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Yesterday I sent a little message to my friend Yasmin on Facebook messenger saying that the pile of papers were nearly reaching to the ceiling! (That was a bit of an exaggeration, but they were getting quite high!...

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My friend Yasmin came round to see me yesterday.

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (30756) • Lichfield, England 18 Sep 24

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My friend Yasmin has just been round.

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (30756) • Lichfield, England 8 Jul 24

My friend Yasmin has just been round to collect some newspapers that she uses for bedding and stuff for her pets. She said she was coming around 10:00am, and she came at about 10:40am. She sat down on the sofa next to my Mum and...

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My friend Yasmin has been round.

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (30756) • Lichfield, England 8 May 24

My friend Yasmin came round again this morning. She was coming to fetch some newspapers and magazines that we'd been saving for her to use as bedding for her pets. She has a tortoise and a rabbit. She arrived at about 9:45am. I...

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Newspapers

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 17 Jun 23

Ever since the arrival of the Internet and tv we no longer get our morning paper. In the good old days it used to be first come first served basis The moment the newspaper boy arrived the one who reached him first would get to...

This was taken from Carson City daily appeal. [volume], July 20, 1920 and found on LOC.GOV I meant to do this the second week of July as well, but oh well. This ad introduces a two plug which allows for multiple items...

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{Old Advertisements} This Day in 1920 (Happy Birthday 7/20 Mylotters)

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 20 Jul 20

This was found in The gold leaf. June 13, 1895. On LOC.GOV When I first saw this I read Avoid Bulk Soda and thought they were talking about the drink also referred to as pop or fizz. They actually did have...

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{Old Advertisements} Arm & Hammer Baking Soda

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 6 Jul 20

Clipped from The gold leaf March 14, 1895. Found on LOC.GOV It has been awhile since I've done one of these. I haven't really been looking through the old newspapers lately, but I went through one today and I liked this...

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{Old Newspapers} Home Comfort Range

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 5 Jul 20

Taken from The New York journal and advertiser (New York [N.Y.]), September 3, 1898 You half believe it, don't you? I think that's my favorite line from the clipping. Of course, most of the medicines of that day...

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{Old Ads} Hood's Pills for "worn" women

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 2 Jun 20

This was taken from The Abbeville press and banner (Abbeville, S.C.), November 19, 1869 I only clipped part of this, the part that stood out the most to me. However, the article is explaining a new cable line going from...

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{Old Newspaper Clippings} Telegraph communications

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 27 May 20

This was clipped from The Abbeville press and banner (Abbeville, S.C.), November 19, 1869 I did not clip the whole thing as it was actually long. I don't know quite how many people actually trusted banks then, but I am...

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{Old Ads} Citizens' Savings Bank

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 26 May 20

This was taken from The Abbeville press and banner (Abbeville, S.C.), November 19, 1869 Yesterday I posted an ad from the same paper, but that was for the selling of the "grocery" business. A few pages later you can find...

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{Old Ads} Grocery Advertisements

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 24 May 20

This is clipped from The Abbeville press and banner (Abbeville, S.C.), November 19, 1869 The ad seems to have been running for at least a month if the date at the bottom of the ad is anything to go by. I wonder if Thomas...

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{Old Ads} Grocer

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 23 May 20

I found this in the Lancaster enterprise (Lancaster, S.C.), March 4, 1899 Wine of Cardui The ad fails to mention that there is atleast 20% alcohol in the product. Of course, it's highly unlikely that women...

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{Old Ads} Wine for Women who are ttc

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 22 May 20

This was clipped from The evening world (New York, N.Y.), November 13, 1888, (SPORTING EDITION) I chose this one because most of us have surely heard of these types of places. Circuses, or attractions with oddities. It...

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{Old Ads} Worth's Palace Museum

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 21 May 20

Taken from The evening world (New York, N.Y.), November 13, 1888, (SPORTING EDITION) This one caught my eye because of what is written in the right hand corner. Do you see it? Elite Family Resort Something tells...

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{Old Ads} Zipp's Casino

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 19 May 20

Found in The evening world (New York, N.Y.), November 13, 1888, (SPORTING EDITION) [i]These are the words we hear every day from some despairing, nervous invalid, who is weak, exhausted, dispirited and disheartened from...

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{Old Ads} A hopeless Case + Addendum

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 18 May 20

This one was found from the same paper, The Newberry Herald of February 26th, 1879. This paper served the citizens of Newberry, South Carolina I do wonder what BBLS is supposed to stand for. At that time, lime would have...

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{Old Ads} Lime! Lime! Lime!

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 15 May 20

The above clipping was found on loc.gov and came from The Newberry Herald of February 26, 1879. The Newberry Herald was the local paper for Newberry, South Carolina. I love this ad, because I think it would be the...

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{Old Ads} Books and Stationary!

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 14 May 20