Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-19
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test Today. -

There is still time to enter the
test. The last picture will not be pub
lished until March %. IL you failed to
get started in the beginning, you only
need get the coupons and pictures
from one to forty-four q to 44), which
may be had at the office, or by mail
upon receipt of one cent each. and be-
gin to puzzle them out.
The proverbs are SO easy that nearly
any 12-year-old school boy or girl can
solve them in a single day, and there
should be no difficulty in arriving at
the solution. Why not begin today and
win a big prize?
II. T. II. submits a coupon which Is
very nicely lettered by hand. He wants
to know If it will be officially accepted
as he has prepared it in blank form.
The style of coupon hat H.. T.. H.
submits will be accepted provided he
adds the note at the. bottom. This note
must be upon each and every coupon,
and contestants who prepare their own
coupons must bear in mind that cou-
pons must be exactly similar in style,
wording and size.
Proverb Editor-In making up my
extra coupons on note paper will it
be necessary to include all the
wording at the top and bottom OF
the coupon? M. M. J..
Yes.
Proverb Editor-What effect will
the cutting off of the date line have
upon the bearing of my coupon?
CONTESTANT.
Do not cut off any late line. Cut out
the entire coupon, with all the wordi1ls
at the top and bottom.
Proverb Editor-Should the prov
erb answers be written on the lines
or in the Spaces of the coupons?
EAGER CONTESTANT.
Either way is right, but if you begin
writing vol answers along the line or
within the space and not between on
tinue one style or the other through
out you entire set of answers, in order
that they may be uniform.
Proverb Editor-Is it necessary to
have an extra set to submit extra
answers, or can a contestant sub
NIT extra answers in a single set.
p. +.
You are allowed $50 answers in O.
single set and you may use as many
extras as you desire to each number.
as long as you do not exceed that
number.
Proverb Editor see by the rules
of the contest all nswer must be
in your office within seventy-two
hours from the date of last proverb
issue. This would make the time
expire on Monday, March %, at 8
p. m. Living SO far out in the coun-
try Fridays issue would not reach
me- until Saturday evening, and I
Gould act ,at,,r, an,tAnnc until AfAn-
day, and / fear might not reach you.
in time. AS the time limit is car
ried over on Sunday could not an
extra day BE allowed to all con-
testants? w. S. H.
After due consideration it has been
decided to allow contestants until 9
p. m. Tuesday, March 20, to file their
proverb However, answers
must all be deposited at the STAR Of
flee on or before the time and date
mentioned, or bear. post marks of same
time and date. and reference in the
rules will be made to this effect shortly.
Proverb Editor-In reference to
awarding prizes to one family only,
etc. l live in the city. My sister
in-law lives in South Orange. N.
J. Both of US are competing in the
contest. Are We both eligible for
prizes should we solve the prQrss
correctly? NM
Yes.
Proverb Editor-Should 100 per-
sons have correct lists of allsWSSl-e
would the first contestant receive
the first prize, the second con-
testant the second prize, etc. or
would prizes be awarded all OF
those having correct lists?
INQUIRER.
1t is impossible to state what the
judges will do in the event of such q
circumstance