Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-11-10
EACH COUPON
COUNTS ONE
IN CONTEST.
Evening News Makes Change in
Manner Of Conducting Its
Contest for Piano.
YIELDS TO REQUESTS.
Our Readers Wanted the COu-
pOns TO Clip and They Will
be Printed Hereafter.


Several days ago the EVENING
NEWS announced thai it was going
to make its readers u Christmas pres
ent of a piano and phonograph It
was announced that the way to Sc
cure either OF these was TO secure
subscribers for the NEWS. A sub
scriber for one month, at twenty-five
cents was to count fifty votes for any
one the voter wished to name a
two months subscription at fifty
cents was 10 count 100 votes and so
on TO Il years subscription which
would count 500 votes. The one re-
ceiving the most votes was to get the
piano and The person having the next
highest number of votes would re-
ceiye the phonograph.
Both of these Instruments are ON
exhibition at the Ludwig music store
in Smith street. The instruments
seen there are the actual ones which
the EVENING NEWS will give away,
absolutely free. They viii be deliv-
cred December 90, the Saturday be-
fore Christmas, the holiday, itself
falling on Monday.
Much interest has been aroused by
this announcement of the NEWS and
many persons have visited the Lud-
wig music store to try the instru-
ments. There has been great deal
of disappointment, however, that
there We're no coupons which could
he clipped from the paper every night
20 help roll up the total
This disappointment has become SO
evident and so many of our readers
have asked us TO introduce the cou-
pons into the contest that the NEWS
has decided to grant the request, and,
beginning with today a coupon will
be printed in the paper every night.
Each coupon will count one vote.
This means considerable more work
in this office, but this system being
more popular the NEWS is willing to
accept this TO satisfy its readers.
In starting the coupon, the original
voting by subscription will continue
just the same That is, besides each
coupon clipped from the NEWS
counting one vote, IL deposited in this
Office before the expiration of the
time limit Il subscription for one
month at twenty-five cents, will still
count fifty votes, two months Sub
scription 100 votes, and so on to coo
votes for years subscription at SO.
T., Therefore while you are saving your
coupons and having your friends to
do the same. YOU can increase your
vote by securing subscriptions for
( the NEWS.
Each coupon will bear the date of
/ publication. This coupon will expire
one week from the date printed on it.
I For instance, the coupon today is
dated November 10. This coupon
can be voted any time up to O'Clock
on November II. After that time it
will be void and will not be counted
Z Tomorrow's coupon will expire No
vember Is and so on.
The conditions of the contest are
that no employe of the NEWS nor
any newsdealer can enter and all
votes must be in the NEWS Office by
I ) o'clock December 21 when the
contest closes.
Remember, either coupons or sub
scriptions count This is for piano
/ valued at s275. 1t will be delivered
| free of all cost at the home of the one
securing the most votes. DO you
want piano? Here is your oppor-
/ unity. The phonograph will be de-
livered in the same manner 10 the
)ne receiving the next higher num-
Der of votes. Save the coupons, send
II your votes and keep busy. Some
)ne is going to receive a handsome
Christmas present. viii it be you?
/ Following is the coupon for today.
{ Fill in the name and address Of the
! )erson for whom you wish TO vote
md send or bring to the NEWS of
{ ice within one week from the date it
. laurg nj bprVtie9 N-i1 No Wild