Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-24
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Immediately above this line the reader
sees three lines of incomplete letters
only the lower two-nfths of each letter
appears, the other threc-ltths having been
are taken from this very advertisement.
The words are not separated from each
other; but neither are the incomplete let
ters mixed up at all. There is no ttansposi-
ton or other trick. Taken one letter right
after the other from the first TO tho
twcnty-third. they spell -four words. Elch
word appears but once in this advertise
mcnt, They are four separate and distinct
words. They appear in different places m
the advertisement not in sequence. and
no two words appear in one line ot the
advertisement
The winning contestants must decide
what are the four words which the letters
above, If complete, would spell, ana IN
Just what line of the advertisement each
of the four words is 1t is "a most intor-
Sssttng contest; There is no GhaH me- G oggt
taking care in its solution. Tn tour words
may be determined and located in i've mtu-
utes. or it may take an hour or two TO
decide what they are, and to find them.
The prizes aggregate Five Hundred Dol
lars. Two Hundred Dollars Will be paid
for the correct solution; one Hundred
Dollars FOR tho nearest correct. fitIN
Dollars for the second nearest correct, and
Twenty-Five Dollars each for the next
six nearest correct. If the prize IN any
given case shall be won by more than one.
the prize will be equally divided among
the winners.
y ItSulNS CIlNlllN W liiA ~ N'Ah
Contest Editor, The Penny Magazine, lN9
| Fifth Ave-, New York City. Tn contest
will close Jan. 18th, and the announcement
of the result will be made I'm the February
number of II PENNY MAGAZINE, the
winners receiving their prizes before Feb
ruary LIST.
AS most people know. THE PENNY
MAGAZINE is one of the greatest sue
ccsses of recent lines in the publishing
world, Its editor and manager IS Thomas
c. Quinn, formerly of the editorial stltf of
The Boston Globe and The New York
Press. He is the man who first suggested
and popularized, while managing editor or
The Press, in 1889, the now national idea
of having the American flag displayed on
all pubic schools and buildings every day.
THE PENNY MAGAZINE is an able.
aim is to give to all the people a %publica-
ton of the highest quality at the lowest
possible price. Its subscription price Is
only twenty cents Il year, for which sum
it is edited, Illustrated, printed, bound, and
delivered anywhere in the United States,
without extra charge, every month for one
full year. This present contest Is inaugur-
ated to introduce THE PENN MAGA-
ZINE into new homes. Each person enter
ing this contest in order to be eligible to
receive a prize, MUST SEND WITH HIS
OR HER ANSWER TWENTY CENTS, for
one years subscription to the Magazine.
All competitors in this contest may be as
sured of absolutely Just treatment. In
sending answers to this contest, the writ
ers should name the four words, should
write out in full the line in which each
word appears, and should inclose twenty
cents with the answer to pay for the sub
scription to THE PENNY MAGAZINE,
necessary to enter the contest. They should
also give the name and address of the per-
son for whom the subscription is intended.
With these conditions fulfilled, there is
nothing to prevent the winning of the
prizes and the receiving of the prize money!
Now, who can win one of the prizes"
What are the four words? Address