There it was, high on the left-hand side of a crowded page of the Midland Evening News from 7 September, 1888.
It was the advert that appeared to prove who scored the first goal in league football, anywhere in the world.
Not quite the Rosetta Stone , but to Boyling and his friend Mark Metcalf it was a source of huge satisfaction.
There has always been debate as to who scored first when the Football League started with five fixtures on 8 September, 1888.
Some claim the honour belongs to Preston striker Fred Dewhurst, who struck after three minutes of his team's match against Burnley at Deepdale.
BBC Sport - Solving the mystery of the first goal in league football:
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