New-York tribune., 1906-10-17
INTERESTING CONTEST.
Heavy Cost of Unpaid Postage.

One Of the most curious contests ever before
the public was conducted by many thousand
persons unoer the ofier OF the Postum Cereal Co.,
Ltd, OF BstlIS Greek. Mich for prizes OF 81
boxes Of gold and 800 greenbacks to those MAX
Ing the most words out Of the letters Y-I-O-
The contest was started in February. 1906. and
Il was m arranged TO have the prizes awarded on
When the public announcement appeared
many persons began TO form the words from
these Letters. sometimes the whole family being
occupied evenings. & combination Of amusement
After q while the lists began TO come in to tbs
Postum Once, and before long the volume grew
SnSi Maa,, required wagons to carry the mat.
enough 70 send their lists with insufficient post
age ana for period It cost the Company from
day TO pay the unpaid postage
Young ladies'. generally those who grad
uateo IRON the higa school, were Dyed TO
examine these lists and count the correct words.
Webster's Dictionary the standard and
each list was very car .-ly corrected except
those which fell below 5000 for it soon hecanps
clear that nothing below that could win some
OF the lists required the work Of q young lsdv
for solid week on each individual list Tho
work was done very carefully and accurately
but the Company had no idea at the time The
ofer was made that the people would respond
so generally; sano they were compelled TO I'll
every avallabfe space in the Offices with these
young LADY examiners. and, notwithstan5iny =
they worked steadily. II was impossible TO CON-
plete the examination until September % over
six months after the prizes should have been
awarded.
This delay caused a great many INQUIRIES and
naturally created some dissatisfaction II has
been thought best TO make this report in nrar
etically all OF the newspapers in the TTnite5
States and many Of the magazines in order ~
make clear 70 the people the conditions of the
contest. ~
Many lists contained enormous numbers of
words which, under the rules had 10 he eIiro
ins ted. "PeggeT" would count: sPeegers'
would not. Some lists contained over E0 000
words. the great majority OF which were cnt
out. The largest lists were checked over two
and. IN some cases. three times TO insure aeon
racy.
Tie $4,000 gold prize was won by L n
Reese, 1.221 18th street. Denver. Col with a41
correct words The highest $1,000 GOLD nrt1a
went 10 S. K Fraser Lincoln. Pa. with a2i
correct words. '0-
A complete list OF the 33l winners with ths,-
home addresses, WIN be sent TO any conteSta ~
tnquiTtng on postal card.
Be sure and give name and address clearl,
This contest has cost the Company r,sp-, -
sand dollars and probably has not been a ,roe.
able Advertisement: nevertheless perhaTs so.-e.
who had never before tried Crane Nnts go
have been interested in the contest snS ,oya
trial of the food have been shown It's yvondarS,,i
rebuilding powers.
II teaches IN practical manner that sc,e,t,a
cally Eathered food elements can he saIec+ad
from the hed grains, which nature viii ,se For
rebuilding the nerve centres and brain In a u's.,
that rs unuaistaksbe 90 users of Grane-Nuts
There's a reason
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