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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Newspaper Clipping of the Day

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Via Newspapers.com So, who doesn’t love stories about evil phantom cats?  The “Buffalo News,” January 25, 1897: A special to the Cleveland P...
Monday, February 23, 2026

The Vanished Gold of Gippsland

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Martin Weiberg, 1880 Every now and then during my wanderings through the historical weeds, I come across a story where I think, “What a movi...
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Friday, February 20, 2026

Weekend Link Dump

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  Welcome to the Link Dump!  Our host for this week is "Jimmy on the veranda," 1890. I don't know anything more about Jimmy, b...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Newspaper Clipping of the Day

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Via Newspapers.com It’s not every day that you encounter a ghost who is headless and has “remarkable eyes.”  The “Richmond [Indiana] Item,” ...
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Monday, February 16, 2026

The Church of Evil

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Joan Forman was a member of the Society for Psychical Research who spent much of her life researching and writing about the stranger side of...
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Friday, February 13, 2026

Weekend Link Dump

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  Welcome to this week's Link Dump! The Strange Company team wishes you a happy Valentine's Day! The use of drugs in ancient Egypt. ...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Newspaper Clipping of the Day

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Via Newspapers.com As proof that some actors never know when to go off stage, I present this story from the “Hamilton County Times,” July 12...
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