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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...
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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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Newspaper Clipping of the Day

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Via Newspapers.com On this blog, I’ve covered what many Fortean experts like to call “Anomalous Falls From the Sky,” but this is a new one f...
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Monday, August 17, 2026

The Mystery of "Mary Anderson"

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"Kitsap Sun," February 18, 1997, via Newspapers.com Every suicide is a tragedy, of course.  However, among the most poignant ones ...
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