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Man accused of kissing a customer, not his wife, was sentenced to no kissing for a year. The year was 1927. Court Limits His Kissing…

From 1896 comes this horrifying story of a young woman made insane after a fortune teller produced fake demons and threatened her for more money….

Cats do the damnedest things, and it appears that a certain Tom cat made a point of scaring off the new neighbors in Frog Hollow…

The ancient tradition of creating corn dollies offers a unique window into our ancestral past. These female figures, carefully crafted from the final sheaf of…

Below are the descriptions of two types of rag dolls made by the South during the Civil War. The first is a rag doll made…

The Silver Cord is often depicted as a thin, elastic, silvery thread connected to the back of a person’s head or the center of their…

As the tumult of World War I raged on, the United States Army was not exempt from its harsh realities. The specter of the death…

Horse brasses are a mesmerizing facet of European cultural history, deeply rooted in the region’s mystical past. They were initially conceived as amulets in Europe….

Spiritualism, as a religious movement, has a long and intriguing history. It started in the mid-19th century and was popularized by the supposed contact with…

When it comes to divination, one might immediately think of tarot cards, palmistry, or perhaps astrology. However, throughout history, people have found various intriguing ways…