The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1910-12-09
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Lively end ISssfsstlNs RIvs'sy
Among me Contestants


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the piano contest beins conducted ny
The lie Jeab \ Mitchell Oumpsny. "
~. Hughes md Cos's One Price stpfe,
given away nv rnr DEsmRtr STAR
Tor the month NJ November. 1910, de.
veloped into nm interesting race, the
position " the winners not belnv
determined until 10 the last four
days ~ the month These bonus
votes were made possible through the
cIevefness " the three afms conduct.
iog the contest W donating the votes
TO which they we're entitled because
OF Job work and Advertising done by
this paper during the month OF
OctUbet for each OF them for this
purpose, and the generosity Of mum
Der Of the local and foreign patrons OF
THE DEMOCRAT STAR IN authorizing
the use " the votes to which they |
were entitled for the same purpose.
Miss Laura IIavens, contestant No.
pol, Of Gautier, Miss, won the first
prize In the contest. The bonus for
the largest list OF subscribers turned
into this Office during the month Of
November was q 900 votes, and Miss
Ravens easily won this handsome
addition to her sum total OF votes,
she having turned 10 over thirty
subscribers during that period.
Little Miss Odessa Bruce, con-
testant No. ll3, OF this city, Is winner
OF the second prize In the bonus list,
her total being 1000 votes. The
second prize went To the contestant
turning In the second largest list OF
subscribers during the month Of
November.
Miss Minnie G.. Roberts, contestant
No. 100, of Vancleave, Miss, wins the
7,949 bonus votes awarded to the con-
testant for the third largest list OF
l subscribers turned into this office
during the month Of November. The
winners Of the second and third prizes
determined their relative positions In
the standing during the closing days
OF the month.
The other contestants who showed
; more than passing activity during
the month were No. 1888, No. 702 and
No. l79, while quite number Of the
contestants are represented Ia the list
with having turned in sufficient
number Of subscribers to earn Q
representation.
n THE DECENT BIER PRIZES.
The piano contest closes on Christ
mas Eve.
This leaves the contestants will
but short time In which to work t,
increase the sum total OF their votes
For the period OF the month o
December, THE DEMOCRAT STA
offers an extra large bonus list which
3. includes all the work done for each o
the firms OF w. D. Hughes, Cox's On
Z Price Store and The De Jean
Mitchell Company during the mont
. OF November and the votes to whic
they are entitled by reason OF thel
contracts for work to be done durin
. December, as well as donations frol
II numerous friends and Subscribers
IL this city and elsewhere. The 50:
total OF bonus votes offered I,
December is 50, 3o4 votes.
IN The same general scheme so su
cessfully adopted during the month I
November will be continued duriu
D. the current month, and the 60, 80
10. votes will be divided into thr,
prizes, as follows:
=. The contestant turning into tn
I'M office THE LARGEST LIST OF SUI
sCRIDERs during the month OF Decor
~ Der, before 9 o'clock on the evening
Dec. "a, 1910, will be awarded 80, 90
iis; votes.
To the contestant turning into tn
alo office during the same period I'll
rier SECOND LARGEST LIST OF SUBSCRIBER
will be given 20, 900 votes.
rom To the contestant turning into tn
sler office during the same period II
n THIRD LARGEST LIST OF SUBSCRIBER
rye, will be awarded 5, 1914 votes.
UNI An extra bonus of 100, 900 vot
,ns, will be given to the contestant wi
ige' first reaches the total OF FIFTY su
scribers turned in during the mon
@. OF Decem Der, 1910.
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In addition to all Of these bon
votes, THE DEMocRAT-STAR W
sier continue its policy of giving a bon
Co. OF votes each week for the largest II
mas, OF subscribers turned 10 during ca
~ week. For each week In Decent
for this paper will give bonus of ia
hsr 600 votes for the largest list OF 81
scribers turned In for the week, Il
Eort bonus being double the amount Civ
nber during the month Of November, q
more than three times the weeI
gifts previous to November l, last.
PIN. 1t Is possible under this arrsn,
ment for the same contestant to Y
'au'' all the weekly bonus votes each we,
the 100000 bonus votes to the one d
reaching the total Of 6fty subscrib'
PUB. during the month Ut December, q
-, the first prize Of $4,000 votes for I
"'' entire month.
The three enterpfisin. drms c,
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