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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1915
Page
10
Prize program invites boys and girls to join circulation drive with ten percent commission for non winners. Contest closes December 22 with prizes and commission checks awarded Christmas Eve. No entry cost to subscribers. Extra cost to vote. Prizes for ladies assisting the youth. Enter names now.
A prize of a fine Shetland pony with cart and harness will go to the boy or girl with the highest votes. The pony came from Audubon Stock Farm in Paynes Depot Kentucky, and the cart and harness from Eagle Carriage Co in Cincinnati. The complete outfit will be displayed in Fairmont at an early date.
The notice outlines a revised prepaid subscription schedule for The West Virginian, detailing how voters will receive the paper under the new plan with a free coupon appearing in each issue until further notice. It cites a division of districts and adjusts subscriber revies by the new scale.
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