Judge — December 24, 1892 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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A Literary Contest. %% To assist in enlivening the Holiday : Season, the Publishers of have concluded to inaugurate in America the latest English fashion : THE MISSING WoRD CONTEST. These amusing contests are now quite the rage in London, and we have heard of one of them in which 217,000 persons participated. As each participant contributed a shilling entrance fee, the amount divided among those who supplied the missing word was large. The total $53,500 was divided among 114 persons, so each of these got almost $470. Here are the Terms of the Contest: Each person who wishes to try to supply the | * The total of the entrance fees will be divided missing word in the paragraph that will presently equally among those who correctly supply the follow, must cut out the “MISSING WORD missing word. ; COUPON” from this week's Frank Lestie’s WEEKLY, and with name and address, and the missing word plainly written in the proper blank spaces, send the same to the office of the publish- This coupon will be printed in the issue of December 22d and each issue thereafter until the close of the contest. ers together with twenty-five cents in postage stamps Si The result of the contest will be announced orcurrency. On the lower le{t hand corner of the en- in the issue of February 12th, velope enclosing the coupon and entrance fee, should No contestants will be permitted to enter after be written “MISSING WORD CONTEST” noon of February 1st. This is the Paragraph: “The amphitheatre was filled with excited ‘and angry people. Those on the outside were apprehensive that the excited crowd would do serious damage to life and property. These apprehensions were shortly confirmed by the firing of a shot from one of the The missing word in this paragraph is known only to the Editor, and it has been written and sealed by him in an envelope which will not be opened till the noon of February rst. may make as many attempts as they choose, but Competitors each attempt must be made on a coupon taken from FRANK LESLIE'S WEEKLY, and Fee of 25 cents. accompanied by the entrance Publishers FRANK LESLIE'S WEEKLY, ARKELL WEEKLY (0., sro navman NY. cay. Address comicbooks.com