S a tu r d a y , March 25, 1916
THE FALLS CITY NEWS
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SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS IN PRIZES
To Be Distributed In A
BIG PIANO CONTEST
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By The Falls City News and Falls City Merchants.
The Capital Prize
Several of the Merchants of Falls
City have contributed
Which will be give by
V A LU A B LE
PRIZES
The Falls City NEWS
will be an elegant
$ 400.00
and will give
Local Vote Coupons
With each $1.00 Cash
Purchase
Obermeyer & Sons
PIANO
FIRST PRIZE
Rules and Regulations Governing the Contest are as Follows!
A N N O U N C E M E N T —This Piano and Popular Voting Contest will be
conducted fairly and honestly on business principles, strictly
with justice and fairness to all concerned. With the above
principles, it will be an assured success.
Renewals, 500 votes
Renewals, more than one yeffr. 600 votes
Back subscriptions, 400 votes
5 years New or Renewal Subscriptions, 5H00 votes
10 years New or Renewal Subscriptions. 12500 votes
20 years New or Renewal Subscriptions, 30,000 votes
P R IZ ES — The Capital prize will be an Obermeyer & Sons’ Piano.
Also other valuable prises to the amount of many dollars which
are announced herewith.
1.00
1.00
1.00
5.00
10.00
20.0*)
INSTRUCTIONS Results to standing votes will lie issued after
30 days. No votes accepted at le^s than regular price of paper
concerned in this contest. No one connected with this paper,
or belonging to the immediate families of the merchants co
operating, will be allowed to become a candidate in this contest
or work for contestants.
Votes, after being voted, cannot lie transferred to another.
Be sure to know for whom you are going to vote before coming
to the ballot box, as the editor or anyone else w ill not give you
any information on the subject. The key to the ballot box will
be in possession of the awarding committee during the contest.
For the first thirty days the paper will run a 25-vote coupon,
which can be voted free for any lady contestant.
C A N D ID A T E S — Young ladies in this and adjoining towns are elig
ible to enter this contest, and the party receiving the largest
number off votes will receive the beautiful $400 Obermeyer &
Sons’ Piano, and other premiums will be distributed in accord
ance with the contestants’ standing a t the final count.
TIE IN VOTE —Should any of the contestants tie in votes for any
of the priz-is, a similar prize will be awarded.
VOTES C L A S S E D — Votes will be issued in the following denomin
ations:
New subscribers, 600 v o tes................................................. $ 1.00
Contest to run about 90 days. CONTEST WILL CLOSE
APRIL 1st, 1916. The right to postpone date of closing is re
served if sufficient cause should occur.
Ten days prior to closing contest, the judges will carefully
lock or seal ballot box and take same to the bank, where the
same will be in a place where voting can be done during busi
ness hours and locked in a vault a t night until close of contest,
when the judges will take charge and count same and announce
the young ladies winning in their turn.
The last ten days all voting must be done in a sealed box
at the bank. If you do not wish anyone to know for whom
you are voting, place your cash for subscription together with
your coupon in a sealed envelope, which will be furnished you,
and put same in ballot box. This will give every one a square
deal
THIS CONTEST W IL L CLOSE A P R IL 1st. 19 10 .
Nominate Vour Favorite Lady -Help Her Win the Grand Prize
2 n d Prize
Value S I S . 0 0 I N P rize
Donated by
N . Salig’ s Department Stare
Value $ 6 .0 0
Value $5.00 5th Prize
4th Prize
Value $ 5 .0 0 U t h P rize
Value $ 5 .0 0
Donated by
Donated by
Donated by
Falls City Mercantile Co.
J . C. Talbott
M . L . Thompson,
W. A . Fe rn y,
General M erchandise
Hardware & Furniture
D ru g g is t
Je w e le r.
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Donated by
I give a 25 vote coupon free with
I give a 12* vote coupon free with
I will give a 25 vote coupon free
We will give a 25 vote coupon free
I give a 12| vote coupon free with
each $1.00 cash purchase.
each
50c cash purchase.
with each $1.00 cash purchase.
with each $1.00 cash purchase.
each 50c cash purchase.
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and Save Your Tickets,
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Beginning Today.
Communications
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and Subscriptions
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to Contest
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L ady Win A
Manager
FALLS CITY NEW S, Falls City, Oregon.
Prize.
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