I once browsed old telephone directories, circa 1890, in
a used bookstore in Portsmouth NH. Advertising covered all
four margins on every page. Privileged advertisers had
spent big bucks, presumably, to secure the space on the
outside edges -- yep, three ads on the three trimmed edges
of the book.
We usually think of the 1920s as the golden era of adver-
tising, but this country was awash in it throughout the
19th century.
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Keith Dawson dawson@world.std.com http://dawson.nu/
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