Back in Old Snowbeard’s days, some played tricks on Halloween. This weekend, explore newspaper articles obtained from the Arizona Digital Newspaper Program describing some of the tricks. Enjoy the adventure.

Our first article from page 6 of the Arizona Republican, Wednesday Morning Edition on November 3, 1909 is entitled, “A Borrowed Horse.”

The second article, about changes made to the University of Arizona building, comes from The Oasis, a Nogales, Arizona paper. The article is from the Saturday, November 5, 1898, Vol. XI, No. 25 edition.

Harmless Halloween pranks are okay once a year, but be careful–the authorities may end up teaching you a lesson. Check out this article from the Arizona Republican, Wednesday Morning Edition on March 25, 1908.