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Old 10-22-2025, 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ValKehl View Post
I may be wrong, but I'm thinking that these ads were aimed at their newspaper delivery boys, and that there was not intended to be a general distribution of these cards. Hence, the newspapers didn't feel it was worth the cost to get ads printed on the backs of the cards.
Good observation Val. Reading the part about “something to do in your spare time” leads me to believe the promo was aimed at kids in general, much like when we sold magazine subscriptions as kids.
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