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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1914

Page

9

Puzzle Entry Contest Open to Southern Residents

The contest is open to any resident of Alabama Florida Mississippi or Louisiana who subscribes to The Mobile Item. A payment from 50 cents to 5 dollars admits a contestant to submit one solution with each payment. Prizes vary with subscription value and a dividend schedule. Multiple solutions allowed with additional payments up to 5 dollars each.

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Blank Border Cutout Request

A requester asks to cut out a blank smoothly along the border and to send both the cutout and payment. They request plain language and completion with the solution and money.

Twelfth Prize Announcement in The Item Ad Directory

An order for ten dollars worth of merchandise from any store advertising in The Item plus triple the value as a subscription winnings incentive.

Ties rules for prize contest and solution process

The notice explains tie handling for first prize, awarding solved solutions if tied, with six days to respond. Prizes on ties remain indivisible. if unresolved, tied contestants receive full prize value. Submissions may be multiple and must follow contest manager rulings. all data used to reach solutions must be preserved. sending pons is discouraged.

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