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Early Beliefs About Polio
Polio is caused by a highly contagious virus. It is transmitted from one person to another through the environment. The fecal matter from one infected…
Doctor Makes Blood in 1912
The medical science news from the early 1900s makes me stop to scratch my head. The stuff that was reported was… well, it belonged in…
Psychic Aura Destroyed By Wearing Dead Bird Feathers
According to the article below, you can damage your psychic aura if you wear the feathers of dead birds. It says nothing about collecting naturally…
A Heathen Rite in Russia 1903
Russian Pagan past, its magic and folklore, is a fascinating subject. Most of us are familiar with Russia’s fairy tales, but not so much about…
8 Room House Stolen Off Lot
Imagine having a house built and then finding out that the house is no longer there. Here is a report of a house that went…
Top 10 Chain Letter Scams From The Past
Chain letters are a nuisance and a serious epidemic, according to a report published in a U.S. newspaper in 1922. In fact, chain letters were…
10 Horrible But Common Accidents in the 1800s
Take a stroll through any old cemetery and you will see that many people died at a young age. Graveyards are filled with the deaths…
Doctor Removes 210 Screwworms From Man’s Head
Screwworms: the stuff of nightmares. I can’t handle the sight of maggots, so the knowledge that there are flies that lay their eggs on living mammals…
10 Places You Can Go To Find Gold In The U.S.
Have you ever tried panning for gold? It is a fun way to spend the day and you can even plan vacations around gold panning…
Woman Shot Through Open Window
When I lived in a one floor ranch home, I was always paranoid about leaving my bedroom window open at night. It was only when…
