Category: U.S. Historical News
10 Little Known Uses for Vaseline
Vaseline, a product generically called petroleum jelly, is a byproduct of oil drilling. It is the dirty sludge, called rod wax, that gunks up the…
Cotton Factory Burned Down in 1907
Working in the mills and factories was dangerous in the past. There were no safety regulations and when a fire broke out, it was total…
Moore’s Story Clears Up Titanic’s End
A lot of strange stories came out of the Titanic’s sinking. Two of them had to do with two separate ships that were sighted in…
Malignant Mummy Banished By British, Sent To U.S. On Titanic
And so the curse of the mummy begins! What is interesting about this report of a cursed mummy is the claim that it was sent…
A Family Cult Suicide in 1911
When I first read the title of this article, found in a 1911 newspaper, I was attracted to the use of the word “cult”. Upon…
6 Reasons Why Old Insane Asylums Scare Us
What is our fascination with old, rundown insane asylums? Or better yet, why are we so fascinated by the idea of lunacy? This fascination is…
First Woman Night Clerk
It is hard to imagine that there was a time when women were thought of as pretty much worthless. Then again, after doing some online…
Jailed for Supporting Nude Bathing
Thank goodness for the quasi-free speech we have today. In the 1911 article below, a writer was arrested for writing against the prude laws that…
How to Squander $2,000,000 And Die Poor
A cautionary tale of a young man who inherited a fortune and blew through it all in just a few short years. How to Squander…
Ice Skate Kites From 1912
Skate kites were once a huge rage back in the early 1900s when people would often enjoy ice skating outside during the winter months. Today,…
