"Historically, a harbinger was a person sent ahead to arrange lodging or accommodations for a king, noble, or army before they arrived."
Another job taken by mobile phones 😏
One of my happiest memories of college is when I walked out of a really difficult exam and my classmates and I were complaining and comparing notes when suddenly we realized we could smell cake. It was Dr Seuss's birthday! and the library was handing out so much free cake that it perfumed the air!!