Death
The Strange Will of John Mostow
Source: The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts)04 Apr 1928, Wed Page 16
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Category: Death, Inheritance and Wills, Eccentrics, Law, Money, Candy, 1920s
“Why’d It Have To Be Snakes?”
Source: The Pomona Daily Review (Pomona, California) 10 Jul 1913, Thu Page 4
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Category: Death, Reptiles, Snakes, Worms and Other Slithery Things, 1910s, Middle East
Heart Attack Fells Winner
Mar 1972: Overwhelmed by the excitement of winning on a game show, housewife Maud Walker had a heart attack and died in front of the cameras. The studio didn't air that episode but offered to show it to her relatives so they could "see how happy she was."
Wilmington News Journal - Mar 8, 1972
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Category: Death, Television, 1970s
The Burial of Sandra Ilene West
May 1977: Per her request, oil heiress Sandra Ilene West was buried dressed in a lace night gown, seated in her 1964 blue Ferrari "with the seat slanted comfortably".More info: Retro Hollywood
Christie's Auction Catalogue 1979
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - May 20, 1977
Jet - July 7, 1977
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Category: Death, Inheritance and Wills, 1970s, Cars
Follies of the Madmen #535
Source. (Page 19)
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Category: Death, Advertising, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 1910s
Desairology
Noella Charest-Papagno coined the term 'desairology' to mean doing hairstyling and cosmetics for the deceased. She created the word by combining 'des' (for deceased), 'air' (for hair), and 'ology' (a branch of learning). She thought the term sounded better than 'necrocosmetologist,' which had previously been the job title for funeral hairdressers. Her term seems to have caught on within the profession. At least, it has a wikipedia page.In 1980, Papagno also authored the first book on hairdressing for the dead — Desairology: The Dressing of Decedent's Hair.
She created the somewhat bizarre video below around 2015. It's titled, "Dead lady speaks. Looks better now."
More info: JJ Publishing Group
Fort Lauderdale News - Apr 27, 1986
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Category: Death, Hair and Hairstyling
Death By Yoga?
Robert Antoszczyk died on June 3, 1975. That much everyone agrees on. But how he died is more controversial.
Robert Antoszczyk
Initial reports claimed that he went into a yogic trance and projected his spirit out of his body, but that he didn't know how to re-enter his body. So he died. This explanation remains popular with the Fortean crowd.
The official explanation, which emerged later, is that he died from a cocaine overdose. However, his friends and family always contested this, insisting that he was very much into clean living and never drank, let alone took drugs.
Over at medium.com, Nick Ripatrazone has an article in which he explores this case, as well as the broader interest in 'astral projection' during the 1970s.
Palladium Item - June 30, 1975
NY Daily News - July 3, 1975
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jun 03, 2022 -
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Category: Death, Forteana, Paranormal, 1970s
German Rocket Car
First attempt: OK. Second attempt: not so much. The way they are covering up the car with a tarp at the end does not bode well for the fate of the driver.The relevant Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 01, 2022 -
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Category: Death, Destruction, Inventions, 1920s, Europe, Cars
The Loved One Launcher
Starting at $375.00 from CremationSolutions.com.
They should next come out with a catapult model for non-cremated loved ones.
via Dave Barry
Posted By: Alex - Sun May 08, 2022 -
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Category: Death
Follies of the Madmen #531
"Our pants are endorsed by shirtless murderers."
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 06, 2022 -
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Category: Death, Fashion, Advertising, 1960s
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