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An advertisement is the effort to be seen, to put oneself forward. In dreams it can mark the labour of promoting our own interest, or a hint that others are working quietly against us. The dream tends to ask how hard we are striving to be noticed, and whether the work of self-promotion is paying off.

Miller 1901
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What the old dream-books say

These are the entries the historical dream-books record for advertisement, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.

Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901

Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted

To dream that you are getting out advertisements, denotes that you will have to resort to physical labor to promote your interest, or establish your fortune.

To read advertisements, denotes that enemies will overtake you, and defeat you in rivalry.