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“Petrified” stone snake dug up in Pennsylvania
I have always felt that there was more to Pennsylvania than what is in the history books, and as I continue my research into my…
Woman meets her long-lost husband and then loses him again
A woman and man meet on a steamship and claim they are long-lost spouses. And then, to everyone’s surprise, the man leaves her again. But…
Crazy medical advice from 1898
From sleep to bread to brains, here is the crazy advice and opinions of medical doctors and scientists of the late 1800s. Concerning Human Life…
Brained his father with an axe, risks being lynched by mob
From 1898 there is this horrendous report of a son who murdered his father after his father threatened to whip him. The townsfolk were in…
Family freezes after man leaves them on mountain
Man leaves family on mountain as he goes to have his horses’ shoes sharpened. The woman and her children are later found frozen to the…
3 men drop dead body off at bar, claimed deceased was just drunk
Three men showed up at a bar in 1860. The had with them a body of a man. Claiming that the deceased man was merely…
Boy hanged in tragic accident after children’s mock trial
In 1860, a 14-year-old boy was accidentally hanged after a mock trial by his peers. According to the story, the boy had the same name…
Shanghaiing was common in the 1880s, especially along the West Coast
The following article, published in 1909, provides us with further stories about the men who were shanghaied and forced to work on board a ship….
Stories of men shanghaied to serve on ships
Human trafficking was just as prevalent in the past as it is today. However, it was commonly referred to as being shanghaied. Often men were…
Body found buried in barrel in Canarsie – Possibly buried alive
Bodies were discovered buried at an old farm house in Canarsie, Brooklyn, 1916. The article below details one of the finds. It was that of…
