£5,000 Oar Grand £5,000 Ornithelogical Contest.
Something entirely new and interesting. Rea<l what you are to do. You may get £200. Our contest is to see who can make the largest list of names (or kinds) of birds from the following list of letters : WDOOCCKQULIAPETAEIDG ESPNIELVEBRDIMWADOHTL WE will recognise as a bird anything belonging to the feathered tribe, whether it be a Hen, Crow, Singer, or any other kind. You can use any letter as many times to make a name as it appears in the list of letters above j for instance Woodconk, Plover, Snowbird, etc. To any person who can make a list of 25 or more different names of birds, well give absolutely FREE a beautiful Prize value £200 or less. BIG PRIZES AWARDED DAILY. "When you have made out your list fill out the line on the bottom of this advt. and 3end to us with a Stamped Addressed envelope, stamp of your country will do, theu if you are awarded a prize you can if you desire to get the prize by becoming a subscriber to " The Woman's World." We aha 11 award a prize to every person who sends the name of 25 Birds, and our gifts will be as follows: For the- best list received each day, aXlold Watch ; for the second best solution each day, a beautiful Imported Tea Bet ; f>r the seven next best solutions each day, a Konrah Sakih Diamond and, .Ruby Ring; for the next best solution, a Gold Piece ; and for all other correct solution?, Prizes of Good Value. These Prizes will be forwarded daily, you will not have to wait a long time in un. certainty before you know the result. There is no element of lottery in our plan, it snakes no differencer^whether we get your solution late or early in the day. All you need is to post this ndvt. to us, and on the day it reaches us, if your list is the best, you shall have thb Gold Watch, or if second best the beautiful Tea Set, and so on. We guarant? e that we will award you a prize. There is absolutely no opportunity for deception on our part — we oannot afford it. We want to get 1,000,000 well-satisfied subscribers, and for that reason we don't want you to ?end any money until you know exactly what prize you have gained by answering the puzzle. As Bodri*after""4 p,m. each day as possille, the examiners will judge the lists to the best of their ability, and will designate the prizes. We will write to you at once notifying you what prize has been awarded you, then, if you are satisfied, you can seed your subscription to " The Wom\n's World "- and your prize will go by^return of post carriage paid. To a perron, of narrow ideas it seems impossible that, we should be able to make such a gigantic offer, bat we have the money, brain?, and reputation, we know exactly what we are doing, and if wa can legitimately gain a jnilhon pubscribers by this grand idea we know that this million of welL pleased subscribers cm be induced to recommend" The Woman's World" to all iriends, thereby building up pur circulation still further. We are willing to spend £5,000 in this contest in building up a big subscription list, and when this mom y is spent we reserve the right to publish a notification that the content has been discontinued. Don't delay until it is too late. The contest will continue until January Ist, 1902. . We give a Bonus .Prizs of £5Q independent of all others to the person who seeds in the list gotten up in the best and handsomest manner. Our -Committee will decide and award prizes daily,"but the special £50 prize will ba awarded in March, 1902. Any bird's name found in the dictionaries j accepted. WHO WE ARE. The " Woman's World " is a thoroughly reliable concern, we are known to do exactly as we advertise. As to our reliability we refer to any Advertising Agent or businessman of London. Name .... Street Town Country Address : " Woman's World," 9. High-street, Brentford, London, W., England.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4870, 3 July 1901, Page 1
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694£5,000 Oar Grand £5,000 Ornithelogical Contest. Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4870, 3 July 1901, Page 1
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