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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1914
Page
5
An election style contest offers the Capital Prize a 1915 Buick Touring Car to the top voter winner. The two top in each district receive $400 Doll & Song pianos, two receive $76 Columbia Grafonoas, two get $25 gold watches, and two earn $25 scholarships after the Capital Prize. All active entrants receive a commission.
District One will award all city limits prizes to contestants across districts with the first prize a Doll & Sons Style B piano. Toomer Music House sells the mahogany piano with features including double grand fall automatic music desk Empire Top and ten year Doll & Sons guarantee valued at 400 dollars.
No one thing gives so much real 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 375 dollars. Purchased and on display at C. A. Scudder's up-to-date shop.
The Athens Banner outlines eligibility for women 16 and older to run in a district based contest. Rules cover residence, nomination, vote transfer bans, daily publication of nominees, coupon votes, ballot submission, direct to contest manager handling, and tie divisions with Banner reserved rights.
A nomination blank attracts 2,508 votes in the Athens Banner contest. Downtown address and occupation details are not provided in the readable text.
The ad touts a Columbia Grafonola as the Fourth District Prize valued at 75.00, sold by Toomer Music House and displayed at Dependable CA Scudder's Jewelry Watch Store. It also highlights Athens Business College offering a transferable scholarship valued at 25.00 for student success.
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