The San Francisco call., 1899-12-24
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Immediately above this Iirs the reader sees
three lines OF incomplete letters. which. if COM
plete. would spell tour words Only the lower
two-hiths ot each letter appears, the other
three-ffths having been cu, on What are
these four words They are liI taken from this
very advertisement The wari- are NOT sap1r-
nied from each other. but neither are the In
complete Letters mixed W az alI There Is NJ
transposition or other trick Taken one letter
right after the other from the nrst to the TWEEN
ty-third. they siell FOUR words. Each word ap-
pears but once In this advertisement They are
iour distinct and separate words. They appear
IN dinerent PLACES IN the adverttss inrnt. not
In sequence. and no two words appear ln one
line 0f the advertisement.
The winning contestants must decide what
are the four words which the letters above.
IL complete. would spell. and in Just what lire
% the advertisement each % the four woods Is
II is most interesting contest. There .s M
chance about it. II requires only Ingenuity H1I
painstdking care IN IT, solution The four
words may De determined and located IN i've
minutes, or II may take an hour or two 20 de-
eide what they are. and o. find them. The
prizes aggregate Five Hundred Dollars. TWO
HUNDRED DOLLARS will b. paid Tor the
Tor the nearest correct; FIFTY DOLLARS for
the second nearest correct. and TWENTY
FIVE DOLLARS each for the next six nearest
correct. IL the prize ln any given case shall
be won by more than one. the prize Will D.
equally divided among the winners.
All results should be addressed % Bruln Con
test Editor. The Penny Magazine fS9 Fifth
avenue. New York city. The contest will close
January u. and the announcement % the re-
suit will Be- made In the February number %
THE PENNY MAGAZINE. the winners receiv-
Ing their prizes before February l.
As most people know THE PENNY MNGA-
ZINE q one Of the greatest Successes ~ recent
times IN the publishing world. Its editor art
manager Is Thomas e.. Quinn. formerly % tha
editorial stan - The Boston Globe and The
New York Press. lie is the man who hrst Eug-
gestcd and pOpularized. while managing editor
Of The Press In 1859. the now national i1en
Of having the American Tag displayed on an
public schools and public buildings every day
THE PENNY MAGAZINE g. an able. bril-
liant and ratriotic magazine. whose aim - %
give 90 all the people n publication 81 the high
est quality az the lowest possible price It's
subscription price r. only twenty cents n year.
for which sum 10 is edited. illustrated. printed.
bound and delivered anywhere ln Ire United
States. without extra charge. every month for
full year. This present contest Is inaugu-
rated 20 introduce THE PENNY MAGAZINE.
into new homes. Each person entering this
contest IN order 20 be eligible tn receive a
prize. MUST SEND WITH HIS OR HER
ANSWER TWENTY CENTS for one year =
subscription 20 the magazine. All competitors
IN this contest may BE- assured ~ absolutely
Just treatment. In sending answers 90 this
contest the writers should name the four
words should write out tn full the lire In
which each word appears and should incloee
twenty cents with the answer o. pay FOR the
subscription 20 THE PENNY MAGAZINE.
necessary 20 enter the contest They should
also give the name and address ~ the person
for whom the subscription Is intended. WITH
these conditions fulfilled. there g. nothing %
prevent the winning % the prizes and the re-
CeiVlnF % the prize money.
Now. who can win one ~ the prtzesF What
are the four Words Address