the Mediterranean…
Brutal description of the streets of Charleroi during WWI 1914
World War I began on July 28, 1914. By September of that same year, the streets were already thick with bodies of the dead. Below…
Man beats wife because he did not want cold supper
From 1897 comes this arrest report regarding a man who was discovered beating his wife because she didn’t have his suppered prepared at the proper…
Was Napoleon’s heart eaten by rats?
Was Napoleon’s heart eaten by rats and replaced with a sheep’s heart? Or was it actually placed in a tureen and buried with him? Throughout…
Doctor attempts to revive hanged man and heal his broken neck, scams distressed mother
From a newspaper published in the spring of 1892 we find a horrifying story of a doctor who attempted to revive a man who was…
Denver Sees Arrival of Dr. Rucker, Winner of a Corpse in a Macabre Card Game
In 1895, a condemned murder lost a bet and his corpse to Dr. Rucker. Before Carlo Perri could face his execution at the hands of…
Oglethorpe County Man Foresees Death and Tests Waterproof Coffin Before Passing at 80
Jonathan Bell, former slave owner and once one of the wealthiest men in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, passed away at the age of 80, having predicted…
