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Thomas Edison Gives Advice in Chicago
Thomas Edison evokes a lot of different images, from famous inventor to snide bastard who made a fortune off the work of others. Regardless of…
The Building of New York City’s Subway System
Have you ever wondered how the New York City’s subway was built or why they decided to build it? I certainly have each and every…
Haunted By A Girl The Pastor Murdered
If you have ever read any of the numerous books on old ghost stories, the story below, printed in 1911, will sound very familiar. In…
10 Reasons Why Jamestown Was Not A Quaint Colony
Staying alive in the New World was no easy task. In 1607, a group of about 104 people landed on the banks of the James…
WWI Recipe For Orange Bread
This old recipe for orange bread comes from a newspaper printed during World War 1. The recipe is only slightly different from the bread recipes…
Old Instructions on How to Make Sky Lanterns
Floating paper balloons or sky lanterns are popular in some areas, although I have to admit that I am scared that one would start a…
10 Strange Things People Do to Find Something Lost
Don’t you hate it when you lose something and can’t for the life of you remember where it is? It drives me absolutely insane, especially…
WWI Recipe For Apple Cream
Desserts, such as this recipe for apple cream, were a lot different back in the day than they are now. This particular recipe was published…
10 Fascinating Candle Superstitions
Candles have long fascinated us. They are used in religious ceremonies all over the world and we buy them in bulk to light up our…
Freaks for Entertainment in the 1800s
In the 1800s, “freaks”, or rather those who were different from the definition of “normal”, were used for getting people’s attention. Businesses and event planners…
