An advertisement in a New England newspaper in the late 18th century. As typical in American newspapers at the time, the typeface is sometimes roughly printed and uses lead typeface symbols which are no longer common, such as the specialized "ye" for "the," or swash s which to us looks like a lowercase f. The ad is narrow and the paper it is printed on is yellowed with age. The text of the ad should read "AN ADVISO PUBLICAE: GENTLEFOLK AND Citizenf of thee COLONIES !" Below the text: There is a crude woodcut of a can of B&M canned brown bread and a knife next to it.