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Monday, April 20, 2026

The Groaning Tree of Baddesley

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Eugène Bléry, "The Elm Tree" I always enjoy when someone manages to gain fame through unconventional and imaginative methods, so...
Friday, April 17, 2026

Weekend Link Dump

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  It's time for this week's Link Dump! Let's dance! That time when an English village was terrorized by a giant rabbit. How the ...
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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Newspaper Clipping of the Day

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Via Newspapers.com Here's one for the Weird Wills file--with a boffo surprise ending!  The "Rockford Daily Republican," April ...
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Monday, April 13, 2026

The Ghostly Coven Of Branden Farm

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Ian Davison was a successful librettist, actor, and playwright on the London stage during the 1920s.  However, Davison grew tired of the big...
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Friday, April 10, 2026

Weekend Link Dump

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  Welcome to this week's Link Dump! And feel free to visit the Strange Company HQ dining hall. Via Hulton Deutsch collection The mysteri...
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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Newspaper Clipping of the Day

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Via Newspapers.com Tenants have been evicted by their landlords for many reasons, but I’m guessing “Your dead relative is lowering my proper...
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Monday, April 6, 2026

Accident, Suicide, or Murder? The Aeileen Conway Riddle

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When someone is suddenly, inexplicably murdered, such cases can be very difficult to solve.  When law enforcement is unable to decide if a p...
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