It is not probable that I shall become an advertiser, or a patron of any kind; but I think you may depend on it that I will shortly furnish you with an item of news.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
C. R. Starr, Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit of the State of Illinois, on the question of her insanity, as published in the "Great Drama," is false; or, secondly, to prove to the readers of the advertiser that Mr. Packard is not so bad a man as those who read the trial would be likely to suppose him to be.
"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard
The appeals on title pages and in prefaces to all kinds of people, from ladies and gentlemen of rank to the common and simple sort, not infrequently resemble the calculated praises of the advertiser, but admitting this, there still remains much that implies a simple confidence in the response of friendly readers.
"Early Theories of Translation"
Flora Ross Amos