Hey, guys, no problem, I defer to Jules. Enjoy!

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> On Dec 22, 2013, at 12:48 AM, "Kevin Mac Donnell" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Indeed, Jules did send proof of her memberships & subscriptions. But she 
> didn't need to go to that trouble -- the rules only required some swearing. 
> But she makes a good point, and perhaps she doesn't like to swear. So there 
> may be two winners for #1. Jules will get the two prints for sure, and Susan 
> Harris has told me she will confirm her information when she returns from 
> India.
> 
> There are still no winners for #2 or #3.
> 
> Kevin
> @
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "JULES AUSTIN HOJNOWSKI" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 11:34 AM
> Subject: Re: CONTEST
> 
> 
>> POOO!!!!
>> I just finished getting copies of ALLL for number 1 and e-mailed it to you 
>> =
>> :(((((
>> 
>> Took me an HOUR to get it all together! :(((((((((((((((((((((((((((
>> Jules
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kevin Mac 
>> Don=
>> nell
>> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 11:48 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: CONTEST
>> 
>> Susan--
>> 
>> I'd be surprised if you did not fit #1. I'll declare you the tentative 
>> winn=
>> er of #1. Just in case you subsequently disqualify yourself, anyone else 
>> wh=
>> o thinks they qualify for #1 should go ahead and contact me (off-list!) 
>> jus=
>> t in case.
>> 
>> For #2 and #3 PLEASE remember to contact me OFF LIST at 
>> info@macdonnellrare=
>> books.com to avoid giving away the answers or revealing Charlie Webster's 
>> k=
>> iller.
>> 
>> Kevin
>> @
>> Mac Donnell Rare Books
>> 9307 Glenlake Drive
>> Austin TX 78730
>> 512-345-4139
>> Member: ABAA, ILAB
>> *************************
>> You may browse our books at
>> www.macdonnellrarebooks.com
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Harris, Susan Kumin" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 9:37 AM
>> Subject: Re: CONTEST
>> 
>> 
>>> I think I fit category 1, but I am in India following MTs footsteps, so I=
>> =20
>>> c=3D
>>> an't check my records! =3D20
>>> 
>>> Susan K. Harris
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Dec 21, 2013, at 8:47 PM, "Kevin Mac Donnell"=20
>>>> <info@MACDONNELLRAREBOOK=3D
>>> S.COM> wrote:
>>>> =3D20
>>>> "Contest?" you say. "Yup, contest" says I.
>>>> =3D20
>>>> John Bird's posting reminded me that it's important to support the =3D3D
>>>> journals, newsletters, and historical sites that focus on Mark Twain. =
>> =3D3D
>>>> With that in mind, here's what's up for grabs and how you can win...
>>>> =3D20
>>>> Mark Twain's daughter Clara bequeathed the very last of her family's 
>>>> =3D=
>> 3D
>>>> relics (some amazing things she held dear and never gave away or sold) =
>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> to her faithful assistant, Phyllis Harrington, and Harrington gave most 
>>>> =
>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> of those things to one of her friends from whom I acquired them some 
>>>> =3D=
>> 3D
>>>> years ago. Among Clara's piles of papers and photographs were some =3D3D
>>>> modern 5x7 prints of her mother and father that Clara had made in the =
>> =3D3D
>>>> late 1940s from her originals. I own Clara's originals of those photos, 
>>>> =
>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> and those are NOT up for grabs, but I have a small stack of Clara's 
>>>> =3D3=
>> D
>>>> modern prints. She kept these around to give to friends and used them 
>>>> to=
>> =20
>>>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> fulfill requests for her autograph from time to time. These are from 
>>>> her=
>> =20
>>>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> unused stash and are not signed by her. The photo of Mark Twain =3D3D
>>>> reproduces an image of him taken in Australia in 1895 and the image of =
>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> her mother is the familiar one of her taken in Hartford ca. 1875 by 
>>>> =3D3=
>> D
>>>> Horace Bundy. They would look great framed together and hanging on the =
>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> wall of any Twainian. Here are the three ways you can win one or both 
>>>> of=
>> =20
>>>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> these prints--
>>>> =3D20
>>>> 1. The first person who emails me and can swear to God or Satan that 
>>>> =3D=
>> 3D
>>>> they are members/subscribers to the Mark Twain Circle (see John Bird's =
>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> posting), The Mark Twain Journal (http://marktwainjournal.com), The 
>>>> Mark=
>> =20
>>>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> Twain Museum in Hannibal (http://marktwainmuseum.org), The Mark Twain =
>> =3D3D
>>>> House in Hartford (http://marktwainhouse.org), The Mark Twain Center in 
>>>> =
>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> Elmira ([log in to unmask]), and The Mark Twain Project at =3D3D
>>>> Berkeley (http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/MTP) wins both prints. It does =
>> =3D3D
>>>> not matter how long you've been a member/subscriber, so you could =3D3D
>>>> subscribe to all of them today and still win if you are the first to 
>>>> =3D=
>> 3D
>>>> email me after doing so.
>>>> =3D20
>>>> 2. The first person who emails me and can identify the four truly =3D3D
>>>> terrible puns not so well hidden in my Charlie Webster article AND the =
>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> snippet of verse from a Christmas song also imbedded therein, also wins 
>>>> =
>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> both prints. You don't have to be a member or subscriber to anything.
>>>> =3D20
>>>> 3. The first person who emails me and can identify at least three of 
>>>> the=
>> =20
>>>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> items in #2 and swear they are members/subscribers to at least three of 
>>>> =
>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> the journals/newsletters/centers listed in #1 wins their choice of a 
>>>> =3D=
>> 3D
>>>> print of either Livy or Sam.
>>>> =3D20
>>>> SOME IMPORTANT RULES-- There will be only one winner in each category, =
>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> and nobody can win more than one category. Send your emails to me =3D3D
>>>> OFFLIST ([log in to unmask]), and whatever you do, don't =3D3D
>>>> divulge who killed Charlie Webster and spoil the surprise for anyone 
>>>> who=
>> =20
>>>> =3D
>>> =3D3D
>>>> has not yet read MTJ #51. The winners will, with their permission, be =
>> =3D3D
>>>> announced on the Forum.=3D3D20
>>>> =3D20
>>>> NB: This little contest is not sanctioned by any of the journals or 
>>>> =3D3=
>> D
>>>> places mentioned in #1.=3D3D20
>>>> =3D20
>>>> Kevin
>>>> @
>>>> Mac Donnell Rare Books
>>>> 9307 Glenlake Drive
>>>> Austin TX 78730
>>>> 512-345-4139
>>>> Member: ABAA, ILAB
>>>> *************************
>>>> You may browse our books at=3D3D20
>>>> www.macdonnellrarebooks.com
>>>> =3D20
>>> 
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