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Found some old newspapers in my basement

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Interesting stuff. The oldest are yellowed and deterioated, but perfectly readable if you're gentle.

Some notable headlines include:

"MILLION RUSSIANS DRIVE ON BERLIN"

"WAR OVER IN EUROPE WITH FULL SURRENDER"

"JFK: IN MEMORIAL"

"MAN WALKS ON MOON"

"WAR! COALTION AIR ARMADA POUNDS IRAQI TARGETS IN KUWAIT"

Like I said, interesting stuff.
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Post by Dalton »

Dude! Take some of those and put them in glass now or something. Treasure trove.
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Post by Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi »

Why don't you check out the classified section, and when someone's selling something, call the number.

After that, look at the TV listings and see what was on.

When you're done, simply sweep the dust particles that was once a newspaper into a dustpan and throw them away.
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Post by Darth Garden Gnome »

Wow, dems the classics. Dalton's right, preserve those pieces of history! I don't know about framing them just yet, might be interesting to see what they have to say - without damaging them, hopefully.
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Well, some of the edges are ripped and torn, the paper is quite yellow and easily cracked, and the headline "WAR OVER IN EUROPE..." has split into two sheets, so I'm not sure how much there worth. especially considering we have actual newspapers from the 1860's hanging on our walls...
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Incidentally, I'm currently keeping them in a clear plastic box...
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Keep it out of the light. That will only affect them more. Stuff like that is good in any condition.
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They're under my bed, no worries there...
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Why were such old newspapers in your basement? That is totally cool, but Im curious why they were there? Is this a business or home?
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Whoa, that's cool, was this your house, or at a business or something?
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