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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1918
Page
8
The Mt Sterling Advocate begins a mammoth Automobile and Prize Campaign inviting white, good character candidates to nominate via a blank on the page. Votes must be earned, not bought, with impartial judges and free prizes for entries. aims to boost paper circulation and community participation.
The Mt Sterling Advocate launches a weekly Automobile and Prize Campaign offering a Five Passenger Ford Touring Car plus a $150 Library Suite and other prizes. Readers are urged to enter by submitting their own name or nominating a friend, promising broad rewards for spare time effort.
How to begin a campaign includes sending your nomination to the Campaign Manager and visiting the office for help. Encourage friends to clip 25 vote coupons from Mt. Sterling Advocate issues and cast them. Subscribers can boost your chances via back subscriptions, renewals, and new subscriptions.
A Ford touring car valued at 490.09 was delivered in Mt. Sterling according to a local record. The transaction lists the model as touring car and specifies the delivery location Mt. Sterling with the stated value.
The first Grand Prize in the Gift Giving Enterprise is a 5 passenger Ford Touring Car bought for the campaign from Strother Motors Company, local agents. The car is valued at 490.09 delivered in Mt. Sterling and will go to the contestant with the most votes.
The second prize in the campaign is a four piece Reed Library Suite in old ivory Cretonne. It includes a Slumber Rocker chair library table and a six foot Slumber Settee with pillows, valued at $150, purchased from W. A. Sutton and Son. It will go to the contestant with the second most votes.
The District prizes include a 42 piece silverware set in a mahogany chest for the top contestant in each district after grand prizes. Second prize is an Elgin Watch for the district runner up. Third prize is a synthetic ruby ring for the third highest vote total in each district. Fourth prize is a genuine garnet ring for the fourth highest in each district.
Along with premiums a number of cash prizes will be distributed based on active candidates. Every entrant who runs but does not win a regular prize will receive a ten percent commission on their collected subscriptions. The plan promises no losers in the big race.
White men and women may enter without charge. Prizes awarded by popular vote. entry includes 1,000 starting votes. Subscriptions and coupon votes determine winners, with free votes for new or renewed subscriptions and mailed ballots. Districts define eligible voters. campaign manager may adjust lines.
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