The Pleasantville press., 1912-05-22
WHO WILL GET THE SIS IN GOLD
The Second Count in The Pleasantville Press Piano
Contest Will Be Held on Thursday. May 3Oth.
at 7.3O p. m. Special Prizes Have No Bearing
on Who Will Be the Winner at the Final Count.

heat, and the contestants and their
friends are hustling for new subscr bers
and renewals in manner that is very
interesting. They realize that the one
who wins the beautiful piano will get a
prize worthy of their efforts and they
are ooing all they can to see that their
favorite candidate comes home ahead.
That capital prize is certainly worth
lot Of hustling goes without saying.
You will have to hurry to get your
votes in as the second count in this
great contest comes off on May 30th;
the bonus votes hold good only until
then.
Don't wait Keep right on hustling
because, while you are laying off, some
one else may be working, and getting
the new subscribers that you might
have had if you had kept going Fifteen
dollars in gold to the contestant making
the greatest gain since the first count.
The ballot box closes at 6 o'clock and
the count will take place at 7.30.
At the same time don't forget the
merchants coupons. Every time you
get forty of them you can get an extra
bonus Of 500 1t does not make any
difference whether the coupons all come
from one merchant or not as long as
you bring them in, in punches of forty.
1t never pays to stop even to get your
breath.
Just keep ON going. Your friends will
see that you are doing your best to win
and will all turn in and help you.
Nothing comes to him who waits and
the ones who do the hustling are rewar-
ded in the end.
The second count will be made on
Thursday evening, May 80, by the judg-
es.
Do not forget the prizes the merchants
are giving. If not fortunate enough to
secure the piano you may receive one of
the merchants prizes and they are well
worth working for.
Bear in mind that the ballot box is
closed for the second count at p. m
on Thursday, May 30. Be sure and have
your votes all in by that time so that
you will have fair chance to show
what your standing is.
For the next few days the following
bonuses will be given and may be with
drawn at any time. Remember, these
are positively the largest bonuses that
ing the contest, so get busy and get
subscriptions while the bonuses are big
and your work will count for the most
Here are the bonuses:
For every seven new subscribers we
will give 10000 extra votes, making 9
total of 4,200.
For every seven renewal subscriptions
we will give 5000 extra votes, making
a total of 1850.
For every seven back subscriptions we
will give 5000 extra votes, making 8
total OF $500.
Subscriptions turned in for the first
count will not count for these bonuses
They will count just the same-for the
piano at the final count, but these bo-
muses. are good only on subscriptions
brought in from now until the offer i;
withdrawn.
For every 40 merchants coupon:
brought to this office and counted by
the publisher or his associates, a bonu;
of 500 votes will be given, total Of
l,5O0 in all
These coupons may be collected from
any and all merchants who are in the
contest.
Remember and have your friends trade
with the merchants who are giving the
coupons. They are reliable tradespeople
The following are the enterprising
merchants who give coupons:
MERVYN WILSON,
MAC MILAN STUDIO,
THOS. F. CRAWFORD,
VIM. J. HOSBACH,
MRS. NJ E. FRAMBES,
THE WEAVER STORE,
MRS. j. B. WILLIAMS,
G. A. BEITEL,
NJ R. WILSON,
THE BLAKE 90.
Following is the result of the first
count as made by the judges-Rev. e.
A. Wells, Capt Charles "A. Campbell and
Mr.. James Lewis Risley-on April 9th:
Marjorie Thomas ...............3 0,425
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