Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-09

in connection with the Eastern Maine
State Fair at Bangor, Sept. "a To 9Th.
and the State Fair at Lewiston, Sept.
9Th 10 l2th.
First Prize at each Fair, Quaker i:ause,
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 AZ so.
Third Prize al each Fair, a full Dinner
set of IL pieces, valued at SO.
These Prizes are offered for the best
three letters on ECONOMY in House
Furnishing and Housekeeping
Every young lady of not over 10 years
of age can compete.
Each competitor is To suppose they
| have a house of six rooms to furnish,
| l'arlcr, 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 Frior
suit, and also their clai,T. of a
| Range for the Kitchen and in the fcwcst
words why they make the selection.
| They must also give directions for pre-
| pairing breakfast, dinner and tea.
The letter is not to exceed one thou
| sand words, to be written on one side of
thc paper ohly and TO state whether com
pcting for the prizes at Bangor or Lew
stou. Letters referring to the Eastern
| Maine State Fair to hc addressed 10 The
Atkinson House Furnishing Co., Bangor,
md those for the Lewiston prizes to
| end letters to The Atkinson House
| Furnishing Co, Auburn, Me. We will
receive letters NJ to the l5th of Sep
| tcmbCr.
Prizes will he exhibited at both Fairs
] Il aft
burn Stores until the decision is made.
Every young lady should compete for
these prizes, the most sensible, plain
| letter is what We want. In writing you
.trc reminded that chcapncss is not al
| ways economy, you want to get full
value for the money expended, you want
your home to be neat yet not cxtrava-
CANT,
We ollcr the Quaker Range as first
prize because it is par excellence, the
very embodiment of all that means
economy. Years have been spent in
bringing this Range to state Of perfcc
ton, where it gives the greatest possible
amount of convenience for the least
possible outlay of fuel and labor; that
is true economy.
We desire to get the opinion of these
Young ladies Of a marriagcablc age, whp
! will soon be housekeeping, az to the
style Of furnishings that will meet the
! prevailing taste, fully believing that rs
a rule the majority i right. We hope
to have hearty Response to this simple
ask for which we o1or these valuable
rrizcs.
| Meantime don't forget that we are Of
| tcring special reductions in Chamber
sets and Carpets. That We have new
lines Of Iarlor and Hall goods That il
seen will be duly appreciated and pur-
/ chased, for their equal is not 10 he found
I in Maine New arrivals in parlnr Suits
New arrivals in Turkish Easy Chair
solid comfort in Oak Rockers with cun-
hosscd leather urhol-terius, WI Cen
| tury finish on quartcrcd oak.
Remember the Rug boom wcavcs
every day inr your pleasure. Come and
sec It aud take look at bargains upon
bargains on every floor
This il the style Of Range we shall
rive at each Fair as a first prize to the
Z t,nt,ur Io,l;as of MI,