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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...
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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Friday, August 14, 2026
Weekend Link Dump
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Welcome to this week's Link Dump! IS EVERYBODY HAPPY??? What the hell was the Whitechapel Mount? Fair play for cannibals. The "wo...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Newspaper Clipping of the Day
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Via Newspapers.com This odd case of a man and his apparent doppelganger appeared in the “Vancouver World,” July 21, 1894: "There is a m...
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Monday, August 10, 2026
In Which Mary Grimes Wallace Makes Life Difficult For Everyone
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"Dayton Daily News," October 6, 1966, via Newspapers.com Investigating a violent death can be difficult enough if it is uncertain ...
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