The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-09

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Listen,
You girl.
IoU boy,
How'd you like TO own and wear a
sparkling diamond ring?
Would IL be hard 10 take?"
Well, We are going to give one 10
an energetic and ambitious candidate
in The Detroit Times Shetland Pony
Contest.
The "sparkler" is going 10 be pre-
scented 10 hustling boy or girl on the
25th of this month. two weeks from
next Monday.
Now Wen tell you the details.
This ring is TO be given 10 the
candidate who turns in the greatest
amount of money for subscriptions
between Monday morning. Aug. IL,
and Saturday evening. Aug. %, the
end OF the first period
This diamond ring has nothing to
do with the regular contest for forty
prizes, including the eight Shetland
ponies.
This diamond ring is an EXTRA
prize for EXTRA hustling during the
period we have mentioned
All who make a special effort TO
win the diamond ring and the candi-
date that wins the diamond ring Will
receive credits for all votes earned
just the same as though the extra
prize was not offered
Remember that all candidates have
an equal chance in the race for this
special diamond ring prize
The candidate who has already Sc
cured a large number Of votes does
not have any advantage over another
candidate who has not secured any
votes at all
The prize is TO be awarded TO the
girl or boy who turns in the greatest
amount of money between Monday
morning Aug. IL, and Saturday even
! ing. Aug 23-THIS month.
! Do you get us?''
And remember, too. that money
alone, not ballots or votes. is what
counts in this special contest for the
diamond ring.
Six dollars received from an old
subscriber for two years will count
just as much and just the same as
So received from a new subscriber for
two-years' subscription for The De-
trot Times
That is, so far as the ring contest
is concerned.
But. of course. new two-years'
cash subscription will continue in the
regular Shetland Pony Contest 70
count twice as much in votes as
twoyeers subscription from an old
subscriber.
Simply do your best 10 win the
diamond ring, realizing that while you
are turning in money In the ring con-
test you are piiing up votes in the
Shetland Pony Contest
This pretty diamond ring has been
secured at the diamond and jewelry
stort Of Sol Sallans, "a Woodward
ave
II is valued over twenty-five dollars.
Get ready for the two-weeks' dash.
Set Big Ben for an early start
Monday morning.
Kindle your fire of determination
and go after subscriptions and money
and votes with zeal that will invite
the interest and assistance OF your
relatives and friends and others,
" Not in Get In at Once.
n you have hesitated to make the
plunge into the Shetland Pony Con-
test allow this diamond ring attrac-
ton TO pull you in at once
The Contest Department will be
open until O'Clock this evening.
II you are not nominated, being in
or send in your nomination this even
ing so as 70 be ready for the special
diamond ring contest which starts
Monday morning
Don't forget that you can start Mon
day morning and have just as good a
chance in the diamond ring contest
"a the candidate who commenced two
weeks ago.
Get your nomination in tonight or
the first thing Monday morning.
Names To Be Published Again Mon
day.
The names OF candidates are 10 be
published again next Monday.
You who are not now a candidate
have until 9 O'Clock this evening to
get your nomination in and put you
in line TO have your name published
Monday.
with your nomination you get
start OF 900 votes.
You who are now candidate can
turn I'm subscriptions and ballots up
10 o'clock this evening.
First Period Soon Over.
There will be but IL more working
DAYS IN the first period OF the Shet-
land Pony Contest.
Subscriptions I'm the first period are
worth more ia votes than they Will be
in the second or third periods.
A now two-years' cash subscription
Is good for $4,000 votes any time be-
fore the close of Saturday, Aug. %.
4 onc.year's cash subscription, new,
Is good for $1,000 votes during the
balance OF this first period.
Don't lose sight OF this fact
And don't forget the diamond ring.
And don't forget that The Times
Is particularly YOUR paper and that
II stands for you and by you
And don't forget 10 come In as fire.
quently as you conveniently can TO
talk things over" with the contest
manager.
And don't forget to watch for the