Clues from the Past

While doing some work in the hallway area, we uncovered some bits of our home's history- old wallpaper, names drawn on the wall beneath the paneling, and my favorite, an entire shredded up newspaper that had become a nest of some sort hidden in the ceiling of the hallway.

Examining the tiny bits of the newspaper was fascinating to me, and we finally discovered that it was from 1905. But my question is, why was a 1905 newspaper in the ceiling of a 1934 house? It's a mystery we may never solve.