I’m not afraid of the dark. I take my trash out in the middle of the night without a flashlight, treading the familiar ground of my yard with confidence in the inky blackness of the night. At the end of the day, I turn off the light’s downstairs and, if I need to do something […]
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Charles Englehart was attacked outside of his car one dark night in 1935. A harmless 70-year-old man liked by everyone, who would commit such an awful crime? Sources ‘C.A. Englehart Robbed, Slain.’ Davenport Times and Democrat, 9/23/1935 ‘Seek Motive for Englehart Slaying.’ The Daily Times, 9/23/1935 ‘Iowan Killed by Assailant.’ Iowa City Press-Citizen, 9/23/1935
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If history is made up of small stories, then some of them fall off and disappear, like table scraps. Come and sample a few of these forgotten tales. Sources Girl Poet Ends Old Year by Taking Poison. Chicago Tribune, 1/1/1926 Pneumonia Threatens Girl Poet Taking Poison. The Des Moines Register, 1/4/1926 Poetess-Waif’s Wish for
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When I was younger, I spent a year working for a big box retail chain. One day, I noticed that one of my fellow employees (we’ll call her Mary) wasn’t feeling well. She was elderly, and I went over to see how she was doing. I ended up sitting with her for an hour or
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