THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1923
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Fori the Solution of The Cross Word Puzzle Appearing oh This Page and Qualifying of Entries
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5th Prize
6th Prize
7th Prize
8th Prize
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10th Prize
Table of Prizes
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. i j, i Class A
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! j Necessary
i.: $10.00
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Information
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Class B Class C"
If one 6 If two 6
months months
subscription subscriptions
is sent are sent
New or Old New or Old
$50.00 $100.00
15.00 25.00
5.00 10.00
2.50 5.00
1.50 3.00
1.00 2.00
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1.00 1.50
.50 .75
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restrictions! of any kind.
Class "A" is open' to every one withe
Merely send in yoiir puzzld with your name and address. No subscription '
need be sent to The Oregbn Statesman nor is it necessary for the par- '
ticipant to be an Oregon Statesman subscriber. ,
With your puzzle solution send in a ten word slogan for The Oregon
Statesman, written neailyton a sheet of paper. A slogan should be sub
mitted no matter in what lass the entry qualifies.
. Class "B" and "C" are open to those who send in one or two new or
old subscriptions for the Oregon Statesman for six months; and all cases
money to accompany subscriptions!! ji (Old subscribers may extend their
subscriptions.). I"1 n L
Send your order now. with the; Puzzle Solution. Subscription will
start any date you wishi ' I !
Address your letteif t The Oregon Statesman Puzzle Game Manager.
Those who wish to compete for the big prizes! by sending one or two sub
scriptions will -find the j blank in thelowr right hand corner convenient
and simple. ' . " '.'-;, jS " h!.'; :j;.V -
-1 One six months subscription, (new or old) qualifies for class 'B'
Two si3C months subscriptions, (new or old) qualifies for class "C".
Subscription rates for The Oregon Statesman published every day
including Sunday but not Monday. :
In the city of Salem 4y carrier: I
By mail outside city of Salem, in Marion and Polk counties:
One month 1 . 1 $ 50
Six months . .... T...
By mail outside Marian and Polk counties: Sixty cents a month and
$3.00 for six months. I ;
Prize! Brain Teaser!
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j How To Solve Cross Word Puzzle
Elach number is the start of a word. Each white space repre
sents a letter. Look at ithe key printed and see the definition for
the word you seek. Select a word that has the right number of
letters for the space allowed it horizontal or vertical, as the case
may be. Remember the word ends in the square just before the
first black square you reach or at the border of the puzzle. After
you have found one r two words you will have clews to still others.
;. Jj." : 4 Cross Word Puzzle " V : ; , 'i '
' ' .;-.. Synon3rms j
Horizontal Words hi " i s
Word 1 A small moving body of water. j ,
' Word 4 A kind of cloth made from flax. i v
Word 5 A lady's gown. j
Vertical Words 1 ;
" Word 1 A word used to describe the' condition of cotton or
hay or other merchandise after it has' been pressed
I ; pressed and bound tightly for shipment.
Word 2 It takes sixteen of them to make a pound.
Word 3 The ruler of a monarchy plural. i
Get into the game exercise ypur brain! Get the family
working on it ! You may win one of the ten prizes !
Somebody is going to get the cash prizes! Why not you?
Educators throughout the nation are agreeing that the cross word;
puzzle craze is a genuine benefit. j : !
So it is not a fad that will be a waste of your time. -.To solve the in
teresting puzzle, to join the ranks of this newest absorbing pastime, is to
increase your fund of information as well as your vocabulary.;
The solving of a crossword puzzler is educational. It is because of
this that the sport has taken the country by storm. Practically everybody
has solved at least one of them. I
And the majority of those have found the xraze so fascinating that;
they admt the fad is irresistible. ji r
To add to the fun the Oregon Statesman is offering you puzzle en
thusiasts real profit for your time. t $15p.00 in real money.
So get in line for one of this paper's prizes I
Puzzle Coupon
To be used by any one entering; in Classes B and C Inclose it with your puzzle
Puzzle Game Manager, I . !
Oregon Statesman, .
Salem, Oregon !: ''
Inclosed find to pay fori Oregon Statesman subscriptions for
six months to the following:
Subscriber's name .................
Subscriber's Address
Subscriber's name
Subscriber's address
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Credit the abore subscriptions to me and enter my puztle in Class
Contestant's name
Address j -
Post Office State
(1) Any man, woman or child who is not connected with The Oregon States
man in any capacity, or who Is not a member of an employee's family may compete.
v (2) All answers will be Judged Independently of the class In which they are
entered and there will be a total of ten prizes awarded. The entry gaining the
highest standing wUI be awarded the prist prize in the class in which it Is entered.
For example, if the entry with the highest standing is entered In Class C It will be
awarded thettrst prize in class C, which is $100.00. If the second highest entry
is entered in il&ss B It will be awarded the second prize in class B which is $15.00
and so on till all the ten; prizes hare been awarded. .
Class A. Open to ait; Anyone may compete.
Class B. Open tjo those who send In one new or old (city or mall) subscript
tlon for the Oregon Statesman for six months.!
Class C. Open tb tfeose who send In two ;new or old (city or mail) subscrip
tions for the Oregon Statesman, h J
" (3) Puzzle Game Joffer closes June 10, 1925, at midnight. All answers
must be deposited la tbi Oregon Statesman's office or bear a postmark not later
than that date. ) !-..'
Rules of Puzzle Game Offer
(4) ; All answers may be deposited at the Oregon Statesman office, 215 South
Commercial street. Salem, Oregon.-or mailed to Puzzle Game: Manager, Circula
tion Department, Oregon Statesman, Salem, Oregon. , ) j f
(5) i No puzzle solution will be considered unless It is worked out on a puzzle
diagram as printed. Additional puzzle diagrams will be furnished if requested.
Clip this diagram from the paper, fill in the letters by' hand, no typewritten solu
tions considered. Write your name and address on blank form printed in .con
nection with the puzzle and mall or bring to Puzzle Game Manager, The Oregon
Statesman, Salem, Oregon. t." . i r
(6) j To get into the B or C class a paid subscription must be submitted. '
(7) i The person mvring the correct, neatest, legible, as wen as the best slo
gan for the Oregon Statesman, will be awarded the highest standing and will be
awarded the first prize in the class in which they hare qualified and so on till the
ten prizes hare been awarded; Judging of the merit of the entries will be made
without regard to the class in which the entry is entered but; the prizes will be
awarded according to the class in which the entry is entered but the prizes will
be awarded according to the class in which the entry has qualified. ; For example
if the entry has been awarded first standing by the committee of Judges and it is
qualified in Class C. it will be awarded first prize in class C, but if it is qualified,
in class A it will be awarded; first prize in class A, etc.
.(8) More than one person may co-operate In submitting solutions to the
Prize Puzzle but only one prize wiU be awarded to any one household or group
which has been working together.
9) Each puzzle solution must be accompanied by a slogan for The Oregon
Statesman of not more than ten words. , I
(10) Judgment as to the winners win be based on accuracy, neatness, legi
bility and the excellence of the slogan for The Oregon Statesman.
(11) In the event of a tie each tying contestant wUI receive full amount of
the prizes tied foe ' r -:
(12) A committee of three competent Judges will meet on June 15th, 1925,
and announcement of winners made through the columns of The Oregon States
man will be made as soon thereafter sis possible.
(13) All questions or correspondence regarding the puzzle should be ad
dressed to Puzzle Game Manager, The Oregon. Statesman, Salem, Oregon.
(14) The final authority as to the winners and as to any questions that may
arise is The Oregon Statesman.
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