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Vintage Newspapers- From Headlines of Yore Comes News Galore
Hello! Thank you for stopping by. Grab a chair and a cup of something hot to drink and join us for a short trip through some vintage newspapers. Women Work Wicked Wiles, The Maumee Advocate-Era (Maumee, Ohio), September 3, 1915 OK, is it us, or does this sound like the absolute opposite of what it…
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Another Look at the Exciting and the Mundane of Vintage Newspapers
It’s officially summer! So, grab a tall glass of some icy sweet tea and take a short walk while we explore some history, according to newspapers. Get comfy, Here we go… Lipton Tea Advertisement, Deadwood Pioneer Times (Deadwood, South Dakota), March 27, 1937 Thomas Lipton (1848-1931), of Glasgow, Scotland, founded Lipton Tea in 1890, after…
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Don’t Talk Bad About My Wife: The Awful Tale of Harry Radcliffe and Andrew Riley
“I shot Andrew Reilly because he insulted my wife” is what Harry Radcliffe told a San Francisco Call newspaper reporter. Harry continued, “My wife was waiting for me at the corner of Ninth and Folsom at 1 o’clock this morning. Reilly approached and insulted her grossly. I followed him and killed him.” Well, that doesn’t…
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