Sunlight, obviously. Fire: candles, lamps, torches, etc.
Please define "olden days" because each time had different things. To some people 1950 is the "olden days".
in the olden days we used smoke,light reflection and beacons
Its basically a light but in the olden days.
In the olden days there were no banks so people used to keep their money under their heads
rubbish people
horse and buggies
Depending on how far back you want to go people have used oil lamps, candles, fireplaces, tapers.
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yes they did
yes
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most people in the olden days