Category: History
A Women’s Bank Opened in New York in 1902
Imagine a bank made just for women. That is what opened up in New York City back in 1902, during a time when all money…
Adventures of the Female Cowboy of 1891
In the 1800s, it was rather common for women to dress up and live as men. Firstly because the pay was better than jobs offered…
Titanic Ended the Lives of Rich and Poor
This is one of the articles I have found that mention the doors being locked so that the poorer passengers could not escape from the…
1912 Pitiful Case of Death and Insanity
Tragic stories, such as the one below, triggers the imagination. We know what led to the situation, but how did the events play out inside…
Strange 1897 Invention of a Slot (Metered) Machine for Mail
Some inventions, like this slot machine automated for sending mail, seem to complicate a simple process. Instead of plopping on a stamp and sending the…
220 Suffragettes Jailed in London
The suffragettes were some awesome and well determined women for their time. Early 1900s newspapers are filled with their stories. Some papers spoke of the…
Titanic Bodies of Prominent Men Reported Found
Five minutes after the Titanic struck the iceberg, one of the ship’s designers knew that the ship was going to go down. This designer also…
Elephant Abuse in the 1800s
There were numerous accounts of elephant abuse in the 1800s, but because of the times it was not considered abuse. While reading through the “young…
Girl Sent To Tombs Under School Law
Imagine living during a time when you had to work to survive. This included children and teenagers. On top of that, you had to, by…
“Death Farm” is a Joke
Stories would go viral through the newspapers in a time long before the internet or even chain letters. Here is an account of someplace known…