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There are numerous Halloween traditions, superstitions, and beliefs. Many have come and gone. New ones have bee made. This one called the Halloween Jinx is…

There were numerous accounts of elephant abuse in the 1800s, but because of the times it was not considered abuse. While reading through the “young…

Imagine living during a time when you had to work to survive. This included children and teenagers. On top of that, you had to, by…

Stories would go viral through the newspapers in a time long before the internet or even chain letters. Here is an account of someplace known…

There was a ghost ship sighting back in 1917 where twelve boats left port, but thirteen boats were counted in the water. The boats were…

Here is a strange happening where three survivors of the Titanic were left behind on a lifeboat. The Third Officer in charge of that lifeboat…

How did they divine the names of future mates back on Halloween night? This short little article from 1912 gives Halloween charms that were practiced…

Got a goat that likes to wander around town? Port Chester got sick of wayward goats and hired in an official goat getter to impound…

You have probably heard that beads were once used as a form of money or for barter and trade. How prevalent was this custom? Who…