Life — November 28, 1901 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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But no single contributor will be entitled to more than one prize. 4.—Every anecdote must contain in the upper right- hand corner of the first sheet the title of the volume from which it is copied, the name of the publisher and the date of the publication of the volume. Where date is not given, this should be stated by the words (No date”) 5.—The contributor’s name and address should be written plainly on the back of each manuscript. 6.—The anecdotes should be addressed to ‘* Anec- itor of Lire, No. 19 West Thirty-first Street New York,” and should be accompanied in each case bya stamped and addressed return envelope. Othet- wise the Editors will assume that in ease of rejection the revurn of the manuscript is not desired, and it 1 be destroyed. —Aneedotes will be read in the order 1 and if there are duplicates, only the first will be con sidered. 8.—Any ecan ved, jod in the world's history and any Jan- drawn from, but if from a foreign lan ‘dotes must be t lated into English wing definition from the Century Di y will govern the meaning of the word anecdote ‘as applied to this contest : A short narrative of a particular or detached Incident or occurrence of an interesting 0 ture: a biographical incident ; @ single passa, of a private life. 10.—From the anecdotes received Lrre will publish thebest. At the close of the contest the prizes will be awarded to the three contestants who, in the judgment of the Editors of Lire, have contributed the best three anecdotes 11.—The contest will close on February 1, 1%. comicbooks.com