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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1908
Page
6
Muscatine Journal announces a contest offering four complete Tony Pony outfits to boys and girls in Muscatine and surrounding areas. Entries are opening across four districts with cash commissions for new business. A pony harness buggy set from Michigan Buggy Co will be on display soon, inviting local participation.
The Journal announces a popular voting contest for boys and girls in the vicinity. It offers a complete Tony Pony Outfit to two city winners, and similar outfits to a county winner outside the city, with eligible participants spanning Muscatine, Louisa, Johnson, Cedar counties, or any territory beyond Muscatine.
The Muscatine newspaper offers a ten percent commission to contestants who do not win prizes, on new subscription business they bring in. If a contestant brings in $500 in new business and does not win, they receive $50. This liberal offer aims to reward all participants in the Mammoth Popular Tony Pony contest.
The notice outlines eligibility for contestants 16 and under, district residency requirement, nomination process, and vote handling. It states daily candidate lists with vote counts, coupon votes worth ten, and that ballots go to The Journal Contest Manager. Winners receive cash commissions on new business, with ten percent to non-winning contestants.
A brief OCR fragment lists numbers and periods such as 1,600 3,200 8,000 18,000 alongside time spans of three months six months and one year. Other terms include two years old and 4,000 9,000 appearing without context.
The Journal voters will choose winners from four districts. District 1 covers Muscatine west of Iowa avenue, District 2 Muscatine east of Iowa avenue, District 3 all of Muscatine county outside Muscatine city, and District 4 all territory outside Muscatine county in Iowa or Illinois.
A newspaper notice explains a drawing for a pony outfit where votes come from subscriptions with vote counts for boy or girl chosen. Coupons in each issue count as ten votes, and nomination blanks count 25 votes if published in the paper. Winners are determined by popularity and effort.
The four Tony Pony outfits will go to the four contestants with the most votes in their districts. One outfit goes to a youth 16 or under in Muscatine west of Iowa Avenue, one in Muscatine east of Iowa Avenue, one in Muscatine County outside the city, and one outside the county. The first list of candidates will appear in the Muscatine Daily Journal on Saturday, August 1. Nominate early to be included.
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