Londoners are induced to buy the Daily Mail by that newspaper's promise, to the heirs of any person killed in a railroad wreck to pay them £1,000 if the victim had a copy of the Mail in his possession. Lately Hearst's Chicago Herald & Examiner offered its readers smaller prizes under milder terms. Adult males detected by a roving reporter in acts of courtesy are awarded $2; boys, $1. If the man or boy is carrying a Herex when the Courtesy Reporter surprises him, the prize is doubled.
Fortnight ago the Herex Courtesy...
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