Category: History
Woman murders family with shotgun, worried about neighbors hearing the blast
Widow and mother grabbed the family shotgun and killed her mother, father, brother, and young daughter. She was deemed insane. Woman Slew 4; Goes to…
Young girl swallows hatpin, survives
A young girl swallowed a hatpin after loading it into a pea shooter to use as a dart. Since it was 1910, doctors did not…
Gold fields of Cleburne County, Alabama
If there is gold to be found, you can bet the farm I will be out there panning for it. When a touch of gold…
Condemned murderer attempts escape from jail
In 1898, John Oschild, a convicted murderer sentenced to death, attempted to escape jail. However, a fast-acting elevator operator stopped the man in his tracks….
Young men play with guns, brother shot
It’s hard to imagine a time when boys and young men were allowed to play with guns so recklessly (inside the house!), and yet when…
“Petrified” stone snake dug up in Pennsylvania
I have always felt that there was more to Pennsylvania than what is in the history books, and as I continue my research into my…
Woman meets her long-lost husband and then loses him again
A woman and man meet on a steamship and claim they are long-lost spouses. And then, to everyone’s surprise, the man leaves her again. But…
Crazy medical advice from 1898
From sleep to bread to brains, here is the crazy advice and opinions of medical doctors and scientists of the late 1800s. Concerning Human Life…
Family freezes after man leaves them on mountain
Man leaves family on mountain as he goes to have his horses’ shoes sharpened. The woman and her children are later found frozen to the…
Boy hanged in tragic accident after children’s mock trial
In 1860, a 14-year-old boy was accidentally hanged after a mock trial by his peers. According to the story, the boy had the same name…
