It was published from the 1910s to 1995, containing comics, the crossword puzzle and other games, celebrity news, local human interest stories and bits of ephemera.
Then, participants were either given one minute to write down a description of the face they just saw or were given a crossword puzzle to complete to distract them.
But in any crowd, you'll likely see someone poring over a different pocket diversion -- the crossword puzzle, still going strong today on its 100th birthday.
