Tag: Ohio
Cigar shaped balloon spotted in Ohio in 1916 – Military experiment
I am endlessly fascinated with early unidentified flying object sightings, cigar-shaped aerials, and how people reacted to seeing things they had never seen before. In…
Delicate man on verge of breakdown after roasting his wife (literally)
I never get to write fun titles like this at work. This is a must-read from February 1, 1910. Husband Nervous Wreck Cincinnati, Oh. –…
Strange silver ball witnessed in sky over Marysville, Ohio, 1950
As unidentified objects continue to be witnessed and occasionally shot out of the sky, I decided to dig a little more into strange objects witnessed…
Man thought dead was just a living corpse
Thinking they had found a corpse along the railroad tracks, the coroner and other men went to collect the body. Imagine their surprise when he…
Ohio Man Wanted to Raise Pigs in his Parlor
An Ohio man decided that pigs would rather live in cleanliness and made plans to raise pigs in his overly posh parlor. This sounds like…
Strange Airship Seen in Springfield Ohio 1910
Strange Airship Seen Source: The Parma Herald. May 26, 1910, Page 3. Parma, Idaho. Springfield, O., May 24. – Residents of this city returning home…
6 Old Cases of Decomposed Bodies
Finding decomposed bodies was a regular occurrence in the past. In fact, if you would do a search on “decomposed body” in the newspaper archives,…
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…
7 Awful Ways to Literally Lose Your Head
People were constantly losing their heads in the previous two centuries. It was so bad that it was rather common news that bodiless heads were…
How People Dressed and Traveled in 1812 United States
The following article was published in 1912 and talks about what dress and travel was like back in 1812. Just One Hundred Years Ago How…
