The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-03
CITY NEWS
PRESS OF NORTHWEST
TALKS OF CONTEST
Papers Praise the Educational
Feature Inaugurated by
The Globe

The proverb contest now running in
The Globe has attracted general
attention throughout the press of the
reaching this office in the past two
weeks has appeared some commenda-
tory notice of the contest.
To the wise a word may suffice, ana
it may occur to some who are still
doubling the good qualities of the con-
test that universal editorial common
dation may not be without some JUS
LITIGATION. Witness these three COM
mandatory notices from well known
Minnesota papers:
What the Papers Say
Bulletin Colchester, MINI. 1.-The st.
Paul q o b e has inaugurated an enter
tanning educational feature-a contest re-
quiring the use of ones wits without eX-
given away. The ST. Paul morning daily
is a most enterprising sheet, always seek
ing some clever, way to make its presence
invaluable in the home. We venture to
predict that from this section Of the state
there will be large participation in L h e
G. ! O e contest.
Leader (Winona, Mimi 1.-The st. Paul
Globe, one of the best and brightest
daily newspapers in the northwest, has
started a novel educational contest and
will give away $500 in gold. The average
reader at first glance will believe that IN
order to take part in this contest he will
have to become subscriber to n
@ b e; but this is not the case. Any
one can enter the race without its cost
ing him as much as a penny. Get copy
of T h G o b e and be convinced.
Weekly Herald (Tracy. Mimi 1.-THE st.
Paul G 10 b has started novel contest,
which is both interesting and educational.
The prizes, eight in number, consist OF
taking of T h o b e is creating much
interest, and it may readily be seen Is a
forcible means of education along the line
pointed out.
For All the Readers
That must be true which all men
say, and consequently IL must neces-
sarily be true of T h G o b e proverb
contest that il is a good contest, one
awakening popular interest through
out its large family of readers. There
are already contestants enough enter
ed in the race for prizes to cause T h e
G O b to know that the feature has
become an acknowledged success, but
the contest was designed to appeal to
and TO attract every reader of T
G % b e. There are a few without the
fold yet, and knowing that there be not
one of his papers family that can
be brought into the class referred to in
the proverb: WHO so blind as he
that will not see?" The Globe de-
SIIeS " SHOW THESE lew tnHt In6re Is
still room in the bandwagon, and they
are hereby invited to get aboard.
A few more of the commendatory
comments printed in the northwestern
papers may prove good arguments In
favor of the point. Here they are:
City Press News (Winnebago City,
As a first class daily paper the ST. Paul
G o b e is at the front. II has just
started an educational contest; $500 in gold
will be given away in prizes. This con-
test will prove an education for old and
young. It costs nothing, but is run purely
as an educational feature.
Enterprise (Glencoe, Mimi 1.-The st.
Paul G b e is giving away $500 I'm gold
for the most correct, or nearly correct
solutions of illustrations representing
proverbs. 1t is one of the best entertain
ing and educational contests ever offered
the public. T h e GIL o b is one of the
leading dailieS in the northwest.
Enterprise (Graceville, MINI. THAT
most progressive of St. PauPs daily pa
pers, TIL G 10 e, is out with new
educational feature illustrated proverbs
for the solution of which it is prepar-
ed to pay $500 in gold.
Monitor (Benson, MINI. )-That enter
prising daily newspaper, the ST. Paul
@ o b e, has started an educational con-
test and will give away $500 in prizes. We
have not the slightest hesita ton in rec
ommending this educational contest to our
readers. Whatever the publishers of T h g
u o undertake is thoroughly honest,