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Strange Times 188: The State Eugenics Board
Stories of eugenics and home invasion in Oregon and snobbery and romance in Italy. All that plus weird ads for hats!
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W.M Akers
Strange Times 187: Three Butcher Knives
A French jail break that was far too easy and a dance hall trick that was the same.
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W.M Akers
August 2023
Strange Times 186: Bathing Suits Start Riot
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT NEWS! Before we dive into today’s newsletter, I must alert you to the arrival of a startling new movie podcast, I’ll Watch Anything…
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W.M Akers
Strange Times 185: This Donkey Parade
Today we have tales of animals driven to madness, theft, and union busting. Protest the Zee on… July 4, 1921 100,000 “anti-drys” mark the Fourth of July…
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W.M Akers
Strange Times 184: A Good Fight
Today we have punching and murder and fireworks and punching and punching and punching. Get thumped in the jaw on: July 3, 1921 The world buzzes with…
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W.M Akers
July 2023
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Strange Times 179: His Mind Was Blank
Today we have stories of boys going canoeing and getting into trouble. Feign amnesia on… June 28, 1921 Dry forces in Congress score another victory…
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W.M Akers
Strange Pulp 15: Pocket Full of Stars (Part 8)
The end.
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W.M Akers
Strange Times 178: Whistler's Ghost
Today we have harmonicas in the OR, Whistlers in the afterlife, and a ten-cent scuffle on East Ninety-Eighth. Just let the dime go on… June 27, 1921…
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W.M Akers
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