Tag: New York
The Origin of Porter-House Steaks
Porter-house steak is a term most steak lovers are familiar with, but few may know about its distinctly American origins. The story goes back to…
Young woman upset after discovering her boyfriend is actually another young woman
From 1921, we find yet another article about a woman presenting as a man and courting another woman. In this case, as in many others,…
Father left daughter chained around the neck for days, kept key pocket
I’ve covered this topic before: children chained up like animals. It was certainly a major problem in the past, and one that we don’t hear…
Man plunges 5,000 feet from airplane to cure deafness, fails
Joseph Kling dreamed of joining the Army, but his deafness prevented his acceptance into such a career. In 1924, he decided to test out a…
Young woman defends herself with hatpin after strange man tries to kiss her
After hearing so many people say that hatpins were used for self-defense, I finally found a hatpin story in the wild. In truth, I wasn’t…
Crazy man kills two with an ax, survivor pleads for life
A long night is ahead of Miss Wilma de Bow. After waking up to the sound of an axe murderer killing her cousin, after begging…
Woman chops up husband so she can marry younger man
A woman murdered and chopped up her husband so she could marry a young man in Oswego County. Unfortunately, whoever buried the body parts did…
Balls of fire seen entering haunted house in Shavertown, New York
Floating balls of fire seem to enter and travel around an abandoned house in Shavertown. Interestingly enough, Shavertown is no longer there. It is under…
What the *BLEEP* News from the Past, Pt. 2
Today on what the fuck news from the past, we learn that an Indiana police judge fined himself for speeding. After fining several drivers for…
7 Upsetting Stories of American Ghouls
A ghoul is traditionally a living person who steals from the dead, and it was quite an occupation back in the early 1900s when incidents…
