Category: U.S. Historical News
Pine Essential Oil Production In The Early 1900s
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…
Herbs For The Home Garden Of 1914
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 1921 Fashion
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…
The Forehead Jewelry Fad In 1919
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…
Russian Girls Sold Into Marriage in the Early United States
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
