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Relive yesterday's news today! A newspaper from the day before your birthday
A vintage-style advertisement for a novelty gift service that sells newspapers from a specific date. Features testimonials from elderly customers praising the gift, an older man reading a newspaper, and absurdist humor about receiving news from literally one day prior. The aesthetic and tone suggest this is either a genuine oddball British service or a parody ad.
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Looking for that special something for your loved one's birthday? ...Give them a keepsake they'll treasure forever with a newspaper FROM THEIR BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR! Just tell us they date of the recipient's birthday and they'll wake up to a newspaper from that very day. Bring history alive for them as they read what happened in the world the day before their birthday! Prices from £15 (Times, Telegraph) to £75 (Metro, The i) 'I turned 85 last month and my son got me a Birthday Newspaper as a present. It was fascinating to leaf through its pages and read about the latest developments in the ongoing Brexit negotiations and the current covid stats.' Mr D, Glasgow 'My dad's in his nineties now and it's so hard to know what to get him, but once I saw your advert our problems were solved. The look on his face as his birthday newspaper transported him back to the land of the previous day was priceless.' Mrs P, Durham 'It's a birthday boon!' Mrs B, Essex TODAY'S NEWS... TODAY! The Original Today's Newspaper Company, UNIT 57b, The Docks, Winthorpshire, Turps.