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December 19, 2009
This example of old American humor is about the ‘pointlessness’ of conversation, and it was published in America in 1920.
It’s about an encounter between a sophisticated city person who is used to making conversation and a farmer who doesn’t see …
October 11, 2009
The World War 1 photos of American propaganda photo album features patriotic WW1 posters and postcards.
Description of the World War 1 patriotic posters
Filename of photograph: 4th. of July
This poster seems to have been published on July 4th …
June 27, 2009
AP – A casket minus a cadaver yielded nearly 100 pounds of marijuana after a traffic stop in Dallas. William Dale Crock of Cave City, Ark., was in jail Friday on a marijuana possession charge, plus traffic and seat beat …
AP – Authorities said a couple got into a fight using Cheetos. The Bedford County Sheriff’s Department said a 40-year-old man and 44-year-old woman became involved in a ‘verbal altercation.’ Somehow, the orange puffy snacks were used in the assault.
AP – Authorities said the same house caught fire two nights in a row this week. Nassau County, N.Y., Fire Marshal Michael Mennello said both fires were deemed accidental. They appeared to be related to construction work. No injuries were …
AP – Authorities said a man using the drive-through at a Tallahassee bank deposited $200 and a small bag containing marijuana and cocaine. Police said an employee at the Wachovia Bank called police Wednesday after the unusual deposit. An officer …
AP – A high school secretary illegally changed grades in a school computer system to improve her daughter’s class standing, according to criminal charges filed Thursday.
Reuters – The mystery of crop circles in poppy fields in Australia’s southern island state of Tasmania has been solved — stoned wallabies are eating the poppy heads and hopping around in circles.
Reuters – Operators of an unauthorized New York airport van service that took five French tourists on a high speed chase in an attempt to evade police were charged Wednesday with unlawful imprisonment.
Reuters – Norwegian oil and gas group StatoilHydro is trying to reverse a ban on the sale of alcohol at petrol stations in Lithuania, claiming it may lead to massive lay-offs, daily Dagens Naeringsliv said on Wednesday.
Reuters – A monkey urinated on Zambian President Rupiah Banda as he spoke to journalists …
February 10, 2008
A man has died after swallowing a fly which laid maggots in his stomach that gruesomely ate him when he was still alive!
This true story is reminiscent of the old Burl Ives (an American folk …
January 30, 2008
Husky dogs eat mammoth in Alaska – and help strike gold!
Oops – husky dogs tucked into a big meal that also happened to be a historical discovery of mammoth importance
`Experiments were made on the flesh of the mammoth recently found in Alaska to see …
January 17, 2008
Black `slave girl’ tortured and killed by church missionaries claim
`Newspapers published on the west coast of Africa contain full reports of the hearing of a shocking case against William F. John, Phoebe John, John Williams and Kezia Williams of flogging …
January 14, 2008
An idea to recycle crops into homes could change the design of real estate
`HOUSE OF STRAW
The inventive Yankee has discovered, not how to make bricks without straw, but how to make timber from straw. At the forthcoming American Exhibition in …
January 13, 2008
A street fighter vows to fight until he is killed
`At West Ham, London ( England), Daniel Cronin, 21, a labourer, living at 14, Arthur street, Canning Town, was charged with feloniously killing and slaying one Alfred Searle on July 16, …
November 14, 2007
A New York doctor claims he has found a cure for cancer
Dr. Gaylord, a medical professor at Buffalo university, says that he has isolated and identified the parasite and is to submit a full report on his discovery to the …
September 22, 2007
Bungling justice of the peace (magistrate, or judge) marries wrong couple at wedding
He married a couple of people who were witnesses at the wedding instead of the couple who were supposed to be getting married. But he soon rectified his …
September 18, 2007
An American girl says her religious beliefs include talking to the angels
The girl, who lives near Calhoun, Iowa, claimed that she regularly talks with the angels and says that during one conversation with them she met a particularly beautiful angel who lifted her …
September 13, 2007
A son tried to save his father from a horrible death by sucking a bite that had been inflicted on him by a dog that had rabies
The victim was bitten on the hand by the dog, a terrier, which was immediately destroyed, although it had shown …
September 11, 2007
A Victorian chap who had agreed to marry his date backed out of the wedding because she was allegedly dating choir boys.
He complained that his when his back was turned she started `running after the choir boys’, and was so upset …
September 10, 2007
Dog training doesn’t usually include teaching them literacy, this isn’t considered important, it isn’t taught at dog training schools, it isn’t part of dog obedience training and there are probably no dog training collars that teach dogs how to read
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Why is …
A new repeating rifle or `magazine gun’ could change the face of war forever.
The gun should be very useful in combat situations such as patrols and outposts, because any military people who are lucky enough to be armed with this …
May 8, 2007
A piece of land in Texas looks set to be a great real estate investment, although there’s no need to hurry
It is destined to be a new town which is to be located at the crossing of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroad …
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