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Woman Starts Frog Farm
Frog farming is just something I never thought of or heard of before. Then again, I used to live in Pennsylvania and I do not…
Lost Gold Mine in Southwestern Arizona
There are innumerable tales of lost treasures and lost gold mines in the United States and in numerous other countries. During the times of the…
Louise Vermilya and Other Notorious Female Murderers
I don’t know if women are far more cruel than men when it comes to murder, but it certainly is more shocking to hear of…
People Worked Like Dogs in the Steel Mills
While this 1912 article mainly focuses on women working in the steel mills in the early 1900s, it does show that both the women and…
Phrenologist Analyzes Murderer’s Head
Phrenology is the study of the shape of the head to determine a person’s personality. It is, for the most part, a racist, sexist, and…
Police to Frisk Citizens’ Hips for New Year Flasks
Prohibition must have been total hell to enforce upon the people of the United States. Special officers were brought in, men who were not recognizable…
Specialty Shoes Made for Dogs in 1912
If you think that people pamper their dogs now, you haven’t heard about the custom made shoes for dogs back in 1912. In a time…
New Jersey Gifted Babies For Christmas
Want a baby for Christmas? It would make for one hell of a present, wouldn’t it? Only in New Jersey would people conceive of giving…
Lost Gold Treasure in Florida
Old timers tell a lot of tales of lost treasures and hidden gold. When I was growing up, the old lady who used to live…
Old Earth Yawned As Women Talked
Having lived in coal mining country, I have often wondered what would happen if one of the many mines underfoot would collapse. That is what…
