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Last Hours with Doomed Murderers – A Look at Death Row Inmates in Nebraska 1921

How did Nebraskan inmates meet their end in the early 1900s? The article below, originally published in 1921, gives readers an in-depth look at the…

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Human Skulls in Medicine

An Irish cure cure a toothache was to drink water from a human skull, but this use of the human skull as medicine is fairly…

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Weird Names for Common Herbs

Growing herbs is easy enough, but have you ever read up on the strange names once used for the plants we use in the kitchen?…

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Hereditary Criminality and Vasectomy as Cure

In the article below, published in 1910, is the argument that the only way to remove criminals from society is to give convicted men vasectomies…

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Killer Drinking Cups and the War Against Houseflies – Odd News of 1910

What do killer drinking cups and the war against house flies have in common? They were both odd news articles in 1910. In this listicle,…

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The Scissor Grinder: A Lost Trade

Over a hundred years ago, women would wait and listen for a particular bell to ring – that of the scissor grinder. His bell had…

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Lore and Magic of Keys

Keys are one of the most magical yet most neglected items we have at our disposal. Since ancient Egyptian times, keys have been used to…

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How Ancient People Brushed Their Teeth

Have you ever wondered how ancient people brushed their teeth? Surprisingly (or not), they used pretty much the same methods we use today. From simple…

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Floats from the Fiesta de Los Angeles in 1895

The Fiesta de Los Angeles was a parade and festival that took place for multiple days each spring from 1894 to 1916. While there were…

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6 Ways to Stay Motivated When Researching History

Anyone who has written a history article or book will tell you that staying motivated to complete the research is the most challenging, most tedious…

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