Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
J|NGLERS ARE BUSY
RhymesterS Display Interest
and Ask Questions.
TOMMY TUCKER ANSWERS
Explanation Covering the Suggested
Iodine Poem.
MANY HOPING FOR A DOLLAR
Those Who at First Do Not Succeed
Advised to Try, Try
Again.
TOMMY TUCKER ANSWERS
MANY HOPING FOR A DOLLAR

Quite number of jingle jinglers have
written to Tommy Tucker asking for q
little more Information on some points
In the contest, particularly that with
reference to the jingle OF not mor5 than
100 lines. taking in all the FIRMS adyertis-
Ing. Here are some of the questions with
Tommy's answers
l.. r. F.: Please explain fully about
the desired iodine poem spoken VI in
The Sunday Star. Also tell me what your
rules are about the jingles. Can W. take
any advertiser in your paper to Jingle
about or just those already used? Can
we write one und II any letter r, any
firm we ourselves may select?
ASK yourself what Corby has given
the city in commercial sense; ask your
self If Lansburghs isn't the Oldest de-
partment store In town; ask yourself a
whole alphabet of questions like these
and Jingle them all into one lG9-liner.
The regular jingles must not be moro
than four lines in length, written on one
side of the paper, with your name and
address on each. We want jingles only
about those advertisers represented in the
jingle pages using the same letter In
which they appear T. T.
Mrs. II. r.:
i don't pretend to be a poet,
Yet at jinges / will try.
If one should pass. please let me know 1t.
dollar. Oh, what 1t will buy.
A--Thats right. The great firms Of
Washington are certainly Offering bar
gains in The Star Read the daily and
Sunday ads.-T. I.
Mary B.:
is for advertisement
In The Evening Star,
With quarter million readers
From near and afar.
is for The Star. which brightly shines 81
On every race and condition.
Use her want columns, and take my word.
You Will never long want a position.
A.-There is both truth and poetry In
th!s.-T. 7.
Mrs. T. L. B.:
Little Tommy Tucker
May try again.
Even though my efforts past
Really seem In vainf
Scotland's king has counseled us
His footsteps sure to follow,
So send more jingles in,
Still hoping for a dollar.
Airy as many times as you like ]
noticed you came very near quite few.
L. L.
Mrs. A. L. L.:
Tommy Tucker" The Star: $50,
How ! wonder who you
Send these 1ingles to A. B, c. .r
And send their dollars back to me.
Al hope you get sonnet. T. a.
Mrs. A. II. L.:
Dear Tommy. send you inclosea many jngles,
when ! think OF the prize my pulse fairly tin.
I hope they viii please you. and all those whs
And as for the dollars. surely do need EN-!
Ayes, Tommy will distribute S4s this
Little Tommy Tucker. how his mouth doth
Reading so many rhymes:
For surely these investments for such lively ad-
Are bound to KIN hard times.
Ccrtainly.-T. T.
: Mrs. B. W: I am submitting the ac-
companying jinges for the inspection of
your judges.
I have enjoyed reading those. that were
fortunate enough to be printed in to-
days issue of The Star.
Thanks.-T.T.
S. D. H.: Though a good deal disguised
to find my poetical illusions submitted to
you were all unappreciated %. I have the
courage to tnclose twelve more.
In regard to the Jingle" of 100 lines /
am somewhat Sin the dark" Do YOU re-
the contestants allowed to choose ad lib
tum? II you can enlighten the public
in the Jingle advertisement OF daily pub
lication l, with others, will be greatly
obliged.
Aft at first you don't succeed. try,
try again. The iodine Jingle would sim
ply be twenty-five four-line jingles on
each advertiser Ask yourself the ques-
ton. What has he given the city that has
become noted in commercial way2-s
7. T.
T. A. B.: send you ten pngles in the
very popular competition you are running.
Thank you.-T. T.
H. D. L.: 1 inclose a set of iinRles
based on the ads appearing in The Sat
urday Star. Not knowing whether or not
my name should appear on each slip I
have placed my initials and address on
each one. Should one or more of them be
selected 1 would prefer to have my ini-
tials only printed. If that would be agree
able. Otherwise o. K.
A-Perfectly agreeable.-T. 7.
Miss c. B. E.: 1 inclose twenty-four
jingles for the advertisers In The Sunday
Star
A.-Fine. Come again.-T. T.
L. NJ. N: Hello Tommy: Enclosed you
will find several jingles. I hope you Will
accept some On the bottom Of each 10
my name and address.
A.-That's the way to send them. Thank
you.-T. T.