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Sleep Making Machine From Early 1900s
Here is an unusual invention involving running liquids through a tube over a person’s forehead to get them to sleep. It sounds and looks pretty…
Sisters Falsely Sent To Insane Asylum
Here is a problem that was prominent in the past, although it is still highly prevalent today. Two sisters were sent into an insane asylum…
Sing Sing Prison Electric Chair – 7 Executions in a Row
The article below comes from a 1912 newspaper and gives light details into the day that the Sing Sing prison sent 7 men to the…
The Death of Siamese Twins Chang and Eng 1874
Chang and Eng were siamese twins who toured Europe and the United States. Their condition aroused a lot of curiosity at the time and the…
The Bloody Knife – Slatington Incident in 1874
Full accounts of domestic violence cases from the 1800s are very rare, even though much allusion is made towards wife battery. It was a touch…
Serial Poisoner Louise Vermilya Had Necrophilism
The story of Louise Vermilya, a serial killer who poisoned and killed nine victims with arsenic, is fascinating. From the moment they suspected her of…
Raising Charity for Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane was an amazing woman for her time. A pioneer and frontierswoman, she worked alongside of greats, such as Wild Bill Hickok. In today’s…
Strangeness at the Chateau du Grand Clos
What happened to the occupants of Chateau du Grand Clos? Is the place haunted? This old report was published in a U.S. newspaper back in…
The Sinking of the Norge in 1904
If you have ever been on a cruise ship, you will know that the first order of business is to learn the escape routes, getting…
Death Row Inmate Cheats Electric Chair
While written in 1912, this newspaper article brings up some points that we still haven’t fully answered today. For example, should we look the other…
