The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-09
MISS To
START $50 PRIZE
HUNT THURSDAY


woman he must approach her, with
the paper in his hand, and say to her
these words:
81 read THE EVENING STAR. You
are THE EVENING STARS missing
Miss.o
If these regulations are followed ac-
curately, and If the woman the anna
teur sleuth picks out is really the miss
ing Miss of THE EVENING STAR
she will Immediately admit 1t and hand
the lucky Sherlock Holmes an order ON
the cashier of THE STAR for $50 In
gold.
The missing Miss will first appear on
the streets of Newark Thursday. as has
been stated, and each day thereafter
she will be in the most prominent
places in Essex County and the towns
across the river until she Is detected.
when she will surrender the prize and
the quest for treasure will end.
Look for Clues In Her Stories.
Each day this bright young woman
will write for THE EVENING STAR
her experiences of the day before. Her
stories are destined to cause great
AMUSEMENT. She will tell where she
was at certain hours, with whom she
spoke, giving their names where pos
sible, and repeating the conversation.
In this way many a person will dis
V that he was actually face to face
and talking with the missing Miss
while he was searching for her.
In these narratives the missing Miss
VIII also give an intimation as to where
she may be expected the following day.
She may decide that she has some
shopping to do in the big stores down
Broad street, and that she has an APP
pointment to meet a neighbor at the
handkerchief counter in Hahne & Co.'s
store between 2 and p. m.
The searchers for the missing Miss
should follow these adroit tips she gives,
and be on the watch for her. She will
certainly be where she says she will be.
The size of a crowd in pursuit of
her will not in the least annoy the miss
ing Miss. She proposes to mingle free
ly with the crowd and to assist them
all she can in the search. OF course,
she cannot stand up and shout tina
h Is the one they seek. But if she
is approached properly, If the other
rules of the contest are obeyed, and IL
the identifier repeats the words pre-
scribed, she will admit her identity and
give up the order for $50 in gold.
study the Pictures.
Watch THE EVENING STAR to-
morrow wednesday, for a definite an
nouncenent of where the missing Miss
may be expected to be on Thursday. the
first day OF the contest. Pictures will
also be printed which will give the
public a very strong impression Of what
h looks like.
Photographs from life of the young
woman will be published each day.
These will pc as nearly accurate and
lifelike as modern photography and
halftone engraving can make them.
In a contest of this kind, which taxes
the detective ability of the searchers.
mistakes are likely to be made. An ens
thusiast may mistake some other
woman for the missing Miss and pro.
pound the magic words to her. But ha
will be soon disillusioned when tha
wrong woman denies that she Is tina
missing Miss.
Aside from the money to be won Ia
the great fun in watching for and ulti-
mately finding the missing Miss. If the
nrst m o think you identify is
not the missing Miss do not be dis
couraged. Keep on trying, If you em-
pioy your wits and sagacity you may
nnd ner and win some very handy vaca-
ton money.
The contest is open to every a
woman n child in Essex County.
Harrison, Kearny. Arlington and East
Newark. Watch for the Mysterious
Missing Miss IN Thursday.