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Ocean City circumvents anti-freedom Blue Laws in 1927
The Blue Laws were created by Christian extremists to prevent people from having any personal enjoyment on Sundays. The laws prevented any sort of entertainment,…
Man warned not to kiss anymore women for a year
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…
Woman goes insane after fortune teller conjures fake demons
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….
Couple quickly moves out of haunted house; neighbor claims ghost was his cat
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…
Corn Dollies: Harvest, Fertility, and Goddess Worship
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…
1911 descriptions of Confederate rag dolls made during the Civil War
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: Mysteries of Astral Projection
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…
Eleven offenses punishable by death in the U.S. Army during WWI
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…
The Magical Legacy of Horse Brasses: From Amulets to Modern Decor
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….
The Curious History of Death Compacts in Spiritualism
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…
