Category: History
Man warned not to kiss anymore women for a year
Man accused of kissing a customer, not his wife, was sentenced to no kissing for a year. The year was 1927. Court Limits His Kissing…
Couple quickly moves out of haunted house; neighbor claims ghost was his cat
Cats do the damnedest things, and it appears that a certain Tom cat made a point of scaring off the new neighbors in Frog Hollow…
1911 descriptions of Confederate rag dolls made during the Civil War
Below are the descriptions of two types of rag dolls made by the South during the Civil War. The first is a rag doll made…
Eleven offenses punishable by death in the U.S. Army during WWI
As the tumult of World War I raged on, the United States Army was not exempt from its harsh realities. The specter of the death…
The Birch Tree: Symbol of Renewal and Mysticism in Scandinavian Folklore
As someone who’s studied folklore since the early 1990s, I get a lot of satisfaction delving into the rich tapestry of tales, traditions, and beliefs…
Narrow escape from instant and frightful death at the train depot
A man made a rush to board a train as it was moving away from the depot, but realizing that he could not pull it…
6-year-old dragged and killed after falling from horse
We’ve read about adults falling from horses and getting dragged, but this also happened to a hefty number of children in the past. Here is…
Miner’s body cut in two after cage dropped; 6 dead
Mining is dangerous work and in the article below, originally published in 1906, were learn of a cage dropping as 6 men were being lowered…
3-year-old accidentally poisons mother
There are numerous reports of accidental poisonings in the past. The one below, from 1906, tells of a mother who was accidentally poisoned when her…
Bullets, Bandages, and Bravery: The Progress of Battlefield Medicine
The following piece examines how military medicine has evolved from times when the fallen soldier was largely left to fend for himself on the battlefield,…
