Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-30
OVER 5000
IN PRIZES
TO BE GIVEN
TO THE
Young Ladies
MAINE,

NMAAIN H.
in connection with the Eastern Maine
State Fair at Bangor, sept ID to 9Th,
and the State Fair at lewiston, Sept.
9TH to l2jh.
First Prize at each Fair, Quaker Range,
elevated hot closet, cabinet base, nickel
finish, worth $50.
Second Prize at each Fair, Atkinson
sewing Machine in Antique Oak or Wal
nut, complete, with full set of nickel
attachments, valued ut $40.
Third Prize at each Fair, a full Dinner
Set of liz pieces, valued at $50.
These Prizes are offered for the best
three letters on ECONOMY in House
Furnishing and Housekeeping"
Every young lady of not over years
of age can compete.
Each competitor is to suppose they
have house of six rooms TO furnish,
rarlor, Dining Room, Sitting Room,
Kitchen and two Sleeping Rooms We
want to know their ideas about furnish
ing, the kind Of Carpets and Chamber
Sets they would select, their
choice of material for Parlor
suit, aud also their choice of II
Range for the Kitchen and in the fewcst
words why they make the selection.
They must also give directions for pre-
pairing breakfast, dinncrau tea
The letter is not to exceed one thou
sand words, to be written on one side of
the paper only and to state whether COM
pcting for the prizes at Bangor or Lev
iston. Letters referring to the Eastern
Maine State Fair to be addressed to The
Atkinson House Furnishing Co., Bangor,
and those for the Lewiston prizes to
send letters to The Atkinson House
Furnishing Co, Auburn, Me. W" viii
receive letters up TO the 18th of sep
TENDER.
Prizes will be exhibited at both Fairs
and afterwards at our Bangor aud Au-
burn Stores until the decision Is made.
Every young lady shoald compete for
these prizes, the most sensible, plain
letter is what we want. In writing you
are reminded that chcapness Is not al
ways economy, you want to get full
value for the money expended, you want
your home to be neat yet not eXtraya-
giant.
We offer the Quaker Range as first
prize because it is par excellence, the
very embodiment at all that means
economy. Years have been spent in
bringing this Range 70 state 81 peIicc-
ton, where it gives the greatest possible
amount of convcnicYrc for the least
possible outlay of fuel and labor; that
is true economy,
We d,si'c 10 get tn opinion Of these
young ladies Of mlrriascahlrasc, who
will soon be housekeeping, as To the
style Of furnishing tht viii meet the
prevailing taste, fully believing that as
a rule the majority is right. We hope
to have i hearty re sponse 20 this simple
task for which VIC offer these valuable
prizes.
Meantime don't forget That we are Of
fering special reductions ia Chamber
sets and Carpets. That We have new
lines OF Parlor and Han goods that if
seen will be duly appreciated AMI pur.
chased, for their equal Is DO to be found
In Maine. New arrivals ia larlpr Sni.s.
New arrivals in Turkish Easy Chairs.
Solid comfort in OK Rocl, "a With en-
bOssed leather upholstcring, WI Cen
fury finish on quartcred OK.
Remember the Rag loom vclves
every day for your pleasure. Come and
Sc it and take i look at bargains upon
bargains On every ho'r.
This is the style IF Range we shall
give at each Fair a first prize e. tic