Yeah, but newspaper ads weren't specifically targeted at you, and they were mostly full of the information you'd get directly from the source today - what movie

Yeah, but newspaper ads weren't specifically targeted at you, and they were mostly full of the information you'd get directly from the source today - what movies are showing, at what time, or what hours that restaurant is open, or where the nearest "massage" place is. On that last one, the newspapers even did ads disguised as news stories. "Oh, good citizens, run far away from this desperate house of ill repute located at 123 Main Street, where just this past weekend the police found evidence of crimes against morality being committed. That's 123 Main Street, the green house with a blue door, not to be confused with 125 Main Street, the blue house with a green door. Yes, stay far away."