The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-19
500 REWARD CREATES
GREAT EXCITEMENT
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that everyone starts even on this
proposition on June 18TH. fer any
votes cast before that time will not
count toward these special prizes.
Y on see this Is a contest within a
contest. Just a little short distance
run-f 10 find eat who are the best
sprinters.
Now. girls. here is your chance you
see. Just what You have been saying
all along. IF only the rest didn't
have such a head start I believe
could Win Welt now here you are
alI lined up at the mark again, now
see who reaches the goal first. Re-
mefnh"f what IL Waiting There for
you, that hundred dollars in gold.
Don't allow yourself to be left be-
mind in this race, bur start right in
at once, Have you ever seen run
ming n1atch7 The runners all stand
II position, sonic leaning forward.
some erouch@d ready to spring. and
the moment the shot IS ared Off they
81 st1TEt ifKc an arrow from the bow
Ihat liz the only way to do Ia a race
Tor SO much depends on the start
IL you all Will come down to the
contest department we VIII be able
to talk IL over better and get ac-
quainted. We are very busy here to
De sure counting votes, answering let
ters and the telephone keeps calling
Is every few moments but we always
una ilfne 10 talk with Cir guests and
give them the glad hand Sion in
the next time YOU are down town
AS matter Of information as we'll
as admonition, the tour manager Of
The Nirgsnian wishes to impress on
each candidate who Is trying for the
special prize the necessity Of be+
ginning n6w To secure votes.
me winning of a special prize will
'SsS't ST any was' affet- your candidacy
1or one OF the tours except to helm
IL You may be turning in more
votes than any other contestant dur
ing the special period win a special
prize II you do win such a prize
you are benefited IN two WAYS: /
Four standing Is Increased by the
votes turneh in toward the extra
prize. 3 vaIuatse award awaits
you
There should be no confusion of
the special offer with the regular
run of the contest The 500 in gold
Is TO be awarded as special prize
for the work done from June 18th
until July 9Th. and Is offered as an
incentive 10 greater effort on the
crease the opportunity for each to
win something AS has been pointed
out. If you have neglected up to this
time 10 take fun advantage OF the OPP
portunity offered to boost your stand
ing to desirable position in the
published lists. here Is means by
which you may do enough work for
the special period to assure YOU a
higher place In the Regular list and
maybe IA high enough place In the
special list to enable YOU to win the
valuable extra prize 10 be given
away on July 9Th.
The tour manager desires that
every contestant snail clearly under
stand that the offer of special prize
expires on July 9Th. The winners OF
expires on July 9Th. The winner Of
this prize Wit he announced on Satur-
day. July 9Th. The extra prize Is
wholly for the special period and
have nothing 10 do with the dissribu-
ton Of tho tour prizes, for If You
should win the special prize you
would be greatly Increased by tho
votes secured during the special Pc
riod
START 10 work today and make hay
while the good weather lasts Each
sunshiny day Is an invitation to you
to go out and cali on your friends
Every day that ii does not rain and
ts not stormy is a direct call to you
TO saarter forth and make a thor
ough canvass of the territory in
which your friends and acquatnt-
Ances live and whers you might -.
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