The Cairo bulletin., 1910-08-14

Formal announcement is made ttlS
morning of the Cairo Bulletins Grand
Prize contest, the most extraordinary
offer ever made by newspaper In
Southern Illinois Prizes to the am.
cunt OF hundreds of dollars will be
awarded to the ambitious and energet
ic men and women residing in the
territory covered by this paper. This
contest will eclipse anything of the
kind, both in the value and number
of magnificent prizes to be awarded
that has ever been held in this sec
ton of the state.
Just WORD as to what this CON
test is for, lest some might think
that it is one of the something-for-
nothing class
The object Of the Bulletin is to
advertise itself, and 20 be introduced
into new homes. so that all may know
1t as the leading exponent OF South
ern Illinois journalism, family paper
that prints all the news all the time.
BY this method of advertising the
men and women. boys and girls re-
siding in the territory covered by this
paper will be benefited to the extent
CT thousands of dollars in prizes, and
these prizes are just what anyone
would be glad and willing to put forth
great efforts to secure.
Great care has been taken by the
management of the Bulletin in the
selection OF these prizes, that they
may not only be valuable and useful,
but appropriate as well.
Grand Capita Prize.
TO the CHUdTHHtU HdYTUg me H1gh-
est number Of votes at the close OF
the contest win be given a standard
The specifications of
this machine will be announced at a
later date, but it can be said that the
decided on will be in keep
ing with the usual policy Of the Bulle-
tin anagement-nothing but the
best. Some one is going to get a mag
nificent automobile for the expendi-
Lure of a little surplus energy. All
that is required is to have friends or
be able to make them
beautiful high grade upright pr
lno will be awarded to the candidate
highest at the close of the
contact ogtar ,ho automobile hoo
been awarded.
This instrument is finished in ma
logany. double veneered and beauc.-
ully figured It has continuous him
yes. and trimmings of natural solid
wood This piano is valued at $3.50 90
md will shortly be placed on exhibit
ion so that all may see what a really
beautiful instrument the winner IS
o be awarded as the second capital
jrize in this contest is
There will be five districts In the
he surrounding territory. In each OF
hose five districts there will be three
prizes given
ne District Prizes.
The first district prize will be awar-
led to the candidate standing highest
n each district after the grand CAPT
al prizes have been awarded Tho
econd district prize will be given to
he next jim each district. and so on
With the third district prize There
viii be THREE prizes in each of the
i've districts after tne grand prizes
nave been awarded.
The first ditrict prize win De a fun
erm business education in the Brown
Business College at Cairo. The cour
&c will embrace bookkeeping, type
writing and stenography in all their
Browns Business College Is
one Of the best known edu.
,ational institutions or its kind in the
To these colleges can be at.
.ributed the successful start in bust
ness Of one third or a million young
people every year, and when a grad.
late leaves the school they are thor
1ughly fitted to take their place in
he business world The candidates
who are awarded these prizes are
supplied with all necessary books and
stationery for the germ ami are not
tut one penny. As tn-~ ss.-tese pr.~
crosses these columns will contain
laily notes as to the benefits to be
derived from the Business Educations
. be awarded in the contest.
As second districs pi:zes will be
,iven beautiful gold watches, ladies
" gentlemens. These are perfect
models of watch artitectrture. beau
iful figured cases, and all in all a
watch that the winners VIII be proud
Il.
The third district prizes have not
IS yet been decided on, but they will |
'e In keeping with tne other prizes
'ffered, appropriate, and something