The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-04-15
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peoted psano contest abont which ",
haye had . much to ssy in our lat.
issues. Our Easter Edition and severa
other matters being completdd We nov
have turned full attention to the warm
ing mp Of . spirited piano prize contest
advertising a excellent stationery de
pastsnent and proqing the true worti
Of advsrtisipg in Tho Conmonwealth.
Our contest prize, : beautifuI Banner
grs.d piano : received several days
ago and yer since it, arrival has been
An ornament to the moth show window
Eo1 tie Greenwood furniture Company,
whore You . . what . beauty it is,
Al to the merit Of this piano we can re-
fer You to the leading music houses in
this country who win gladly testify to
tho reliability of the excellent firm
making this piano and to the many at
~tr.ctive traits that solely characterize
the Banner Piano. We insist that you
pay tho Greenwood Furniture Company
> call and 9 and play on this piano,
for No feel sure that it will either whet
your desire to own it or will enhance
your interest in seeing your ~favorite
win It.
In this issue and all others up to the
close OF this contest, coupons will ap-
pear that will entitle the clipper to 500
votes, that will help cinch the lead in
tho contest. These must be clipped
.and signed by contestant and brought
to our ballot box, where they will be
conted with other votes cast on every
Thursday evening 1t six o'clock by a
committee appointed by The Common
wealth.
In order to enhance interest in the
contest and to advertise this paper in
an immaculate manner, we have availed
ourself Of = plan in this contest that
will make it easy for contestants to
secure votes in the contest. We realize
that candidates limited to the field of
subscriptions, advertising and job work
small difficulty in making
the solicitation Of votes as pleasant as
they could be made. So we have decided
to mako this contest 3 pleasant one and
assist q contestants in increasing
their votes. Voting coupons have been
placed At Fountains Big Busy Store,
Mems Wear Of Quality,
scates Drug and Candy Store. With each
dollar cash purchase at any of the above
stores 100 votes = be had. Always
that u long a. this contest
lasts, . cash purchase at any of these
stores will msan large numbers of votes
that will be . decided boost for your
.favorite. These coupons will be given
you at the above stores and signed by |
them to be brought to the main ballot
box at The Commonwealth Office, where
they will be counted in the weekly
At The Commonwealth 500 votes will
be given on every dollar paid in on sub
scriptions, job work and advertising.
Old accounts collected by contestants
will receive double votes. To the can
1idates enrolling twenty-five subscrib-
9rs between now and May LIST 10000
votes, y > special inducement, will be
in addition to the votes due with
these Subscriptions. So it behooves
vou to begin at ono and avail yourself
p these free votes. The Commonwealth
- uninterested ~ to who wins the
piano ~ are the other stores where
coupons arc obtainable and wish to as
'ure those interested that nothing but
will prevail throughout the
contest.
Fountains Big Busy Store has con-
vented to join us in this contest and has
llready received their share of coupons.
thst with every dollar cash
purchase made at this big store, where
can get the best OF everything in
;heir largo lines, you can get a hundred
votes that will be placed in the ballot
and counted for your ~favorite con-
You can increase the standing
II your contestant by trading at this
Itore during the contest and availing
vourself Of tho many after-Easter bar
gains thoy are Offering. Don't fail to
lrop in at Fountains this month and
,very month during the contest and
make your cash purchases and bring all
coupons to the ballot box at The Com
Bernstein's Mems Wear Of Quality
alSO knows Z good advertising plan. and |