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Trenton residents fearful after rats eat dynamite

After it was discovered that rats ate dynamite, Trenton goes into a mass frenzy as residents attempt to scare away rats and prevent them from…

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Jersey Devil sighting in Woodbury blamed on alcohol

The Jersey Devil was spotted in Woodbury, New Jersey in 1919, but the newspaper blamed the sighting on alcohol and it being pay day. Alcohol…

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Jersey Devil blamed for killing sheep in West Orange

The Jersey Devil is blamed for the loss of nine sheep in West Orange, New Jersey. Devil is Blamed for Death of Sheep WEST ORANGE,…

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Filthy meat plants shovel meat from floor and onto dirty tables

Imagine eating meat that had been dragged through the spit of workers with tuberculosis and then thrown onto dirty, wooden tables to pick up splinters…

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Jersey Devil scares local in Virginia

The Jersey Devil is not limited to New Jersey. Below is a 1910 sighting of the Jersey Devil in Virginia and mention of a sighting…

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Son finds over $3000 hidden under carpet

Son finds two layers of small bills hidden under kitchen carpet. Surprise! Money Hidden Under Carpet SOUTH NORWALK, Conn., March 9, 1910 — When Mrs….

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Jersey Devil declared dead after strange carcass found in woods

In the following report, the carcass of an unknown animal is discovered. Being unable to identify the remains, some declare that it is the Jersey…

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Large snapping turtle in mail bag held post office hostage

A large snapping turtle, found inside a mail bag, help the post office hostage as it snapped at everything in sight. Turtle in Mail Bag…

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Mutilated body of woman found in sack in Detroit

The mutilated body of a woman was found inside a sack in a creek in Detroit, Michigan, 1909. Michigan Officers are Hard at Work DETROIT,…

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Something picks up barn and sets it down in different field

A “freak cyclone” in Indiana caused a barn to be picked up and safely set down in another field as man and horses stood nearby….

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