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About The Western American. (Astoria, Or.) 1922-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1923)
THE W E S T E MH A M E R I C A N Thur»day, January 15, 1$23 Contest Opens— Monday Morning, January -8 Closes— Saturday Night, "i March 10 flNine weeks’ gigantic sub scription cam paign ju s t starting THE WESTERN AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY, Inc. flCompetltion is o p en to men, women, boys and girls of the ambitious and enter prising kind, residing any where in the Pacific North- Magnificent 1 9 2 3 REO flit costs nothing to try for the valuable prizes offered, and you positively cannot lose. Every participant will be rewarded for his or her efforts» c' flRead this announcement carefully—every word of it —then clip the coupons be low and send them in for yourself or your friend Hanry Ford’« 1923 Masterpiece, to Ba G in n an Third Prisa IN GOLD COIN SPMCIAL FUND of tSM.OO IN GOLD haa br«n act aald . to ba dlatrlbotrd In tha form of aalarlta among active aon-prtaa w inners on a ten p er cent baala. Any candidate who rem ain, active throughout the en tire campaign, making a regular caah report, b at fa ll, to win one of the big prlaea offered, w ill participate In Utla rommlaalon feature. THINK OF IT I O at of every dollar you collect ten per Cent go«« Into your pocket ir you fall to win a prise. T his arrangem ent assures compensation UJ all candidates and means that THERE WILL BE NO L08EH S IN THIS RACE! Could anything be fairer o r more lib eral than this? IM I F .r d Touring Car With one-man top,, tilting windshield and de m ountable rlnm s. y This c ar pnrohnaed from J . R. Llewellyn, salsa man. Francis Motor Car Co. Orand A rt and H awthorn*, E ast 1770 $200 Diamond Ring, Foorth Prize SOLITAIRE DIAMOND RING Show ns th e man or woman, boy o r g irl who would n o t like to possess each a Jewel and we w ill show you one who haa absolutely no sense of th e beantlfnL Ton m ust see it in order to appreciate It! Purchased from and on exhibition a t M. I* Smith, Jeweler, m Broadway, P ortland. Oregon. FIFTH PRIZE----- $150.00 RADIO SET----- IDEAL GIFT FOR YOUNG OR OLD OF EITHER SEX ! Free Vote Coupon Nominating Coupon Good for 5000 Free Vote» IN THE WESTERN AMERICAN w~> Automobile. Contest I Fie«*« Lutar : N OTE: O rly On« N om ination Coupon Accepted for E ach C andidato N om inated Second Period F irst Period Em bracing the sixth and Em bracing the firs t four weeks (term in atin g F e b ru a ry seventh weeks (term inating 5), the following num ber of F e b ru a ry 19, the following votes will be issued on sub- num ber of votes w ill be issued on subscriptions sc ri prions $ 2.00 2,000 $. 2JJ0 3,000 1 y ear 1 y ear . 4.00 6,000 4.00 8,000 2 years 2 years 6.00 10,000 6.00 12,000 3 years 3 years 10.00 20,000 5 years 10.00 25,000 5 yearp 10 years Thlrd Period Em bracing the eighth and ninth week ( term inating Marli 10), the following, num ber of votes will be issued on sub scriptions: 1 year 2.00 .1,500 2 y e a r s .......... 4.00 4,000 3 y e a r s .......... . 6.00 7,500 5 y e a r s .......... 10.00 15,000 The above shedulce of votes, which is on a declining scale basis, positively will not lie changed during the campaign. However, a special ballot, good for 50,000 votes, will be is sued on every “ club” of $20 tu rn ed in. T his arrangem ent will be in effeeNt^iroughout the en tire cam paign and is to he considered a p a rt of the reg u lar schedule. There will be no extra votes offered, e x tra prizes given aw ay o r oth er inducem ents w hatever inaugurated during this campaign. Rem em ber this arid lay your plans accordingly. No subscriptions will be accepted for less tlian one year nor fo r more th an ten yoare in advance from any candidate. Votes will be allowed on $10 W ant xVdtertising Cards in the same proiw rtion as subscrip tions. F u rth e r details in an early issue. * •H- « iwr a i iÉ'iiiiiiiirrti^^ ■ w ;n'iwii^'»!ii':witiiiwiiii»>»i|irai8iilr Good for 75 Free Vote« IN THE WESTERN AMERICAN Automobile Prize Contest c