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questionableadvice

Posted on January 11, 2026 Posted on Sunday, 11 January 2026 Posted on Sunday January 11th Posted at 10:05 AM Posted on Sunday the 11th of January 2026 at 10:05 AM

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~ Miss A. Fleming, Ice Cream & Confectionary Parlors, 1880

Miss A. Fleming: ice cream, confectionary, cigars, stationery, home made candy and…spies?

• #Miss A. Fleming
• #1880
• #vintage ads
• #ice cream and spies: this would make a good British mini-series

questionableadvice

Posted on December 9, 2025 Posted on Tuesday, 9 December 2025 Posted on Tuesday December 9th Posted at 8:43 AM Posted on Tuesday the 9th of December 2025 at 8:43 AM

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~ Kent’s New Commentary: A Manual for Young Men, by C.H. Kent, 1880

• #the natural fruit of novel reading
• #Kent's New Commentary
• #C.H. Kent
• #1880
• #vintage advice
• #Truth. All the Nancy Drew I read as a child has made me cold and heartless

questionableadvice yeoldenews

Posted on September 4, 2025 Posted on Thursday, 4 September 2025 Posted on Thursday September 4th Posted at 1:52 PM Posted on Thursday the 4th of September 2025 at 1:52 PM

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yeoldenews

(source: The Atchison Globe, May 29, 1880.)

• #The Atchison Globe
• #reblog
• #yeoldenews
• #oatmeal
• #1880
• #science!

questionableadvice

Posted on November 17, 2024 Posted on Sunday, 17 November 2024 Posted on Sunday November 17th Posted at 4:39 PM Posted on Sunday the 17th of November 2024 at 4:39 PM

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~ Evanston Directory; Evanston, Illinois; 1880-1881

Looking for a dentist that doesn’t use Arsenic to mutilate humanity? Check out Dr. J. A. Kennicott and remember to Take The Elevator

• #vintage ads
• #1880
• #1800s
• #Murdering Peace and Happiness with Barbarous Engines
• #Take The Elevator