First Prize $1,000 in Gold in a Contest
A local contest awards first prize of 1000 dollars in gold to the winner. The entry period and eligibility are described in the notice, with a call for applicants and details on submission requirements.
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Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1913
Page
5
The Problem The sum of figures from one to nine
Puzzle asks to add the digits one through nine to find a total and offers prizes for the closest answer if not exact. It notes the shapes of 6 and 9 and asserts all entries are digits with no letters or extra symbols.
Dollar to STIX DOLLARS Daily BE Entry Rules
A United States contest restricts entrants east of the Mississippi River. Subscriptions to The Pakington Post fund puzzle solutions with payments ranging from $1.40 to $8.40, via check money order or registered mail. Only cash subscriptions accompanied by a payment are registered, and prize value aligns with subscription dividends per schedule.
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Message on changing mail delivery and dealer credits
Important note for subscribers about mail delivery and dealer credit. It explains that if a reader moves to another locality and is served by a different dealer The Post cannot arrange a credit exchange. Mail subscriptions can be changed as often as desired.
Contest Entry Form Reminder for The Post 1913
A contest closes Saturday May 17 1913 with instructions to fill the blank correctly and write names and addresses plainly. Specially printed blanks on heavier paper are supplied for applications to The Post. No one associated with The Post may enter.
Prizes and deadlines for Post subscription contest
The page outlines contest closing at midnight May 17 with multiple prize levels. First prize 160 dollars plus 100 times the subscription amount, values up to 1000 dollars. second prize 100 dollars plus 40 times the subscription. third 100 plus 20 times. fourth 50 plus 10 times. fifth 75. sixth 50. seventh 25 plus double subscription. eighth 20 plus double. ninth 20 plus double. tenth 20 plus double. Extra prizes include a year of Sunday Post and a Marathon Racer souvenir for first fifty winners with a boy under sixteen.
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Ties and puzzles determine winners in contest rule limits
If a tie occurs a second puzzle is issued to tied contestants and solved without prize money. A week is given to subscribers by postmark to respond. If still tied a third puzzle is used under same rules. If still tied prizes are split. If no ties, one puzzle only and no prizes until decision.
Prize Tie Rules For Puzzle Contest
Special conditions require multiple prizes for ties, with tied solvers counted by subsequent correctness. Submit solutions. if errors are found, resubmit. No limit on attempts. Contest manager decisions final. Preserve all papers and data for verification upon request. Do not send papers unless called for.
Quick Awards Promise May 22 Date If No Ties
The awards will be made May 22 if there are no ties. If ties occur, the solution of the current puzzle will be announced and a second puzzle presented May 18, the day after the close of this contest.
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