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8 Old Love Divinations From Europe
Love divinations were a very prominent obsession with young women in old Europe because a woman’s fortune or misfortune was tied in with the man…
An End to Foot Binding in China
I don’t feel that it is my right to criticize the traditions and customs of other cultures, but I am certainly glad that foot binding…
5 Horrors of the Old Orphanages
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, running an orphanage was often a big business. People of wealth would help fund the orphanages. Sometimes the…
Burial of Sir Walter Scott
Famous poet and novelist, Sir Walter Scott passed away on September 21, 1832. This newspaper article appeared in 1904 and retells the story of his…
Made To Drink Castor Oil For Drunkenness
If you have never tried castor oil, be thankful. The stuff is beyond gross, and in 1922, Rome decided to force people exhibiting public drunkenness…
Cosmetic Baths of 1830
Cosmetic baths from over 100 years ago were not so different from the all natural herb baths we take today. Sure, we won’t use rain…
4 Dangerous Railroad Jobs in the 1800s
Railroad accidents were extremely common in the 1800s and early 1900s. Every day, newspapers printed lists of accidents that happened on the railroads. Most of…
10 Heart Breaking Old Reports On The Bodies In Potter’s Field
Potter’s field may seem like an odd name to give to a burial site that is meant for the bodies of the unknown, the poor,…
10 Gruesome Tapeworm Realities From Over 100 Years Ago
In 1902, a 34-year-old man was admitted to the London Hospital for having a tapeworm. He didn’t survive the medication they gave him and upon…
Celtic Words Translated Wrong
It is amazing how languages and words can get mixed up over the years, decades, and centuries. The Celtic (pronounced Keltic) languages, for example, are…
