The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-19
INTERESTING CONTEST.
Heavy Cost Of Unpaid Postage.

ono ~ the most curious contests
aver before the public was conducted
nv many thousand persons under inc
offer of the Postum Cereal Co. LII.
nj Rattle Creek, Mich. for prizes Oh
a hoxes of gold and 300 greenbacks
IN those making the most words Out
~ the letters YI-O-Grape-Nuts
The contest was started in Febru-
arv 1906. and II was arranged To nave !
the prizes awarded on Apr 30. 1910
when the public announcement APP
neared many persons began to FORM
tho words from these letters, some
Zines the whole family being occupied
Evenings. a combination of amuse-
mont and education.
After a while the lists began 10
come in 10 the Postum Once and De-
fore long the volume grew until IL re-
aaired wagons TO carry the mail
MANY 81 the contestants were thought
less enough to send their lists Win
insufficient postage and for period
n chs, tho Company from twenty-five
To fnyoIeht and sixty dollars day
10 nay he unpaid postage
YOUNG ladies'. generally those VINO
had graduated from the high schooi'
we're employed TO examine these lists
ana count the correct words. WEB
ste-.s DICTIONARY was the standard
and each list was very carefully COT
recfed except those which TEL peioM
5000 for IL soon became clear tua1
nothing below that could win. some
~ the lists required the work oil
vornr ladv for solid week on each
individual list. The work was done
very carefully and accurately but the
COMPANY had no idea, at the time tn'
OFFER vas made. that the people woui'
resnoni so generally and they wer'
correlled to fill every available space
In the Offices with these young lad.
examiners and Notwithstanding the
worked steadily. 1t was impossipl
10 complete the examination UNI
Sept 90. over six months AFTER IN
prizes should have been awarded.
This delay caused great many II
ourias and naturally created SON
dissatisfaction. 1t has been thouei
bcst 10 make this report in practicai
al Ok The newspapers in the Onit'
states and many OF the magazines
order 20 make clear 10 the people u
conditions OF the c1ntest
Many lists CO. aimed enormo
numbers OF words which. Under
rules. had TO be el minated "Pegge
would count pes GERS would n
Some lists contained over 5Vu
words the great majority OF wni
were cut out. The largest lists VIZ
checked over two and in some ca'
three times to insure accuracy.
The $4,000 gold prize was won
L. d. Reese. 1227-15th St, DenV
Colo. with 994l correct words.
highest $1,000 gold prize went to
X Fraser. Lincoln, Pa, with ssZl
rec; words.
a complete list OF the 33l VIM
with their home addresses VIII
sent 10 any contestant enquiring o
postal card
Rc sure and give name and addI
clearly
This contest has cost the Co. m
thousand dollars. and probably
not been a profitable advertiser
nevertheless perhaps some VINO
never before tried Grape-Nuts
have been interested in the con
and from trial OF the food have
shown its wonderful rebuilding
crs
" teaches in practicable ma
that scientifically gathered food
meDts can be selected from the
grains. which nature will use 10
building the nerve centres and
in a way that is unmistakabl'
users ~ Grape-Npts.
There's reason"
poef~r~ r.w..t ~, IA pattle Creek,