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Posse combing woods in search of Jersey Devil

The Jersey Devil comes out of hiding, slaughters a few hogs, and terrorizes two children in 1929. Posse Combing Woods for “Jersey Devil” WOODBURY HEIGHTS,…

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Church organist beaten and strangled as people pass by

A woman is beaten and strangled to death as people pass by unaware because of the thick fog. What a horrifying situation! Fog Shields Slayer…

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1906 Atlantic City Train Wreck – 53 Drowned

On October 28, 1906, a West Jersey and Seashore Railroad electric train fell off a draw bridge. 53 of the roughly 88 people on the…

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Hovering Airship in New Jersey 1916

Strange Airship Hovers Over Plant Source: The Ogden Standard. February 03, 1916, 4 PM City Edition, Page 1. Ogden City, Utah. Wilmington, Del., Feb. 3….

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New Jersey Gifted Babies For Christmas

Want a baby for Christmas? It would make for one hell of a present, wouldn’t it? Only in New Jersey would people conceive of giving…

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Jack The Hugger Sprang Up In New Jersey

Here is a little article from out of New Jersey in 1922. A “Jack the Hugger” was springing out of a bush to hug random…

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Doctor Promises To Restore Sight With A Pig’s Eye

The article below comes from 1922. There were many articles in the early 1900s about transplanting animal eyes into human eyes, but never any follow…

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