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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1914
Page
7
The puzzle states every circle is complete and intersects or touches one or more circles with no partials or deceptions. Prizes awarded to the nearest correct count if exact tally is not reached, rewarding accuracy and patience in solving.
The Mobile Item hosts a puzzle contest open to residents of Alabama Florida Mississippi and Louisiana. Contestants pay 50 cents to 5.00 per solution to cover subscription costs and may submit multiple solutions with separate payments up to 5.00 each. Prizes vary with paid subscriptions and a dividend schedule. Submissions must include cash with each entry and the paper reserves the right to reject any submission.
A newspaper promotes a plan offering 150 prizes with no extra charge beyond the subscription price. Contestants pay between 50 cents and 5 dollars, and the best entrants win rewards through a test of counting and accuracy using spare moments.
The notice outlines tie handling for first prizes in a puzzle contest. Ties may be resolved by additional solvable problems or by nearest correct solutions after six days. Prizes may be pooled, divided, or awarded in full to tied entrants if unresolved. Entrants must accept the contest judge’s rulings.
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