Art
In 1895, the Philadelphia Sunday Press advertised itself with bold promises of entertainment and escape. Sunday papers were the week's main event—families gathered to read serialized stories, view illustrations, and discover the wider world from their parlors.
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You smell the ink before you see the colors. The Sunday Press arrives at your door or the corner stand, its pages still warm. Bold lithographs leap out at you—women in fashionable hats, carriages, department store bargains. You settle in with coffee and spend hours turning pages, discovering what you need, what you want, who you should be.
Reflect
How do you discover news and advertising today? What role does the medium play in what draws your attention?