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When Photographs Were Used To Prevent Crime

This is really cool: photographs used to prevent crime. The year is 1912. Wealthy homeowners want to protect what is theirs. So, what do they…

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Tunneling Jail Escape in 1904

Jail escapes were a thrill in the old days. Before there were modern deterrents and safety measures, men were escaping from the jails in the…

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5 Things The Good Old Days Had To Say About Wrinkles

Worrying about wrinkles is nothing new. In fact, women from a century ago seemed far more worried about the signs of wrinkles than many of…

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Olive Oil Anti Wrinkle Treatment from 1899

Does olive oil anti wrinkle treatment sound familiar? At home skin care was no different over a hundred years ago than it is today. The…

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10 Long Ago Movies That Were Banned For Stupid Reasons

What censors disapproved of in the early to mid-1900s seems trivial compared to what we can watch on public television any day of the week….

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The Crazy Ideas of Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla was called the man of the future and his ideas were certainly ahead of his time. After all, the man predicted the use…

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Some Reminiscences of the Lost Dutchman

There were many instances where people thought they had found the Dutchman’s lost mine. In this case, the miners discovered a pyrite mine and not…

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Says He Has Found Lost Dutchman Mine in 1909

Barnscheidt claimed he found the lost dutchman mine, but there was no followup to the story. It is one of dozens that claim to know…

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Lost Dutchman Mine

In the early 1900s, every gold hunter was on the lookout for the lost Dutchman’s mine. Most people believed that it was located in the…

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Tunnel to the Lost Dutchman Mine

From over a hundred years ago to the present day, there have been numerous claims to finding the lost dutchman mine. This claim is from…

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