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Hot where you are? This 1949 newspaper clipping has 20 ways to beat the heat! See it in the Statesville Daily Record on our site. Record and Landmark newspapers.com/article/states…

Hot where you are? This 1949 newspaper clipping has 20 ways to beat the heat!

See it in the Statesville Daily Record on our site. <a href="/statesville/">Record and Landmark</a> newspapers.com/article/states…
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Here's an explanation of UPC barcodes from when they were introduced in 1974! Read the full clipping in the Democrat & Chronicle on our site. nwspprs.com/3be0n

Here's an explanation of UPC barcodes from when they were introduced in 1974!

Read the full clipping in the <a href="/DandC/">Democrat & Chronicle</a> on our site. nwspprs.com/3be0n
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A "tip" for office workers from 1979: "Do not take your cat to work. It's hard enough to concentrate anyway without your cat starting at you like this." See this clipping in the Houston Chronicle on our site. Houston Chronicle newspapers.com/article/the-ho…

A "tip" for office workers from 1979: "Do not take your cat to work. It's hard enough to concentrate anyway without your cat starting at you like this." 

See this clipping in the Houston Chronicle on our site. <a href="/HoustonChron/">Houston Chronicle</a> newspapers.com/article/the-ho…
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Ever wonder what the numbers in a ZIP code mean in U.S. addresses? This clipping from 1963 explains how ZIP codes originally worked when they went into effect on July 1, 1963. See the full clipping in The Geneva Times on our site. @fltimes newspapers.com/article/finger…

Ever wonder what the numbers in a ZIP code mean in U.S. addresses? This clipping from 1963 explains how ZIP codes originally worked when they went into effect on July 1, 1963. 

See the full clipping in The Geneva Times on our site. @fltimes newspapers.com/article/finger…
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"Any way you eat it, Spam hits the spot." This newspaper clipping shows one way "the new miracle meat" was marketed when it first hit grocery store shelves in July 1937. See the vintage advertisement in the The Minneapolis Journal on our site: newspapers.com/article/the-mi…

"Any way you eat it, Spam hits the spot." This newspaper clipping shows one way "the new miracle meat" was marketed when it first hit grocery store shelves in July 1937. 

See the vintage advertisement in the The Minneapolis Journal on our site: newspapers.com/article/the-mi…
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We’ve recently added 89 new papers from 13 U.S. states and Canada! These papers date from 1770 to 2025. Learn more on our blog. blog.newspapers.com/new-papers-add…

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We found versions of this joke in newspapers as far back as 1895! See the 1904 clipping in the St. Helena Star on our site: newspapers.com/article/the-st…

We found versions of this joke in newspapers as far back as 1895!

See the 1904 clipping in the St. Helena Star on our site: newspapers.com/article/the-st…
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Helen Duncan was the last person jailed under British witchcraft laws, and it happened as recently as World War II. Watch to learn more. Still curious? Read a 1944 article about Helen Duncan on our site: newspapers.com/article/daily-…

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Barbed wire telephones? Some farmers used to connect their phones to barbed wire fences, and if there weren’t any breaks in the fence, they could create a party-line phone circuit with neighbors. Read the full 1933 The Whig-Standard article on our site: newspapers.com/article/the-ki…

Barbed wire telephones? Some farmers used to connect their phones to barbed wire fences, and if there weren’t any breaks in the fence, they could create a party-line phone circuit with neighbors.

Read the full 1933 <a href="/WhigStandard/">The Whig-Standard</a> article on our site: newspapers.com/article/the-ki…
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Are diamonds really a girl’s best friend? During WWII, it was baseball diamonds that captured the hearts of some women. Head to our blog to learn about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League! blog.newspapers.com/womens-basebal…

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Did you know the Hollywood sign originally said "Hollywoodland"? The now-iconic landmark was dedicated on July 13, 1923. It would be adjusted to read "Hollywood" in 1949. Read this article in the Los Angeles Evening Express on our site: newspapers.com/article/los-an…

Did you know the Hollywood sign originally said "Hollywoodland"? The now-iconic landmark was dedicated on July 13, 1923. It would be adjusted to read "Hollywood" in 1949. 

Read this article in the Los Angeles Evening Express on our site: newspapers.com/article/los-an…