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Friday, September 4, 2026

Weekend Link Dump

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  Welcome to this week's Link Dump! Meanwhile, the Strange Company HQ staffers are hoping to make the 2028 U.S. Olympics gymnastics team...
Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Newspaper Clipping of the Day

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Via Newspapers.com File this one under “Life’s random little oddities.”  The “Miller County Vidette,” May 6, 1875: A correspondent of the To...
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Monday, August 31, 2026

In Which Senator Sharon Makes Some Poor Romantic Decisions

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Sarah Althea Hill That old, old story:  “Boy meets girl, boy loves girl, boy dumps girl.”  Whenever I encounter it, I usually shrug and move...
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Friday, August 28, 2026

Weekend Link Dump

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  Welcome to this week's Link Dump! Just watch out for Strange Company HQ's resident flirt. How the California Gold Rush birthed the...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Newspaper Clipping of the Day

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Via Newspapers.com The following story goes in that bulging file known as “restless ghosts of murder victims.”  The “Ithaca Journal,” August...
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Monday, August 24, 2026

The Welsh Servant

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The 1883 book “Shropshire Folk-lore: A Sheaf of Gleanings” included a story about what we today would call a “poltergeist” which appeared to...
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Friday, August 21, 2026

Weekend Link Dump

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  Welcome to the Link Dump, where this week, our Strange Company HQ staffers give a shout-out to Clarence, Iowa! Well, why not.  I'm sur...
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