Full title on title page: "N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual containing a Catalogue of American Newspapers, a carefully prepared list of all newspapers and periodicals published in the United States, Territories, and Dominion of Canada, Cuba and the West Indian Islands, with valuable information regarding their circulation, issue, date of establishment, political or other distinctive features, and advertising rates, together with the population of the cities and towns, as well as of the counties, in which they are published. A Description of Every Place in the United States and Canada in which a newspaper is published, including railroad, telegraph, express and banking facilities. Also maps of the United States and its posessions, the Canadian Provinces and the West Indian Islands, carefully revised and corrected to date. A List of the Newspapers of the United States and Canada which insert advertisements, arranged by counties with a description of each state, territory, province and county, giving the location, character of surface and soil, chief products and manufacturers, forming a valuable guide to the judicious placing of any line of advertising. Separate Lists of Religious and Agricultural Publications, the various class publications, omitting those which do not insert advertisements; the press and editorial associations of the United States and Canada with their officers, etc., etc."
"Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1901 by N. W. Ayer & Son, in the office of the librarian of Congress, at Washington, D.C."