Old News Ads, Articles and Photo's

Welcome to OldNewsAds.com, where to will find the best old news ads and articles from U.S. Newspapers dating between 1880 - 1930. All the articles and ads here have been pulled from archives around the internet and are in the public domain. We have taken all the interesting stuff and organized in in one place for you to enjoy. This site will be updated as we get new material, so check back often.

Follow the navigation on the left to view new ads and old news articles. For the sake of the search engines, titles will be in graphic format but articles themselves will be text when possible.

Step back in time when things were simple and prices were cheaper. Welcome to the time warp that is: Old News Ads.Com.

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What's Inside?

Crime Articles and Stories

Mrs. Cordelia Botkin Declares She had nothing to do with the poisoning of Mrs. Dunning and Mrs. Deane -

The tragic story of murder in which Mrs. Cordelia Botkin Is now the central figure of interest reached yesterday a dramatic climax. B. J. McVey of the State detectives of Delaware reached the city, and brought with him the deadly evidence that may lead someone to the gallows. The local authorities began their Investigation and started on the trail. Mrs. Botkin was formally charged with murder and aroused to the terror of her situation she broke the silence that has sealed her lips. "I AM INNOCENT BEFORE GOD!" Mrs. Cordelia Botkin Declares She Had Nothing to Do With the Poisoning of Mrs. Dunning and Mrs. Deane. Asks What Should Be Granted to Every Accused Person, a Suspension of Opinion Until She Can Be Heard in Court. From The Call Newspaper, San Francisco, 08/30/1898

Did she do it? Read about the verdict here.

Comics and Humor

Funny Pages, Comics, Political Humor, Theater and Movie Listings of the day. Moving pictures were new. Theater and Vaudeville were in their prime. Comics strips featured the likes of Buster Brown, The Newlyweds and Their Baby, Alphonse and Gaston, Poor Uncle Bing and many more. Read about the motion or moving pictures of the day and the stars that made them.

Old News Ads and Articles of War

This is an excerpt from 04/19/1898 with a artists drawing of the Commanders of the first torpedo squadron in the war against Spain. See photos and head lines from more war related topics inside.

Automobiles and Travel

"Some years ago, when the cycling craze was at its height, an enterprising man of science with a penchant for psychological research, tried to figure out the revolutionary influence of the modern bicycle on the morals and dress of the age. His demonstration failed to create such a widespread furor as It would have done had he taken the automobile for his model, though it is doubtful if he or anyone else can measure the far-reaching effect of the "auto" up to date or to prophesy what its exact sphere of influence will be in the future."  The Sunday Call, San Francisco, 07/20/1902 

 If the author of that Old News Ad only knew!

Fashion of the Day

From San Francisco to New York City all eyes were on the top designers in Paris. Both coasts competed against one another to set the bar in fashion and the results were almost comical to the modern tastes of today. We will try to document the best of the worst in both men's and women's fashion. Old news fashion ads were abundant.

Food - Beverage and Snake Oil

This is the meat of Old News Ads and some may say the best topic to browse. We have sifted through thousands of ads and bring you the best of the best in content and clarity. Most old newspapers did not have great archival methods back in the day. Saving these ads for the future generations is one of the beauty's of the internet and a major reason to do this site. Remember, there are millions of pages and we will add pages as we find good ads so come back often. We hope you enjoy browsing these great pages and we hope to see you again.

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