Paper size impossible to encounter ISO standard papers in day-to-day uses, with "Carta" (Letter), "Oficio" (Government-Legal) and "Doble carta" (Ledger/Tabloid) being nearly universal. In Canada, US paper sizes are a de facto standard. The government, however, also uses ISO paper sizes. There is an additional paper size, , to which the name "Government-Letter" was given by the IEEE Printer Working Group (PWG). It was prescribed by Herbert Hoover when he was Secretary of Commerce to be used for US government forms, apparently to enable discounts from the purchase of paper for schools, but more likely due to the standard use of trimming
Independent Ledger and the American Advertiser Independent Ledger and the American Advertiser The Independent Ledger and the American Advertiser (June 15, 1778 – October 16, 1786) was a weekly newspaper published in Boston, Massachusetts, by Draper & Folsom. The 4-page paper was issued on Mondays, in contrast to Boston's other weeklies, which came out on Thursdays. When Draper left the partnership in 1783, Folsom continued publishing the newspaper until it ceased in 1786. The newspaper did not impress all readers. "There were several papers commenced in this town during the war of the revolution; but they were not distinguished for much talent, or public spirit, and,