What is "handbills"

Usage examples of "handbills".

The young ladies was very kind to me, volunteerin to pin my handbills onto the backs of their dresses.

On returning from this excursion we saw handbills in all parts of the city announcing that Miss Wright was on that evening to deliver her parting address to the citizens of Philadelphia, at the Arch Street theatre, previous to her departure for Europe.

He could barely make it out, but it was big and smooth and seemed to have peeling handbills on it.

To visit their dwelling, where Indians are yelling, And handbills are telling of wonderful apes!