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10 Fascinating Old Customs of Midsummer Eve
Midsummer Eve, also called the Summer Solstice, and St. John’s Eve, can take place anytime between June 19th and June 25th. It is the longest…
Ideas For A Halloween Party From 1914
This old 1914 article found in a newspaper includes some interesting games that used to be played at Halloween parties. Some of the activities can…
Arizona’s Asbestos Deposits
Asbestos deposits were mostly in Western United States. Canadians mined far more asbestos than we did 100+ years ago. It is interesting to note that…
Mary Mary Quite Contrary Coloring Page
Mary, Mary, quite contrary; How does your garden grow? This coloring page was originally published in the Evening Star, Washington, D.C., June 04, 1922. Mary,…
Acrobatic Frog Paper Cutout For Kids
Published in The Washington Times, December 03, 1922, this acrobatic frog paper cutout project would keep kids busy for hours back in the old days….
10 Things You Didn’t Know About New Year’s Day
Are you ready to get trashed and party this New Year’s? Do you even know why you are doing it, despite the fact that Frank…
Art of Cutting and Polishing Diamonds
Published in 1902, the article goes into the trade of diamond cutting. Apparently, diamond cutting was a great paying field to apprentice in over 100…
Aerounicycle Invention
This 1912 article about a “new” sort of vehicle covers an invention that appears to be almost like something out of a video game and…
Asbestos Pocket For Cigar Smokers
Long before people knew that asbestos could cause malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, they made the craziest stuff with it. Since it was fireproof, a Philadelphia tailor…
10 Unbelievable Facts About King Tutankhamen
As television has dusted off the mystifying King Tutankhamen for the mini-series Tut (2015), they have once again muddied the waters of fact and fiction….
