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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1914
Page
7
An advertisement promises a Capital Prize of a 1915 Buick Touring Car to the top overall vote-getter, with secondary awards including a $400 piano, $75 Grafonolas, $25 watches, and $25 scholarships awarded within districts after the Capital Prize. All active entrants receive a commission.
A promotional coupon offers a six months subscription to The Daily Banner with a chance to receive 12 500 extra votes. The notice directs readers to return the coupon by September 16 with the address provided.
District One awards prize packages to contestants within the city limits regardless of district. First prize features a Mahogany Style B Standard Piano from Toomer Music House with upscale details and a ten year guarantee by Jacob Dell & Sons, valued at 400 dollars.
The ad touts a Columbia Grafonola as a long lasting source of affordable pleasure. It is offered by Toomer Music House and valued at 75 dollars. A third district prize is shown at C. A. Scudder's up-to-date Jewelry.
The notice outlines eligibility rules for female contestants aged 16 and over, residency requirements, vote transfer bans, possible withdrawal if only one candidate runs, and ballot validity. It mandates nomination on a provided blank, publication of nominated names with vote totals, daily coupons worth 25 votes, direct mail to the Contest Manager, prepaid long distance calls, and a clause that ties split prizes. The Banner reserves changes and requires candidate acceptance of all conditions.
A terse submission nominates a local woman for a position and requests a downtown address and phone details. The note appears informal with unclear context or official backing. No further identifiers or dates are provided.
An advertisement touts a Columbia Grafonola with brass hinges ivory keys ebony sharps and copper wound bass strings guaranteed by Jacob Doll & Sons for ten years. It notes sales at Toomer and displays at Dependable C A Scudder's jewelry watches store and highlights a $25 scholarship from Athens Business College for education prizes.
The text assigns all territory outside Athens city limits to District Two and states prizes awarded to contestants in District Two regardless of where the Capital Prize is won. It details territorial scope and prize distribution rules.
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