small advertisement

British

noun

a short, simply designed advertisement in a newspaper or magazine, usually set entirely in a small size of type See display advertisement

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Australians browsing the The Age newspaper recently may have spotted a rather startling small advertisement.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2023

Emboldened by the success of his first piano recitals in Mexico, Iturbi organized an orchestra of 75 "professors," inserted a small advertisement in a newspaper saying that he would conduct it.

From Time Magazine Archive

A small advertisement in Harper’s Bazar, August 9, 1873, announced that in addition to gauze undershirts, linen drawers, collars and cuffs, Union Adams & Co. of New York had bathing dresses for sale.

From Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States by Kidwell, Claudia B.

While these thoughts were passing through his mind, Forrester's eye caught a small advertisement in the center of the page.

From The Secret Toll by Thorne, Paul And Mabel

These rogues buy a few gross pills from a wholesale druggist, insert a small advertisement, and so lay the foundations of a profitable business.

From Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment by Briggs, Isaac George

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