Bonds are normally larger than stocks. They average roughly 9 by 13 inches with some of the largest bonds up to 27 inches square. As a rule, early bonds were larger than later ones. Bonds always show dollar values.
Bonds represent money that companies borrow from investors.
Consequently, they always have voluminous text explaining repayment terms, interest rates, and guarantees. Read the text carefully and you will find the interest rates companies promised to pay. You will also find a phrase that describes when they intended to repay their loans. Financial fortunes, however, often changed before companies could pay back their loans. This switch seems to coincide to the increasing popularity of registered bonds, which were generally printed in a horizontal format.