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Three Bedroom Colonial House Plans From 1920
The colonial house plans below were originally published in 1920. It is for a two story, three bedroom home with one bathroom located on the…
Lost Dutchman Mine Reported Discovered in 1914
There must have been numerous mines and mining tunnels within the Superstition Mountains in Arizona because newspapers from the past are filled with claims to…
Police Vainly Seek Clue In Mysterious Murder Of Girl, 10, In Locked Room
Toy Sized Bullet Leads to Belief Child Was Slain in Play Pop Guns Examined Once Followed by Man Who Frightened Her, Relatives Recall The body…
Prohibition Alcohol Smuggled In Christmas Trees
Prohibition was a joke. The idea that the government can ban people from drinking alcohol proved to be a huge waste of everyone’s time, since…
Quadruple Murder and Suicide in England 1912
Here is a horrible tale of a man who was cheating on his wife and his wife making the mistake of tracking down her wayward…
Human Energy Trapped in a Bottle?
Science and medicine was simply weird back in the early 1900s, especially when one doctor claimed that he captured and bottled human energy. Here is…
Thirteen at the Table Superstition
Thirteen people should never be seated at the same table, according to an old superstition. This article discusses to possible origins to the superstition. The…
Mint and Floral Superstitions Published in 1907
If you have a garden, you probably like checking out what superstitions are attached to the plants and flowers you grow. It is a fun…
Many Ships Tell of Disaster in Severe Gales 1922
A simple newspaper report from 1922 of ships being taken down during a major storm. Many Ships Tell of Disaster in Severe Gales Reports from…
Superstitions About Friday
There are very few superstitions today about Friday, except for the ever popular Friday the 13th. In today’s world, Friday is the start of the…
