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Give Yourself An Empire Nose Job The 1911 Way
Why such a big deal on noses? And in 1911, it is not like these women could head into town for a chisel job. But…
Halloween – Tis Fairies Night
In this article from 1895, the list is that American Halloween customs are very similar to those in Scotland and Ireland. Several distinct Halloween divinations…
Old Halloween Game – Ordeal Of The Lighted Candle
Here is a rather dangerous Halloween game that was played by American children in the early 1900s. I do not suggest anyone play this game…
Amazing World Echoes
As a young child, echoes fascinated me and my friends. We would find little nooks and large rooms to produce echoes. When my mom packed…
Bones Of Giant Found In Nevada In 1904
File this one under inconvenient archaeology. The bones of a “giant” were dug up in Nevada, 1904. This wasn’t the only place or time that…
Early 1900s Belief in Ghosts and How to Communicate With Them
Not so strange, the belief in ghosts was just as strong in the early 1900s as those beliefs are today. Instead of sitting on their…
10 Strange Wart Cures from Folklore
There are as many wart cures as there are days in a year. I honestly never understood why these charms were so popular until I…
18 Sudden Deaths Reported In One Night
The 18 “sudden” deaths reported in this article were not all that sudden or even uncommon, but for 1922, it was a frightening event in…
3 Horrific Reports of Hydrophobia in the 1800s
Hydrophobia, more commonly known as rabies, was a very real and very serious problem in the early United States. While it was commonly spread from…
5 Ways to Become a Witch According to Old Timers
Superstitions can be pretty darn funny, if not downright insulting. For example, my own grandfather, a Pennsylvania German, once told my mother that women who…
