Category: U.S. Historical News
Homey Hints From 1912
Back in the day, you had to do nearly everything yourself, from spiffing up your leather gloves to making your own seat cushions. Newspapers would…
Mother Training in Early 1900s
This actually doesn’t sound like a bad idea. They used to teach this stuff, or some of it, in home economics class, but that class…
Old Method For Getting Fruit Stains Out Of Tablecloths
Here is a method for getting fruit juice stains out of tablecloths that was published in The Day Book newspaper on September 29, 1913. I…
Old Method For Making A Homemade Water Filter
Survivalists and preppers have some amazing ways to filter water so that it is clean. Back in the early 1900s, though, the methods were far…
The Cultivation Of Mint
I have often considered starting an herb farm for all the local crafters and soap makers. Mint, in particular, is a useful herb in the…
Dog Speaks Human Words
Dogs “speaking” human words is a popular subject on YouTube and gets passed around on social media. Needless to say, people in the early 1900s…
Cats Create Contentment in the Workplace
This article, written in 1911, about how cats bring contentment among woman workers is sarcastically humorous. At a time when women were paid significantly less…
Cats As Plague Remedy
Cats are useful little buggers. I’ve got three geriatric cats and, in spite of their climbing years, they still manage to kill moles outside the…
Catnip At The Zoo
Do the big cats like catnip, too? That is what the zoo folks wanted to know back in 1897. The answer? They sure do. There…
20 Foot Long Snakes in Ship’s Hold
Three large snakes escaped a circus crate and wind up in the ship’s hold. Obviously, not something people want to find in the dark underbelly…
