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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1910)
MEDEORD MAIL TRIBTOSE, MEDFORD, OKEOOM, JLONDAY, SEPTIiiiMBlOU 5, 1010. I f4 - --- -- $2500-Given Away in Prizes-$2500 RHaBHHHHBHaaBHHBHHBHHBHBHBHBBBHBIHHMHHHHHaBaHa To The Ladies of Medford (Si Sur rounding' Country l-x Capital Prize1 One Five Passenger Touring' Car 4 u $400 Packard IPiano, Purehas- ; cd by tie Mail , Tribune from Sherman Clay & Company. i 1 . $-100 Cable & Nelson Piano Purcliiiscd by the Mail Tri bune from Halo's Piano I foiisc. District Prizes1 Two Beautiful $400 Upright Pianos Two Beautiful $100 Diamond Rings Two Business Scholarships Two Good Ladies' Gold Watches The Mail Tribune offers for the next two months one of the Up-to-Date Popular Voting Contests, which wil eclipse anything of the kind overy conductod in Southern Oregon. The 'Capital Prize will be a Five-Passenger i Touring Automobile. The person winning this will never regret a little work. Anyono in Medford and surrounding territory has tho privilege of participating in this contest. All old and new subscribers paying or repaying their subscriptions to The Mail Tribune are given votes which they can cast for thoir favorite candidates, according to the table of votes published in this announcement. The winners of these prizes will be the women of greatest energy, most oxtonsivo acquaintance, tKJibest organizing and hustling abilities. Ask some friend to send in your nomination at once. Costs you absolutely nothing. Thousands of people work years to save what you can win in a few weeks' time. The sooner you act, the better your chance of success. Names of all candidates nominated will bo published in a few days. READ THE CONDITIONS AND NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE WHO MAY ENTER THE CONTEST Any woman is eligible, provided conditions set forth below are complied with. Candidates must reside in the district or territory from which nominated. No candi date will be permitted to transfer votes to another after receiving them for herself. The right is reserved to withdraw the offer in any district where only one candidate is nominated or voted for. Ballots sent in for names not properly nominated will be destroyed uncounted. A ballot will be printed every day during the life of the contest. Tho ballot will count ten votes. All ballots will be dated, and will Devoid unloss rocoived at Tho Mail Tribune office on or before the expiration date as printed. All ballots must bo sent direct to the Contest Department of The Mail Tribune, postage fully prepaid. No em ploye of the Mail Tribune or member of an employe's family will bo eligible as a can didate. In accepting nominations all candidates must accept and agree to abide by above conditions. IN CASE OF A TIE, PRIZES OF EQUAL VALUE WILL BE GIVEN EACH OF THE CONTESTANTS TIED. NOMINATION BLANK Writo plainly. It is advisable to use this blank, but nominations can be written on any paper. Coupon is printed for convenience only. I Nominate Address . District No. . .. '. As tbo most popular candidate in tbe Mail Tribune Contest. Signed. Date. Address. Each nomination sent in will county twenty votes if sent to the Mail Tribune Contest Department. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to reject any objectionable nominations. Cut out this blank and send it to the Mail Tribune with your name or the name and address of your favorite candidate. A subscription with it is not necessury, but a good start means much. This blank can be used as often as desired for the samo candidate, and each and every one counts twenty. The name of the party making the nomina tion will not bo divulged if so desired. In case of a tic, prizes of equal value will be given. Not Good After September 15 1910 The Mail Tribune Popular Voting Contest This Ballot Counts for TEN Votes For ; District No Address .' - Good for ten votes when filled out and sent to the Contest Depart ment by innil or otherwise oii'or beforq expiration date. No ballot will bo altered in any way or transferred after being received by the Mail Tribute. In case of a tie, prizes of equal value will bo given to euch of tho contestants tied. How Ballots are Secured In all cases where ballots arc issued subscriptions must bo paid or prepaid. Tho full amount of money must be sent direct by mail, paid to local collectors or brought to this office. The paper will bo delivered by mail or carriers, as requested. Besides tho votes given on subscriptions, there will be a coupon published in each issue of tho Mail Tribune, which, when cut out and filled in, will count as Ten Votes. Theso coupons must be mailed or fcent to the Mail Tribune Contest Department before the expiration of the time printed on each ballot. Ballots cannot bo bought; thoy.must be cut from tho paper or secured by subscription. Value of Special Ballots Now Sub. Old Sub. 700 350 1,400 700 3,000 1,500 7,000 3,500 15,000 7,560 10,000 20,000 Price. Ono month $ ,50 Two months f 1.00 Three months in advance 1.50 Six months in advance . ...I 2.50 One year in advance 5.00. Two years in advance 10.00 WEEKLY, BY MAIL. Price. Now Sub. Old Sub. Ono yaar in advance $ 1.50 3,000 1,500 Two( years in advance ,'. C3.00 7,000 3,500 All old subscribers of tho Weekly paying their arrearages, chang ing to tho DAILY, will bo considered now subscribers and ballots is sued accordingly. Any young lady who desires to enter this groat contest and -win one of tho magnificent prizes offered slfould soo that her namo is sont to tho Contest Department. All that is necessary tj win n prizo is to receive tho largest number of votes according to conditions mentioned elsewhere in this announcement. Districts are Divided as Follows DISTRICT NO. 1 Will include all tho territory in tho City of Medford. DISTRICT NO. 2 Will include all tho territory outside tho City of Medford. How the Prizes Will Be Divided THE CAPITAL PRIZE Tho lady receiving tho highest number of voles of tho districts will receive a Fivo-Pnsscngcr Touring Car. THE GRAND PRIZES Two high-grado Pianos will ho prosontud to tho two ladies receiving tho greatest number of voteri in tho two districts. THE $100 DIAMOND RINGS will go to tho two ladies receiving tho next greatest number of votes in their respoctivo districts. THE TWO SCHOLARSHIPS in tho Business Collcgo will go to tho Indies receiving tho noxt greatest number of votes in thoir respective districts. THE TWO GOLD WATCHES will go to tho lndios receiving tho fourth greatest number of votos in thoir respective districts. Euch district will receive ono Piano, ono $100 Diamond Ring, ono Gold Wntch, ono Scholarship, regardless of tho number of votos enst in tho other districts. Howovor, no contostant will reccivo more than ono prizo. One of. tho districts will reccivo tho Automobilo. Tho winning of those mngnificont prizes is not a qiicstion of monoy. It is tho result of cxtensivo acquaintance, loyal friendship and enthus iastic co-operation. Hundreds of young lndios. have innny warm friends who will unito in an effort to win tho Automobilo or ono of thoso lionti tiful Pianos for thorn. Tho time is short in eight weeks from tho firsv publication of names of candidates prizos will ho won. Bo a winner, You risk nothing and gain much. Think how much it is worth to win tho Automobilo or ono of tho Grand Pianos, and sololy as tho rosult of votes of admiring friends. You can, if you will, bo ono of tho fortunnlo winners. Tho, Mail Tribune has dono its part tho rest is for you and your friends. CONTEST OPENS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1910. CONTEST CLOSES SATURDAY,, OCTOBER 20, AT 12 M. 1910 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL MAIL TRIBUNE OFFICE, EITHER PHONE OR ADDRESS Contest Manager, Care The Mail Tribune, Medford Oregon -