The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-09-01
The HeraId'S Great Con-
test Now i'm Full Blast
NOrisinal Announcement Of $500 Worth Of
Prizes Changed to $1,l50. Now
is the Time to Enter.

AS announced in previous issues,
september first fires the starting
shot in The Herald's great popular-
ity race. Determined to keep The
Herald in the front rank amongst
the most progressive papers in the
State, the management has determin
ed to offer to the citizens of Dillon
and Dillon County an opportunity
to enter the greatest, most exciting
competition ever held in this sec
tion and every one is invited to
Join in the fun. Don't refuse our
invitation. 1t won't do you a par
ticle of good, for you will soon find
out that you will have to come in.
Can you stay outside of anything
when every body in it is having
"the time of their lives and it costs
not one penny to get in?
To make the competition as keen
as possible, The Herald will give
away ABSOLUTELY FIRE to those
securing the greatest number of
votes in this contest several prizes
which are enumerated below. Ev-
cry prize is worth many times all
the efforts you will put forth to win
1t.
Read the list, and remember that
1t is not complete: there are still
other good things to be announced
later:
FIRST PRIZE
For the first prize The Herald will
give high grade Cote Cabinet
Grand Piano to the young lady,
club, charitable institute, lodge,
school or church that receives the
highest popular vote.
- This beautiful Cabinet Piano is
handsome in case, design and fin
ish--artistic plainness that attracts
and is always admired. Height 4
feet 8 inches, width 5 feet 2 inches,
depth 2 feet 3 inches. Seven and
one third octaves, when boxed ready
for shipment, weight $50 pounds.
This piano has the Automatic Ex-
tension Front, with a Music Rest
the length Of the piano. hand car
we'd panels and mouldings. Has
folding fall board, hardwood back
The sounding board of the best
known material for retention of
sound waves and the wrist plank
constructed of compound rock ma
pie. Has the double French re-
peating action; the German impor-
ted strings; three unisons with over
strung base; nickle-plated trimmings
three pedals with muffler; ivory
keys, quadrupled veneered; and is
fully guaranteed for ten years
against any deficiency in workman
ship or material.
This piano retails for s4OO and
was purchased from The American
Music Company. a highly RESPONSE
BILE firm of Jacksonville, Fla. The
c piano is fully guaranteed for ten
layears by the factory, which is one
of the largest in the country.
n The second Ppize.
m The second prize will consist in
We Rebate Certificate emitting the
fe winner to a rebate of 5000 on any
; Jiano sold by the American Music
s company. In other words, the win
lie er may buy a s400 piano exactly
lo milar to the one given away as
ST. rst prize by surrendering the Ger
-, ficate and paying s2C0.
4, Third Prize: Rebate Ger
:, icate for s175.
N, Fourth Prize: Re- bate Ger
icate for $3.50.
Fifth Prize: Rebate Ger
. icate for $l25.
Sixth Prize: Rebate Ger
lte for 800.
Rebate Certificates
is rune rebate certificates given as
On, has are acceptable as part pay
again on a piano like the first prize
7oo,