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Wife for Sale
Episode 110
In 1948, Dorothy Lawlor decided to take an ad out in the Newsday newspaper seeking a husband in exchange for $10,000. Within twenty-four hours she be…
8 years ago
The Case of the Phantom Vegetable Oil
Season 10 Episode 109
In the late 1950's and early 1960's, Anthony "Tino" De Angelis ran a global salad oil empire. Find out how Tino grew his business so quickly, his sho…
8 years ago
The Man Who Gave Away His Birthday
Episode 108
When author Robert Louis Stevenson learned that young Vermont native Annie Ide hated her Christmas birthday, he decided to deed his own birthday to h…
8 years, 1 month ago
The First Transatlantic Airplane Race
Episode 107
In May of 1929, Old Orchard Beach in Maine was the site for an airplane race that pitted the smaller, more nimble American Green Flash against large…
8 years, 3 months ago
Elixir of Death
Episode 106
When the S.E. Massengill Co. introduced its Elixir Sulfanilamide to the market in September 1937, there was no law in the United States requiring pha…
8 years, 4 months ago
Le Mars Trilogy: Part 3 - Maybelle Trow Knox
Episode 105
During desperate times some people are forced to do desperate things. The trick is to not get caught. Let's just say that Maybelle Trow Knox was not …
8 years, 5 months ago
Le Mars Trilogy: Part 2 - Farmers in Revolt
Episode 104
The Great Depression was an awful time for farmers in Iowa. It culminated with the near hanging of a judge in Le Mars. It just happens that the farm…
8 years, 7 months ago
Le Mars Trilogy: Part 1 - T.M. Zink's Library
Episode 103
The first of a 3-part series on Le Mars, Iowa from the 1930's. Le Mars was thrust into the national spotlight by the actions of just one man: a succe…
8 years, 8 months ago
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
Episode 102
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was one of the first female doctors in the United States and is the only woman to ever receive the Congressional Medal of Hon…
8 years, 9 months ago
UI #101 - Where There's a Wilby, There's a Way
Episode 101
Between 1942 and 1943 Ralph Marshall Wilby appeared to pull off what appeared to be the perfect crime. An incredible story that has many elements of …
8 years, 11 months ago