Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1910 — NOVEL CONTEST TO BE STARTED BY THE REPUBLICAN. [ARTICLE]

NOVEL CONTEST TO BE STARTED BY THE REPUBLICAN.

Find the "Missing Word” In Republican Ads and Get a Prize.

The Republican will publish in a few days several columns of small advertisements, representing the leading business interests in Rensselaer. The ads will appear in thirty issues of paper, fifteen Daily and fifteen Semi-Weekly, and some of the advertisements will be changed every day. In each issue there will be a number of words omitted from advertisements, and to the person who correctly determines the words omitted that day and sends the answer to the “Missing Word Editor” of the Republican under the rules that will be published, the Republican will pay one dollar. A careful record will be kept of the words omitted and the receipts of the answers and the names of the successful contestants will be published each day. The purpose is to make these ads of unusual value to the advertisers by Inducing readers of the Republican to scan carefully every advertisement on the page every day In "order to make sure that every omission In that issue is noted, for it will not be stated how many words, whether one, two or three, four or five are missing. The prize of one dollar for the correct, solution each djay is sure to excite a great deal of interest, and the advertisers whose name, business and location appears on the page will be well satisfied with the investment. The Republican has engaged E. L. Todd, of Elwood, Ind., to make the preliminary canvas for the installation of this valuable advertising feature, which after the conclusion of this first contest, and the patrons have realized the good results, it expects to continue indefinitely. This gentleman is experienced In the line of work he is doing, and as representative of the Republican he will make no proposition that will not be fully carried out. The advertisements will appear as early as possible. The indications are that it will be filled in a few days and it is thought not only that all advertisers will .be well pleased with the outcome, but that any who decline the chance to get in will rather wish ihepr had not.