Yet, as the extensive galleries of press materials that follow indicate, exploitation ballyhoo was much the same everywhere.

The age saw flagpole sitting public goldfish swallowing and other outdoor marathons to generate ballyhoo.

The age saw flagpole sitting public goldfish swallowing and other outdoor marathons to generate ballyhoo.

Scour such online resources as Ballyhoo Vintage, which has a section specifically for women of size and lists all the measurements up front.