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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…
A Laxative Diet From 1895
Dieting is nothing new and people still believe that pooping everything out helps them loose real weight. Only thing laxative diets do are eliminate the…
Alexander Bell’s Kite Airship
Inventor Alexander Graham Bell was quite an inquisitive individual and, as an inventor, he dabbled in just about everything during his lifetime. Below is a…
Anthrax On Goat Gloves
Imagine putting on a new pair of kid gloves and coming into contact with anthrax? I questioned the validity of this claim, but a quick…
Doctors Can’t Be Trusted With Alcohol
It was the Prohibition. Alcohol was illegal and it was being removed from doctor’s cabinets, having been declared to have no medicinal value. U.S. Attorney…
1922 Advice For A Bigger Bust
Looking for a more bustful figure? Well, according to this 1922 newspaper article, all you really need to do to fill out your bust-line is…
10 Glimpses Of Life Inside The Workhouses
Workhouses were where the poor went to receive food and a roof over their heads when times were at their absolute worst. In exchange for…
1912 Conspiracy Theory of Government Owned by the Wealthy
Conspiracy theories are nothing new and neither is the belief that the government is owned by the über wealthy corporations. In the early 1900s, the…
World War I Registration of Germans in the U.S.
In the last year of WWI, it was declared that all German aliens be registered. Here is a snippet of what I discovered in a…
10 Ways to Protect Yourself From the Evil Eye
Our ancestors feared the evil eye, believing that just one glance could bring about bad luck, poverty, or even death. Anyone could cast the evil…
