Death
Mongolian Box Prison
Source of photo.
Source of drawing.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 04, 2018 -
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Category: Crime, Death, Dictators, Tyrants and Other Harsh Rulers, Prisons, 1910s, Asia
When Havoc Struck
It's never news or entertainment when something goes right, only when it goes wrong. The 1978 TV series WHEN HAVOC STRUCK knew what people wanted. Glenn Ford must've needed a paycheck.
Other episodes on YouTube.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 30, 2017 -
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Category: Accidents, Goofs and Screw-ups, Death, Destruction, Engineering and Construction, 1970s
Death of a Fly
The product.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 29, 2017 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Death, Insects and Spiders
The Fountain of the World Cult
"Members of Fountain of the World cult in Chatsworth are pallbearers and mourners at funeral of their leader Krishna Venta and two other cult members killed in dynamiting of their headquarters."
Read a long fascinating article on this Manson precursor at the LA WEEKLY.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 16, 2017 -
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Category: Cult Figures and Artifacts, Death, 1940s, 1950s
Punky Punkin
WU's contribution to the seasonal craze for all things pumpkin.
He's the happiest pumpkin--despite having his guts ripped out of him and doomed to rot more swiftly than his brothers in the field.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Sep 11, 2017 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Death, Holidays, 1950s
Nikita Made Me Kill!
Not only did he not like modern art, but he caused mental illness!
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 07, 2017 -
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Category: Death, 1950s, Russia, Brain Damage
Orangeine: Death in a Box
Original ad here.
The deadly chemical in question.
"I was first called to see the patient, a young lady, physically sound, who had been taking Orangeine powders for a number of weeks for insomnia. The rest of the family noticed that she was very blue, and for this reason I was called. When I saw the patient shoe complained of a sense of faintness and inability to keep warm. At this time she had taken a box of six Orangeine powders within about eight hours. She was warned of the danger of continuing the indiscriminate use of the remedy, but insisted that many of her friends had used it and claimed that it was harmless. The family promised to see that she did not obtain any more of the remedy. Three days later, however, I was called to the house and found the patient dead. The family said that she had gone to her room the evening before in her usual health. The next morning, the patient not appearing, they investigated and found her dead. The case was reported to the coroner, and the coroner's verdict was "Death was from the effect of an overdose of Orangeine powders administered by her own hand, whether accidentally or otherwise, unknown to the jury.'"
Full story here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Sep 03, 2017 -
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Category: Death, Advertising, Patent Medicines, Nostrums and Snake Oil, Nineteenth Century
Insane Killer Dynamited in His Fortress
In earlier eras, there were different strategies for ending a siege than what we are accustomed to today.
Source of fotos.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 29, 2017 -
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Category: Crime, Scary Criminals, Death, Destruction, 1930s
Limited edition mayonnaise jar
Duke's mayonnaise is celebrating 100 years in business by selling limited edition glass jars of its mayonnaise — as opposed to those plastic jars all condiments come in nowadays.Duke's has rather passionate followers. It's some kind of Southern thing. Southerners LOVE their mayonnaise, especially mayonnaise and tomato sandwiches. And Duke's is held in high regard as being the premier Southern mayonnaise. I've had it, and I agree it's pretty good. It's not a sweet mayonnaise. In fact, it has no sugar in it at all. It's like Hellmanns, but a bit tangier.
Anyway, some people love the stuff so much that they've arranged for their ashes to be stored in a Duke's jar after their death. So if you order the limited-edition jar, that's one thing to do with it once you've eaten the mayo.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jul 31, 2017 -
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Category: Death, Food, Mayonnaise
Murder by Flypaper
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 19, 2017 -
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Category: Death, Scary Criminals, Children, 1930s
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