Category: History

The majestic shark commands respect and, with that, plenty of fear. Shark attacks on people have been happening ever since the first person decided to…

The author of this article felt that the women of 1899 would greatly benefit from growing roses for profit and producing their own attar of…

The following embroidery designs are for a handkerchief case and for a pin ball. The patterns were originally published in 1915. Instructions read: The accompanying…

Salt has been used for numerous things throughout history. These particular household hints are from the later 1800s to the early 1900s. This was a…

Imagine going to school for dueling so that you could shoot another man down if ever there was a quarrel. Such was the case in…

This interesting article found in a newspaper from 1901 describes the early process of making pine needle essential oil. This article is placed here for…

What did women from a hundred years ago grow in their little home gardens? This article, published in 1914, gives a list of the most…

Rolled down stockings were street fashion back in 1921, but I can clearly remember doing the same thing back in the early 1990s. Fashions and…

As a woman, I can honestly say that throughout history we ladies have done some silly things, such as wear forehead jewelry or, for my…

Selling young women into marriage was very common in the early 1900s in the United States. Sadly, it is still common today, just hidden from…