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Glove Trust Uses Schools As Apprentice Shops

Imagine living in a town where the only work you can get is glove making. To make matters worse, the companies who employ these glove…

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Posted in Culture

Gypsy Copper Menders

Gypsies who work? Can we get any more insulting? The Romani were a subject of fascination in the early 20th century. There were numerous article…

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Posted in U.S. Historical News

Jailed for Supporting Nude Bathing

Thank goodness for the quasi-free speech we have today. In the 1911 article below, a writer was arrested for writing against the prude laws that…

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Posted in U.S. Historical News

How to Squander $2,000,000 And Die Poor

A cautionary tale of a young man who inherited a fortune and blew through it all in just a few short years. How to Squander…

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Posted in U.S. Historical News

Ice Skate Kites From 1912

Skate kites were once a huge rage back in the early 1900s when people would often enjoy ice skating outside during the winter months. Today,…

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Make a Leech Weather Barometer

Well, it can’t be any worse than the weather forecast we get these days. Apparently, people would use leeches to help them predict the weather….

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Posted in U.S. Historical News

Man Arrested for Picking Up Dropped Coal

Corporations did not become large and prosperous through good deeds and a gentle approach to the populous. No, they ground the people under the heels…

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Man Asked for Permit to Kill His Family

When life is at its absolutely worse, some people feel that the only option available to them is death. While the story below comes from…

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Man Jailed For Not Being Christian

What is really interesting here is that the article properly portrays what a true anarchist is. Hollywood and corporate owned news outlets would have us…

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Man Made Insane By Bullies

People are cruel. We have problems with bullying in our schools and workforce, and it is no different than what people experienced over 100 years…

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