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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1914
Page
10
A 1915 Buick Touring Car will go to the top vote getter nationwide. In each district two candidates win a $400 piano, two win a $75 Grafonola, two win a $25 watch, and two win a $25 scholarship after the capital prize is awarded. All active entrants receive a commission.
District One will compose all corporate limits of Athens and award the capital prize to contestants within District One regardless of where the prize is won. The text outlines district boundaries and prize distribution within the city limits.
Toomer Music House sells and guarantees a mahogany piano with ornate features and a ten year Doll & Sons guarantee. Value listed at 400 dollars.
No one thing gives so much pleasure to so many people for so long at so little cost as a Columbia Grafonola. Sold and guaranteed by Toomer Music House and valued at $75. Purchased and on display at C. A. Scudder's up-to-date Jewelry.
The notice sets eligibility for women 16 and over to run in The Banner contest. Candidates must reside in the nominating district, may nominate themselves or be nominated by friends, with daily published candidate lists and vote counts. Coupons count twenty five votes, ballots must be mailed to the Contest Manager, and The Banner reserves power to withdraw offers or adjust rules.
Nomination blank requests the address downtown if any and a phone number. It records missing contact details and prompts for completion where applicable.
An award promotes a Columbia Grafonola as the Second District Prize valued at 75 dollars, guaranteed by Toomer Music House and shown at C A Scudder's Jewelry Watch Store. A Fourth District Prize funds an Athens Business College scholarship valued at 25 dollars for education and transferability.
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