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Three Starved Titanic Victims Found in Boat
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…
Charms For The Witching Night
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…
Official Goat Getter
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…
Thanksgiving Paper Doll
This Thanksgiving paper doll was originally published in The San Francisco Call, December 02, 1911. It reads: Miss Paper Doll went to her grandmother’s house…
Beads Used as Money
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…
Incredible World Facts From 1902
Newspapers used to publish sections of world facts for their readers. The Rice Belt Journal, especially took part in trying to educate its readers about…
Third Officer and Look Out of Titanic Tell of Sinking of the Great Ship
Can you imagine what the survivors of the Titanic felt after escaping death when so many others had died? Was their survivor’s guilt? The article…
Halloween – A Night Of Fate
Halloween night used to be a night full of tricks and divining a future mate. It is a shame that most kids these days have…
Riding a Zebra Through Liverpool England
Would you ride a zebra through the streets of Liverpool, England? At a time when animals were treated as things for our own amusement, people…
Paper Doll Cut Out From 1903
Well over 100 years old, this paper doll was originally published in The St. Louis Republic, July 12, 1903. It reads: Here is an attractive…
