Category Archives: Games & Toys

Speakeasy: Medicinal Alcohol & Prohibition Prescriptions

Posted on December 27, 2015 by hystoria.ca

During Prohibition, the U.S. Treasury Department authorized physicians to write prescriptions for medicinal alcohol. Licensed doctors, with pads of government-issued prescription forms printed on treasury paper, advised their patients to take regular doses of hooch to stave off a number of … Continue reading →

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    Introduction Hansel and Gretel are sent into the forest by their mother to gather berries. The children get lost and stumble upon a house made of gingerbread, which proves too much of a temptation, despite the strange woman … Continue reading →

Posted on December 23, 2015 by hystoria.ca | Leave a comment

1. (1) – Celluloid Dolls & Toys

Posted on December 17, 2015 by hystoria.ca

Celluloid is a transparent, flammable plastic which deteriorates when exposed to moisture used to make children’s toys. Continue reading →

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Massachusetts’ Youngest Murderer Of The 1st Degree

Posted on December 13, 2015 by hystoria.ca

“It is generally concluded that the boy is mentally deficient.” – Boston Globe Young Pomeroy was indeed a bad seed.  His vicious attacks began during his adolescence in the town of Charlestown, Massachusetts. Using  his skills of manipulation, he enticed younger boys around the ages of 7 – 8, to walk with … Continue reading →

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