Denver labor bulletin., 1917-04-21
BULLETINS TWIN BABY CONTEST GETS QUICK RESULTS
AS TWO YOUNG FIREyIEN ARRIVE AT MCORMACK OK HOME
HUNDREDS OF CONGRATU-
LATIONS EXTENDED TO
PROUD PARENTS.
High Cost of Living Reduced by
Useful Prizes Given by Live
Denver Merchants Who
Are Genuine Home In
dustry Boosters.

Twins have arrived in response to
the novel Twin Page" advertising fea-
ture inaugurated by The Denver Labor
Bulletin three weeks ago. 'Tis only
one more evidence that at pays to
advertise" Tuesday morning, April
8. at 2:30 o'clock the stork bird brought
husky twin boys to the home of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. F. Mccormack, 566 Gala
pago street Mother and babies are
doing nicely and papa is the proudest
man in Denver.
Mr. Mccormack has been a member
of the city fire department for the past
seven years, being now connected with
Engine House No. /, 1926 fremont
place, acting in the capacity Of driver
for Assistant Chief Patrick J. Boyne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormack have two
other children, eleven and six years
old respectively. both boys Before
coming TO Denver, Mr.. Mccormack
was n member Of the Cripple Greek
fire department and has many friends
thruout the state.
Live Merchants Are Pleased
Doctor Thomas J. Fenton. 42s Ma
jestic building, was called in to assist
the stork In the ceremonies.
Those epterprising business firms Of
Denver who offered prizes for twins
born in families where The Bulletin
is read were rs pleased as they were
prompt 10 fulfill their part of the OBJ
legation. This week the Mccormack
home has received useful tokens, ac-
companicd by congratulatory mes
sages from the following: Arapahoe
Mast, The Photographer. order for
free photos Of twins; the Gcrmicide
company. one package Of Denver Mud;
Old Homestead Bakery, ten loaves Of
bread: Bayly- Undcrhill Manufactur-
ing company. two pair of child's rom
pcrs; Kactus Oil Products company.
one gallon Of Kactus Oil; Crescent
Mill and Elevator company. one twen-
ty-four- pound sack Of -four: b. I.
Price, Eye Specialist. order for re-
duced rates on optical attention; a.
Coors company, hve-pound jar Of malt
ed milk: McMurtry Manufacturing
company, one gallon Of Rubber Floor
Varnish: Zcrr Pickle works, one gallon
of dill pickles: Denver Retail Dairy
mems association. one quart of milk
day free for thirty days: Fay Broth
crs, fiftecn-pound ham; Colorado Con-
dcnsed Milk company. one case Of Col
umbine Milk; Denver Labor Bulletin,
birth announcements.
These useful gifts figure up total
of about $50. which with the present
high cost of living makes the advent
of twins in n family all the more TO be
desired.
Manager Visits the Twins.
Unquestionably the Twin Page"
novel advertising feature of The Bull
lctin is an induccment 10 the stork TO
bring them in pairs, thereby spread
ing the doctrine Of home industry and
carrying out this papers policy Of
making two blades of grass grow
where one grew before.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormack have been
the recipients Of many congratulations
from neighbors, friends and acquaint-
ances, in which The Bulletin most
heartily joins.
II might interest our readers to
know that Edward ]. Hines, business
and advertising manager of The Bull
letin. was so elated over the arrival OF
the twins that he lost no time in vis-
iting the Mccormack home to express
his personal Fluctuations to Mamma.
the Twins. and Papa. He cndeavored
to furnish the editorial department
with verbatim report of his inter-
view with the twins, but Mt the request
of the linotype operator that feature
is omitted from this issue. At some
later period one qualified to pen such
an interview. with all its cheer-up at
mosphere surroundings, will be given
this assignment.
Cash Prizes for Essays.
Each week The Bulletin prints
"baby essay" on the "Twin Page"
which feature is to run thruout the
year. Every woman reader is invited
to participate in this contest, and
when an essay is printed n check for
81 is Immediately mailed to the author.
These essays should not contain more
than 200 words.