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13 Old Recipes for Rhubarb
Rhubarb is making a comeback. Where I live, it used to be the old Pennsylvania Dutchies who grew and harvested the rhubarb while everyone else…
Scary AF Clown Cushion Sewing Pattern from 1966
This sewing pattern for clown cushions is enough to creep anyone out. In fact, if your child misbehaves, I suggest you sew one up for…
9 Creepy Dolls from the Fifties
The fifties certainly had their fair share of creepy dolls, although I sometimes think that the people who cared for these dolls were a touch…
6 Cases of Bodies Being Found in the Cellar
There is a reason why cellars are scary and that is because it is where you hide the dead bodies. No, seriously. The cellar is…
Russia Paper Doll 1909 Cutout
The following paper doll is Little Vera Russia. She is part of the Dorothy Dot collection of paper dolls that were printed in the Evening…
Paper Auto Car Cutout from 1909
They don’t make cars like they used to, right? I mean, who doesn’t miss the time when a drive through the rain meant getting soaked…
6 Gruesome Cockroach Accounts from the Past
For some of us, there is nothing worse than the sight of a cockroach. The last time I saw one was when I entered a…
Two Cheeky Cockroach Poems from Old Newspapers
Why on earth would anyone want to write a poem about a cockroach is beyond me, yet back in the early 20th century two different…
Dorothy Dot USA Cutout Paper Doll
Below is the first Dorothy Dot paper doll in the series where Dorothy begins her travel around the world. She has her dress, travel jacket,…
4 Things You Never Knew About H. Rider Haggard
Described as Rather Plain During a time when writers were expected to be full of eccentricities and were known to flaunt their artistic drama, Haggard…
