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Front pages (and usually back, middle or other pages) chosen at random (more or less) from my collection of mostly 20th Century mostly British newspapers. Weekly new posts on Sundays, a Random Cutting on Wednesdays and a Random Advert on Fridays.

Tuesday, 30 June 2015

Advert - Shredded Wheat (1930's)

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Click to Enlarge Shredded Wheat 1930's style. I'm not sure about the gooseberries though, sound a bit healthy for my liking. ...
Friday, 26 June 2015

Advert - The Colony Restaurant (1950's)

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Click to Enlarge Felix King had a residency at the Colony Restaurant from 1950 until 1959. As far as I can tell the restaurant was pa...
Tuesday, 23 June 2015

Advert - Join the WRAF (1959)

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Click to Enlarge Join the Women's Royal Air Force in 1959 and enjoy all the thrills of sitting in a bunker in East Anglia and sta...
Friday, 19 June 2015

Advert - Renault cars (1927)

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Click to Enlarge The new Renault cars for 1927. The 9/15 had a top speed of only 39mph, you'd need the 14/45 if you were reckless...
Tuesday, 16 June 2015

Advert - Zee-Kol Ointment (1934)

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Click to Enlarge 1934 advert for Zee-Kol which claims to cure a range of horrible skin diseases in a night. According to Wikipedia (a...
Friday, 12 June 2015

Advert - Guinness beer (1950's)

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Click to Enlarge The Guinness 'smiling face' was so well known by the 1950's that this advert doesn't even show the b...
Tuesday, 9 June 2015

Advert - Riley Adelphi car (1930's)

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Click to Enlarge The Riley 1.5 litre Adelphi was produced from 1936 to 1939.
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