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Originally Posted by Acajack
There are many "nuggets" from yesteryear in that article.
Like the fact that she is identified as "Mrs" with her husband's name.
Or that not that long ago newspapers in decent-sized cities would actually publish articles about somewhat interesting people who were simply "in town, visiting".
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Looking at old local newspapers, it was interesting to see the amount of personal information that went into every story.
It was never Mike Jones was a witness to a robbery, it was "Mr. Michael Jones Jr., a 48 year old pipefitter of 123 Borebank Street" or something along those lines. But always with the address.
I also noticed the habit of identifying women by their husband's name... when did that go out of style? In the 60s, I assume? I guess you might still see it today, but only in the context of "Mr. & Mrs. Firstname Lastname". It would be profoundly weird to get something addressed in the mail to my wife as Mrs. Myfirstname Mylastname.