By 1890 newspaper advertisements had elaborate imagery, a mixture of typefaces, trademarks –such as Nelson Moate & Co.’s pagoda – and catchy slogans. In this example from the Evening Post Nelson Moate & Co proclaimed theirs ‘the best teas in the world’, and included endorsements from other newspapers, while Edwin Arnold’s perambulators were ‘the babies’ friend’.
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Reference:
Evening Post, 5 May 1890
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