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Letter to Editor
September 21, 1914
Daily Kennebec Journal
Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine
What is this article about?
Reader W. J. L. questions the accuracy of Picture No. 54 in Picture Puzzle Pastime and seeks details on submitting solutions via a blank book, plus prize list. Editor confirms correctness and provides prize details.
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ANSWERS TO CONTESTANTS
The Editor of the Picture Puzzle Pastime: Dear Sir—Will you please let me know if Picture No. 54, Sept. 1, is the name of a city, town, plantation or place, or is it an error in print and should mean the place of lake and rivers and let me know about the Solution Blank Book and how to cut the picture out if the name of the picture such as "what name of a city, town, plantation or place in Maine does this picture represent?" Does this have to be cut out to and pasted in the book?
And send me a list of your prizes.
Yours truly,
W. J. L.
No. 54 has the correct wording underneath. In regard to Solution book see answer to M. F. H. in issue of the 19th. First prize $400, second $200, third $100, fourth $50, fifth $25, ten $10.00, 25 $5.00.
The Editor of the Picture Puzzle Pastime: Dear Sir—Will you please let me know if Picture No. 54, Sept. 1, is the name of a city, town, plantation or place, or is it an error in print and should mean the place of lake and rivers and let me know about the Solution Blank Book and how to cut the picture out if the name of the picture such as "what name of a city, town, plantation or place in Maine does this picture represent?" Does this have to be cut out to and pasted in the book?
And send me a list of your prizes.
Yours truly,
W. J. L.
No. 54 has the correct wording underneath. In regard to Solution book see answer to M. F. H. in issue of the 19th. First prize $400, second $200, third $100, fourth $50, fifth $25, ten $10.00, 25 $5.00.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
What keywords are associated?
Picture Puzzle
Contest
Solution Book
Prizes
Maine Place
Printing Error
What entities or persons were involved?
W. J. L.
The Editor Of The Picture Puzzle Pastime
Letter to Editor Details
Author
W. J. L.
Recipient
The Editor Of The Picture Puzzle Pastime
Main Argument
inquires whether picture no. 54 from sept. 1 represents a city, town, plantation, or place in maine or if it is a printing error; asks about the solution blank book, how to cut and paste pictures into it, and requests a list of prizes.
Notable Details
References Potential Error In Print For Lake And Rivers
Mentions 'What Name Of A City, Town, Plantation Or Place In Maine Does This Picture Represent?'
Editor Responds: No. 54 Correct; See Answer To M. F. H. In Issue Of The 19th; Lists Prizes: First $400, Second $200, Third $100, Fourth $50, Fifth $25, Ten $10, 25 $5