In 1758, Horatio Nelson was born.
In 1856, St. Paul's Church, Pudsey, was consecrated.
In 1950, the first telephone answering machine was tested by the Bell Telephone Co.
From the Telegraph & Argus of September 29, 1975...New students arriving at Bradford University this week face the most acute accomodation crisis for years. And the situation could look even bleaker when second and third-year students arrive a few days later. The university has launched a frantic advertising campaign to try and fill the lodgings gap, but it looks now as if plans to install beds in a sports hall will go ahead.
From the Telegraph & Argus of September 29, 1950...
MISCELLANEOUS SALES: Bargains in reconditioned
furniture. Wardrobes from £4. Three-piece suite, excellent condition, £9 15s. Dressing tables, £3 17s. 6d. Chests from £2 5s. Wooden beds, from £3 5s.: Typists' Desks, £3 17s. Oak bureau, £7 5s. Kitchen tables from £1. Chairs from 5s.: Overlays, double and single, from 17/6. Feather beds, £1 10s. Flock 12s 6d.Wilsons, 181 Lumb Lane, near Marlborough Road.
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