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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1914
Page
7
A newspaper contest offers a 1915 Buick Touring Car to the candidate with the most votes, with additional prizes in each district. $400 Doll & Song pianos, $75 Grafonolas, $25.60 gold watches, and $25 scholarships awarded to runners up by district after the top prize. All active entrants receive a commission.
District One shall award prizes within Athens corporate limits. The first prize features a Mahogany Doll & Sons Style B Standard Piano sold by Toomer Music House with ten year guarantee by Jacob Doll & Sons. Value listed as $400.00.
No one thing gives so much real pleasure to so many people for so long at so little cost as a Columbia Grafonola, the incomparable musical instrument. Sold and guaranteed by Toomer Music House, offered at 75.00. Purchased and on display at.
The Athens Banner outlines eligibility for women aged 16 and over, residency requirements, vote handling rules, and nomination procedures. It states ballots must be properly nominated, coupons grant 25 votes, and direct delivery to the Contest Manager is required. In ties, prizes are split and The Banner reserves rights for changes.
A Toomer Music House advertisement extols the Columbia Grafonola as an enduring source of affordable pleasure. It calls the instrument the incomparable musical device and notes a sale price of 75 dollars with guaranteed quality.
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