Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 144, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 October 1923 — Page 5
MONDAY, OCT. 29,1923
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Start Today! Each day The Indianapolis Times will print a picture which represents some well-known proverb. $2,500 in cash awards will be given to successful contestants. Start a Proverb Hunt or Club in your neighborhood—tell your friends and neighbors—it will be heaps of fun for all, besides instructive and educational. Get started now. Let’s go! Here Is Proverb Picture No. 1 Clip this out, it will count as No. 1. No. 2 will appear in The Indianapolis Times tomorrow. Be sure to get tomorrow’s Times, which will contain the second proverb picture of the series. One proverb picture will be printed each day until 60 have appeared. Don’t miss a single issue.
PROVERB PICTURE No. I—Oct. 29, 1923
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THE ANSWER IS “ONE ROTTEN APPLE SPOILS THE BARREL.” MY NAME IS I LIVE AT , CITY OR TOWN COUNTY ~.. STATE
The Times Great Educational Proverb Feature Starts Today
Second Prize... SSOO Cash Third Prize $250 Cash Fourth Prize... .SIOO Cash Fifth Prize..... .$75 Cash
The Whole Family Will Be Interested in This Big Educational Feature! *
What is a proverbt Funk and Wagnalls Dictionary says a proverb is “A brief, pithy saying, condensing in witty or striking form the wisdom of experience of all the ages; an adage, or wise saw; a familiar and widely known popular saying in epigrammatic form.” Webster’s Dictionary says a proverb is “An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated, especially a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation.”
Before You Start Read Carefully the Rules Governing This Contest Prizes will be awarded for the best and most appropriate answers from among those submitted by contestants. First prize will be awarded to the person submitting largest number of such answers; second prize to the one submitting the second largest number of such answers, etc. In the event of a tie, care and neatness displayed in preparation of answers will be considered. Contestants must submit complete set of 60 proverb pictures in order to qualify for any prize. / Answers are not to be sent in until the entire 60 proverb pictures have appeared in The Times. • Only one answer may be submitted for each proverb. Where more than one answer is submitted to any proverb all will be thrown out. Only one set of answers may be submitted by any one person, and only one member in any family can win a prize. Each answer must be plainly written upon coupon published with each proverb picture. Any illegible will be -thrown out. The last proverb picture will be published Jan. 5, 1924. Answers must be submitted in one set to the Proverb Contest Editor on or before noon, Jan. 19, 1924. Employes of The Times or members of their families cannot participate in this contest. The Indianapolis Times will deposit each correct answ T er in advance of each publication. There will be three judges—an educator, a Judge of our courts, and one business man of Indianapolis. Names to be announced later. The decision of the judges will be final in all matters related to the contest.
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FIRST PRIZE $1,000.00 CASH
4 Prizes SSO Each 6 Prizes $25 Each 5 Prizes sls Each 5 Prizes $lO Each 20 Prizes $5 Each
Proverbs have influenced the actions of young and old for thousands of years. Every man, woman and child should be familiar with the proverbs of the English language. A knowledge of proverbs is beneficial to all. Parents, interest your children in this proverb contest! Children, ask your parents to help you furnish the correct titles to the proverb pictures in The Times. # The school child and the teacher, mother, father, brother and sister will find this the greatest proverb contest ever conducted — intensely interesting and educational.
No Vote Collecting— No Canvassing— You Need Not Be Lucky The Proverb Contest is purely one of skill, which will be entertaining and educational to all. Nothing to buy. Nothing to sell. Merely; watch for the Proverb pictures each day in The Times, write your solution of it, and turn in your list of answers at the close of the contest. That is all you have to do. % This Is Important Do not send in answers before the last proverb in the series appears. This is important. There will be 60 pictures in all. Wait until the whole series has appeared, then send in your complete set of solutions. No attention will be paid to any proverbs sent in before the close of contest.
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