People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1896 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

SIO,OOO for Women SI,OOO for the One who Guesses Best. A year ago The Chicago Record offered $30,000 the purpose being to give cash prizes to those in cash prizes to authors for the best “stories of readers of The Chicago Record who should be able mystery.” The stories were so called because it was to solve the mystery, or come nearest to a correct required that a mystery should run through the solution of it, in advance of the publication of the entire story and be disclosed only in the last chapter, last chapter in the paper. The award of authors’ prizes has just been made. Stories from all parts of the English speaking world to the number of 816 were entered In the competition. Twelve cash prizes were offered for the twelve best stories. The llrst prize was 910,000, and was won by Harry Stillwell Edwards, of Macon, Oa. His story Is entitled “Sons and Fathers.’* and its publication will begin in 77ie 'Chicago Record an interval of a week or more between the publication on March 23, and continue in about 30daliy install- of the last Installment containing the explanation ments until completed. “Sons and Fathers ”is beyond of the mystery and the immediately preceding chapter, ull question the great story of the year. There will be during which period the guesses will be received. To still farther promote popular Interest In this remarkable story, THE CHICAGO RECORD offers 910,000 In 889 cash prizes for the 889 gnesses which shall come the nearest to being trne and complete solnttons of the mystery in the story. The SIO,OOO are divided as follows: To the reader from whom The Record receives the most complete and correct solution in ail its details of the entire mystery of the story, as it shall be disclosed in the last chapter when published 91,009 For the second best solution 500 For the third best solution 300 For the fonrth best solution *4OO For the next 5 nearest best solutions, 9100 each 500 “ “ “ 10 “ « 50 “ 500 “ “ “ ‘4O “ “ “ »5 « 500 , '■! “ “ “ 50 “ « *4O “ , 1,000 “ “ “ 300 “ •* « lO “ 3,000 “ “ “ 500 “ “ 5 « a,500 In all 889 prizes, amounting to 910,000 Fall particulars as to the details of the conditions govern- by The Chicago Recobd, and they will have complete coning the awarding of tbese prizes will be published in The trol and final decision, beyond any appeal, In all matters relatChicago Record. The principal rules are as follows: ing to this unique contest. 1. But one solution can be entered by a reader. It is im- And last, bat not least, material wbethei the reader subscribes for the paper direct to A_l„ TXT x a I 1 A the office of publication, or whether it is bought from the local 1 111 IV WATTIPn fluff ItITIC TTlflV UIIOOO newsdealer. The contest is open, under the specified condi- ”UIJ II willvll UUU 111110 111 CLJ IllivijUi tions, to ali who read the paper. The Chicago Record Is pre-eminently a family newspa2. The explanation of the mystery may be made in the per, and its daily installment of a high-grade serial story isa reader's own words, in the English anguage, and without any Feature Intended to specially commend it to the home circle, attempt affine writing ’simply giving as many of the facts T o emphasize-and advertlse-the fact that The Chicago that go to make a and absolutely correct solution of Record is a newspaper peculiarly suitable for woman's readtbe entire mystery aa the reader may be able to discover. [ n g the further condition Is made that the SIO,OOO in prizes shall 3. The SIO,OOO will be awarded, under the conditions an- be paid only for explanations or guesses sent in by women and nounced, according to the best Judgment of the judges appointed girls. AH may read, but only WOMEN and GIRLS may guess. send I A SPECIAL, OFFER! . A A . To make It easy for all who are not now taking the paper to become I O CCnto acquainted with THE CHICAGO RECORD and Its great SIO,OOO prize . . story without committing themselves to a full term subscription In 3nQ get advance, the publisher makes a special offer to mall THE RECORD to ■UU* » any address, post-paid, for 10 days, beginning with the first chapter of I llv ItvvOrQ the story, FOR 10 CENTS, In coin or postage stamps, Ifk n aue The story begins March 23, and it is desirable that subscriptions should be V Uciysa received as far in advance of that date as possible, but all subscriptions on this _. mmmM^ special offer received up to April 1 will be filled, but none after April 1. The Chicago Record is Chicago’s leading morning daily. The journalists’ class paper, published In New York called In fact, with a single exception, it has the largest morning clr- Newmarterrinm • citlation in Amertca-160,000 a day. It is a member of The "enspaperaom, says . Associated Press and " prints all the news from all the world.” "There is no paper published in America that so nearly It is independent in politics amt gives all political news with approaches the true journalistic ideal as The Chicago judicial impartiality, free from the taint of partisanship. It is Record ” Chicago's family newspaper. Prof. J. T. Hatfield, of the Northwestern University, writing to the Evanston (III.) Index, says; Forward your subscription as early as possible, so that "I have come to the firm conclusion, after a long test, and your name may be entered on the subscription list at once alter a wide comparison with the journals of many States and and the paper be sent you without delay and in time for the countries, that The Chicago Record comes as near being the o nemne cnaoters of the Record’s OREAT tin non um.B ideal daily journal as we are for some time likely to find on Lnap ers or tne KECOKD 3 GREAT SIO,OOO PRIZE these mortal shores.” STORY. Address VICTOR F. LAWSON, Publisher The CHICAGO RECORD, 181 Madison St., Chicago, 111. Turn heads are better than .me—but three or four are better still. Let all the family join in the search for the explanation of tne mystery in "Sons and Fathers,” but remember "only women and girls may guess ’’—and win the 8»9 prizes.

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