Life — April 19, 1900 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. HICH is tho meanest city in tho United States ? This is an important question, and ono that Lire would like to have definitely settled. With that object in view, we offer A Prize of Fifty Dollars in Gold for the best statement of facts which prove that any particular city is the meanest ono in this country. Conditions. Competitors must limit their arguments to three hundred words each. Write on one side of the paper only. ‘The contest will close June Ist, 1900, and the award will be made as soon thereafter as the Terpectiva merits of the arguments can be deter- min The winning argument will be printed, together with such others ua may seem to LIFE worthy of that distinguished honor Names und addresses of the writers should accompany all manuscripts. In no case will these be printed without the permtasion of the sender, who desire their manuscripts *-LIFE- THE PROPHETIC NURSERY RHYME. BUT THE CHILD THAT 18 BORN ON A SABBATH DAY, 13 BONNY, AND BLITHE, AND MERRY AND GAY. returned should enclose a stamped and addressed return envelope. Each manuscript. may which will be printed with the argument The Editors of Live ure to be the sole Judges of the merits of the arguments, bear psendoaym, Announcement! Lire is compelled by the multiplicity of manuscripts received to extend the date upon which the Meanest City Competition 1s closed from May first to June first, as it would be impossible to do justice to all within the timo originally intended, CINCINNATI. It ta hardly right to mention Cincinnatt In polite soclety, ut something must be sald to uphotd her reputation as the meanest clty In this country, when It ls tried to wrest it from her, The town can be seen on sunny daysin detail, but usually It ts necessary to steer by compass. The dense fogs of Clacinnatt cutrizal those of London, and in one of these fogs a Iwick dropped from the seventh story of a bullding will foat blocks before tt strikes the ground. The happlest day io the history of Cincinnau, said an old citizen,