Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-26

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Your Questions Are Answered Here
@. What is The Picture Puzzle
Pastime?
A 1t consists of a series of 80 pic
lures, each of which represents the
name of town, river or official of
Maine $1,000 in prizes will be awarded
to those who come closest to solving
the 80 correct names.
@. Who may enter the contest?
A. Any person not employed by
The Daily Journal, or the member of
the family of The Daily Journal en-
ploye.
@. Does it cost anything to enter?
A. No.
@. Must contestants be subscribers
to The Daily Journal?
A No
Q. Do contestants enroll their
names?
A. No. Merely save the pictures as
they appear day after day. and send
in the full set after the last picture
has appeared.
@. How many different answers
may be submitted to each picture?
A. From one to 10.
Q. How may 1 obtain copies of the
pictures?
A. Get them from The Journal as
they appear each day.
@. Is this a contest requiring spe-
cial knowledge.
A. Emphatically no. Everyone has
an equal chance.
@. Who will judge the contest?
A Three prominent citizens of
Maine.
@. Can more than one member of
a family compete?
A. Certainly. Each member of a
family may submit a set.
Q. What is the Ready Reference
Record?
A. A little booklet containing a list
of Maine cities, towns, and planta-
tions with latest u. s. census figures of
population; a list of Maine lakes,
rivers and other bodies of water, CIV
ing county wherein located; list of
State officials of Maine since 1920 and
tenure of office. A valuable booklet in
itself. From this booklet has been
chosen the names of the pictures used
in the Picture Puzzle Pastime.
@. Is it necessary to purchase
Ready Reference Record?
A. No, but to be absolutely sure
that you are on the right track you
should see that your answers are in
this booklet as all the answers are Sc
lected from it's contents.
@. What is the price of the Ready
Reference Record?
A. Thirty-five cents.
O. What is the Solution Blank
Book?
A. The Solution Blank Book has
been issued for the convenience Of con-
testants who desire to record a num-
Der of solutions varying from l to TO-
The advantages of using this book will
be seen at once as 1t saves buying in
dividual pictures for every solution
used. The cost of making the maxi
mum number of replies, 900 by buying
single pictures and coupons is SIS, and
il only one-half or one-quarter that
number is used it would still cost con-
siderable more than the price of this
book. Still other advantages of this
book are the convenient way the pic
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mating the possibility of loss of single
pictures. In addition to its other ad-
vantages it contains on the inside
front cover a key to 20 of the contest
pictures. This key gives a definite clew
to these 20 pictures.
q. What is the price of the Solution
Blank Book?
A. Fifty cents.
@. Is this game for young people
only?
A. Certainly not. 1t is clean, pleas
ant pastime, that everybody will find
enjoyment in. Contests in other pa
pers have shown that professors, min
listers, public men, farmers, clerks and
whole families have entered and en-
joyed the pastime
q. Are pictures to be sent in as fast
as solved?
A. No. All pictures MUST be saved
until the end of the contest and then
sent in ALL TOGETHER.
Q. If one desires to enter after con-
test has been running some time, how
can it be done?
A. Send for back pictures which will
cost &c each.
Q. When does this contest start?
A. Wednesday, July 1.