Retrocast #1 – Podcast #152

• Published on July 14, 2021

• Posted in: Podcast, Tidbits

A 106-year-old woman seeks a husband, 5 phonograph records is admission to a dance, Australia gives the US an albino kangaroo, Johnny Cash promoting the Home Equipment Co., A country could be 49th US state, and more!

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A Blind Eye – Helen Vasco – Podcast #151

• Published on June 28, 2021

• Posted in: Forgotten History, Law & Order, Love & Marriage, Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine

In 1933, Helen Vasko was diagnosed with a malignant eye tumor that threatened her life. Her parents would not consent to surgery and the case ended up in court. Find out which side won this landmark case.

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Shortage of Marriage Licenses (Footnote to History)

• Published on July 23, 2021

• Posted in: Footnotes to History, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

It was reported in 1946 that there was a shortage of marriage license blanks in Hagerstown. Maryland due, in part, to men returning from the war.

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5 Records for Admittance to Dance

• Published on July 21, 2021

• Posted in: Forgotten History, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

A dance being held at the Urban Room in the William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh had an unusual admittance price: 5 phonograph records.

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England’s Oldest Women Seeks New Husband

• Published on July 15, 2021

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

It was reported on November 1, 1924 that Mrs. Betsy Pennick of Tiptree, England was in search of a new husband. She desired a man who was of middle age, in a good financial position, and should be of the type that she used to meet in the “good

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Surgeons Take Table Fork From Girl’s Stomach (Footnote to History)

• Published on July 14, 2021

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Footnotes to History, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

It seems nearly impossible but a girl in 1933 swallowed a full-size table fork. Surgery would be needed...

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Helps Indict Himself (Footnote to History)

• Published on July 13, 2021

• Posted in: Footnotes to History, Law & Order, Tidbits

On January 24, 1914, James Severn had to sit on a grand jury and deliberate over his own indictment. Is that really legal?

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Ford Car Mysteriously Receives Telegraph Signals (Footnote to History)

• Published on July 10, 2021

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Footnotes to History, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

In 1928, a Ford car was reported to have received telegraph signals. The engine of the car was off.

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Leaves Estate to “Dumb Animals”

• Published on June 19, 2021

• Posted in: Animals & Pets, Money & Financial, Tidbits

When Eunice A. White died in 1949, she left what little she had for the care of dumb animals. Two family members got $1 each.

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Penned Will on Ladder

• Published on June 12, 2021

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Law & Order, Money & Financial, Tidbits

Hermann Strathmann, of Los Angeles, wrote his will on a step-ladder shortly before he passed away. Eight other wills were found. Which would be the accepted one?

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Wrote Will on Petticoat

• Published on June 5, 2021

• Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Money & Financial, Tidbits

In 1925, George W. Hazeltine was near death and wrote his will on the petticoat of one of his nurses. Would it hold up in court?

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Isabel McHie – A Fortune to the Dogs – Podcast #150

• Published on May 29, 2021

• Posted in: Death and Murder, Love & Marriage, Money & Financial, Podcast

When Isabel McHie was pulled off of a train in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1935, she confirmed to the world that she truly was eccentric. It was a reputation that continued long after she died.

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Opted to Elope

• Published on May 25, 2021

• Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits

In 1928, Mary Stier and William Harris opted to secretly wed in an effort to avoid all of the fuss of a church wedding.

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Bad Apples #2 – The Hitch-Hiker – Podcast #149

• Published on May 19, 2021

• Posted in: Bad Apples Movie Review, Crime & Punishment, Podcast

A review the classic movie "The Hitch-Hiker." Directed by Ida Lupino, this movie was inspired by the crimes of mass murderer Billy Cook, which was told in podcast #148 titled "Badman Billy Cook."

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Secretly Married 12 Years

• Published on May 13, 2021

• Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Dr. John C. Cotter was a bit of a celebrity in his home town of New Bedford. Somehow he kept his marriage a secret for twelve years.

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