The great battle for health is on and nearly every
child in Minneapolis is taking part in it. Thousands of the disease carriers
will be killed before noon today. Dr. Hall estimates that at least 6,000,000
flies will die before the contest ends. Sub-stations in each ward named below,
will be open between 10 and 11 o’clock this morning to give the cardboard boxes
in which the flies must be sent to the health department offices where they
will be counted. Address blanks on the cover of the box must be filled out when
the boxes are turned back to the sub-stations filled with flies. All flies must
be taken to the sub-station before 1 o’clock in the afternoon. The stations
will also be open between 3 and 4 o’clock in the afternoon but only to distribute
boxes and buttons.
First Prize…………………….$50.00
Second Prize………………….25.00
Third Prize……………………..15.00
Fourth Prize……………………10.00
100 Prizes of $1 each…..100.00
Total in Prizes………………$200.000
Contest will open Monday, August 21, and close at 11 o’clock Saturday, September 2.
Entrants must be children under 16 years of age.
Flies caught in any manner except by the use of sticky fly paper will be taken in the contest. Flies may be swatted, caught in traps, poisoned, exterminated by drowning, the use of Sulphur fumes or other means.
Boxes, made especially for The Tribune Campaign contest and given free by the Standard Paper Box Company of 501 Third Street South, in which all flies are to be sent to the health department to be counted, will be given to entrants.
The name and address of the contestant must appear on the box. All flies delivered for the contest must have been killed by the persons to whom they are credited.
Employees of The Tribune and members of their families are not eligible to contest for the prizes.
Flies after being killed must be delivered to Swat The Fly Headquarters for the ward in which the contestant lives. Headquarters in each ward have been established where boxes and supplies will be given all children who apply.
Second Prize………………….25.00
Third Prize……………………..15.00
Fourth Prize……………………10.00
100 Prizes of $1 each…..100.00
Total in Prizes………………$200.000
Contest will open Monday, August 21, and close at 11 o’clock Saturday, September 2.
Entrants must be children under 16 years of age.
Flies caught in any manner except by the use of sticky fly paper will be taken in the contest. Flies may be swatted, caught in traps, poisoned, exterminated by drowning, the use of Sulphur fumes or other means.
Boxes, made especially for The Tribune Campaign contest and given free by the Standard Paper Box Company of 501 Third Street South, in which all flies are to be sent to the health department to be counted, will be given to entrants.
The name and address of the contestant must appear on the box. All flies delivered for the contest must have been killed by the persons to whom they are credited.
Employees of The Tribune and members of their families are not eligible to contest for the prizes.
Flies after being killed must be delivered to Swat The Fly Headquarters for the ward in which the contestant lives. Headquarters in each ward have been established where boxes and supplies will be given all children who apply.
Results
of the contest and winners of the prizes will be announced in the Sunday Tribune, Sept. 3.1
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
At the end of the contest, 3,028,575 of the germ-carrying flies had been killed. Following were the contest winners:
George Knaeble, with 266,340 dead flies, led the list of contestants
in the Swat-the-Fly campaign.2
Theodore Bedor won the second prize. He killed 264,660 flies.2
Henrietta Beck, third prize winner, swatted 189,480 flies.2
1The
Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Campaign Against Flies Starts
Today; Children Ready to Slay Germ Carries. Pest-Killing Contest Starts This
Morning When Sub-Stations Distribute Supplies to Avengers.”; August 21, 1911;
p. 1.
2The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “More Than three Million Flies Crusade’s Victims; Boys and Girls Compete for The Tribune’s Prizes”; Sept. 3, 1911; p. 14.
2The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “More Than three Million Flies Crusade’s Victims; Boys and Girls Compete for The Tribune’s Prizes”; Sept. 3, 1911; p. 14.
__________________________________________________________
If you are interested in finding out more about your family history in Minnesota, I specialize in researching genealogical and historical records in Minn. and western Wis., including: census records, birth records, death certificates, obits, grave site photos, ship passenger lists, marriage records and declarations of intent/naturalization records. I will visit locations to research local history and county records, as well as take photos. Quick turnaround on MNHS records. Both short searches and family history reports.
Website: TheMemoryQuilt.com > click on Family History
Contact me at: pjefamilyresearch@gmail.com
If you are interested in finding out more about your family history in Minnesota, I specialize in researching genealogical and historical records in Minn. and western Wis., including: census records, birth records, death certificates, obits, grave site photos, ship passenger lists, marriage records and declarations of intent/naturalization records. I will visit locations to research local history and county records, as well as take photos. Quick turnaround on MNHS records. Both short searches and family history reports.
Website: TheMemoryQuilt.com > click on Family History
Contact me at: pjefamilyresearch@gmail.com
No comments:
Post a Comment