Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-11-29

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in which the candidates engaged in
The Herald popular voting contest
have to work for the several prizes
offered. The voting comes to an end
on Tuesday, December 3rd at o'lock
and immediately thereafterathe count.
ing will be commenced to see who shall
be declared the winner OF the splendid
Obermeyer & Son piano and the other
beautiful and useful articles offered to
those who are making an endeavo to
land the premiums. 1t is not believed
by those who have given the matter
careful thought that any particular
person had the grand prize cInchsd
at the present time but there are sew
eral in the race who have q good
chance to land it II they only will
hustle.
There are several young ladies who
appear to have the best of the contest
but none of them have a sure cinch of
being the ultimate owner of the first
prize II one of these contestants who
is way down the list should take 1t in
to her head tn at she was going to win
the big premium she could do SO. She
would have to do some work to make
it, bat that was what was expected
when the contest opened. Several
lunches of seven Few subscribers or
renewals in the groups of seven would
put the lowest candidate in the race
up among the leaders.
For those who wish to vote without
any competitor seeing them, The Her.
aid desires to state that cash with
your subscription, telling where the
paper is to be sent and to whom the
votes shall be given can be placed in
an envelope and deposited in the
bank. The judges will open these en-
velopes as soon as they start to count
and will credit all votes, including
bonus votes. in order to secure bon
US votes on merchants coupons they
NUT be counted at The Herald Office
before being voted.
Miss Emma Kingree was in the lead
at the last count Several others are
we'll to .he front and are putting forth
every effort on the home stretc to
win the coveted prize. Either of these
ladies can land the prize if they will
take The time to get out and solicit
new subscriptions and renewals.
Every bunch of seven new subscribers
means IA, 200 votes and seven renewals
will bring in $500 votes and the way
to win is to get these new subscrip-
tions and-renewals, as they count up
raridly and they carry with them the
big bonus offers which contestants
should be seeking.
From now on until the close of the
contest, which will be on Tuesday De-
cember 3rd we will give the following
bonuses. These will positively be
the last bonus offers, and they will
hold good until the close of the cor
test
For every seven new subscriptions
we will give 10000 extra votes, MAX
ing total of II, 200.
For every seven renewal subscrip-
tions we will give 5000 extra votes,
making total of $500.
For every seven back subscriptions
we will give 1000 extra votes, making
total of $500.
For every 40 merchants coupons
brought to this office and counted by
the publisher or his assistants, bon
us of l, 200 extra votes will be given
total of 1900 in all.
These merchants coupons may be
collected from any and all merchants
who are giving coupons, and must be
brought to the Herald Office in bunch
es of forty tickets, to be counted by
the Publisher or one of his assistants
before the coupons will be issued.
For every three 5-year subscriptions
either new or renewal $4,000 extra
votes. making total of 5000 votes.
For every two 20-year subscriptions
either new or renewal $4,000 extra
votes, making total Of l35, 900 votes.
Tuesday, December 3rd. the voting
will cease and the final count will be
made that evening. This is but a
sh ort time ahead and it is worth the
while CT the candidates to get out
among the people and work like rro-
jams from now until the ballot box is
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