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Titanic Survivor’s Message in a Bottle
The strangest things are washed up from the sea, such as this message in a bottle from Major Butt who was believed to have sunk…
Free Prison Health Care in 1912
When you are poor and have no access to healthcare, what do you do? A small portion of desperate people will consider going to prison…
Wanted – Wooden Leg
Here is a young man who was orphaned at age 7 and then lost his leg on the job. Down on all his luck, all…
10 Horrible Coal Mining Accidents In The 1800s
In the 1800s, coal mining accidents were an everyday occurrence. Usually the accident reports took up the space of five lines in the local newspapers….
Can Thought Flash From Mind to Mind?
Do you believe in thought transference – sending messages from mind to mind? People were just as interested in this subject over 100 years ago…
Strange 1895 Report of Ball Lightning
Ball lightning is rare and fascinating. It is also seldom reported, so when we came across this report of ball lightning from 1895, we knew…
6 Old Time Bible Superstitions
Looking for some old time religion? How about some old time superstition? Smack the two together and you’ve got bible superstitions. Who You Will Marry…
Young Woman Cursed With the Evil Eye
Accused of having the evil eye, the only option was to burn her. Thankfully, there were people wise enough not to burn the young woman…
Dinosaur Sightings In Early 1900s
It sounds like one of the old “dinosaur in the jungle” movies, but the year is 1910 and there have been monster sightings in South…
Flower Messages
Victorians printed off books detailing the language of flowers. Each flower in the garden could be used to send a secret message to someone you…
