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10 Strange Mirror Superstitions
Mirrors have long been held as portals to the spirit world and there are numerous superstitions surrounding their use. Many cultures believed that mirrors or…
5 Awful Things That Happened In The Old Icehouses
Before there were freezers, there were icehouses. The early icehouses were built underground. Later, they were insulated and built above ground. Eventually, electricity was introduced,…
4 Newspaper Accounts Of Krampus Celebrations
In recent years there has been a rediscovery of Krampus, but what did the people of the recent past actually think about this old crank?…
Maid on Scrabble Hill Kids Activity
Who was the maid on Scrabble Hill? You are about to find out. This children’s activity page was originally printed in the Evening Star, Washington,…
Early Report of Polio Called Infant Paralysis
Polio was originally called “infant paralysis.” The newspaper report below comes from 1922, 33 years before a safe vaccination was discovered and used on the…
Fairies Help Young Opera Singer
Here is a sweet mention of fairies in a 1911 newspaper article involving a opera singer’s success. DID THE FAIRIES HELP THIS “LITTLEST SOPRANO?” MAGGIE…
Fears of Biowarfare in 1902
Biowarfare is nothing new, and when you begin reading newspapers from over 100 years ago you will see that people had the same exact fears…
Kipling Gave Poetic Warning Against Spot Where Titanic Sank
Should the captain of the crew of the Titanic known that the skip was in danger when they entered that fateful spot so many years…
The Needle Game Halloween Love Divination
Love divinations on Halloween night can get pretty interesting. Here is one of the lesser known divinations that requires a group of people to discover…
How To Start Seeing Ghosts
Many of us go through life wanting to believe in the existence of ghosts, even though we have never seen one. Maybe we are located…
