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Everything Was Fake but Her Wealth

Ida Mayfield Wood in the 1860s. From The Recluse of Herald Square. Ida Wood never had any intention of renewing contact with the outside world, but on March 5, 1931, death made it necessary. At four…
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2644 words)

The Children Who Went Up In Smoke

Billboard about the Sodder children, who went missing on Christmas Eve, 1945. From www.appalachianhistory.net. For nearly four decades, anyone driving down Route 16 near Fayetteville, West Virginia,…
LENGTH: 11 minutes (2933 words)

Madame Restell: The Abortionist of Fifth Avenue

A likeness of Madame Restell, published in the National Police Gazette, 1847. From The Wickedest Woman in New York. Victorian-era women experiencing “female trouble” could pick up a…
LENGTH: 9 minutes (2332 words)

The Fox Sisters and the Rap on Spiritualism

LENGTH: 10 minutes (2525 words)

Smithsonian.com

A crowd of 250,000 jammed Times Square to see the start of the race. From www.sportscardigest.com. Nascar is a multibillion-dollar business whose history and rich mythology are rooted in money;…
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3201 words)
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