The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-08-08
What did you say?

What did you say?
Did you say that you would like 10
enter The Detroit Times Shetland
Pony Contest, but have decided you
won't because IL is SO late?
Such talk is folly, Away With H.!
Listen while We tell you about one
little candidate who is making good IN
this contest.
And he is only nine years old.
Think OF that!
He is one OF the leaders in the en-
tire contest, with its eight districts
And when he was talking TO US,
Wednesday afternoon, he said he had
only been in the contest for nine days.
Just think of that, too
Nine years old
About nine days in the contest.
One of the leading vote-getters,
lie says he thinks he is going 10
win a pony.
"Ah, WELL I'll bet he has been get
ting big folks 10 help him. or he
wouldn't have so many votes.
Is that what you think or say -
That is what he is supposed 10 do.
That is what you are supposed TO
This little nine-year-old is a live
wire and that's what you must be In
order 10 win prize.
Not Too Late to Enter.
Now, you boy or girl lingering on
the fence OF doubt. do YOU still think
IL is too late to enter the Shetland
Pony Contest?
III little nine-year-old ---- -
can go out and hustle and in about
nine days round up enough votes 10
make him one OF the leaders in the
entire contest, is 1t too late for you
10 get in and hustle and have good
chance to win?
OF course not. =
Get right in--for the getting is
fine.
Names Again Next Monday.
The names OF candidates will be
published again next Monday.
Ii you are not a candidate, but have
a notion that you would like TO be and
make a run for a pony or some other
prize, then by all means bring in, send
in or mail in your nomination on or
before Saturday evening of this week.
so that your name can be published
next Monday.
Open Saturday Evening.
The Contest Manager wishes ii an
nounced that he will be at the Con-
test Department in The Times offlce
up to 9 o'clock, Saturday evening.
Bring in your nomination or votes
before that time IL you can. but If Ii
is not convenient for you TO come in
or send in earlier In the week, then
make connections with the Contest
department Saturday evening,
Only 10 More Working Days.
Do you realize that there are only
10 more working days in the first Pc
riod OF the big contest
Do you realize that a two years
cash subscription for The Times, new,
is good for $4,000 votes during this
first period. but will be worth only
$4,000 in the second period. and only
10000 in the third
Make the most OF those 13 days.
There are big possibilities in those
13 days for the boy or girl who viii
get out and make a grand rush for
subscriptions.
Value Of Business Education.
While you may very intensely desire
TO win and own one of The Detroit
Times dandy little Shetland ponies, We
want TO call your attention 10 the
value of the second district prize and
the value Of a business education.
The second prize in this big contest
consists OF eight fun scholarships IN
the Business Institute OF Detroit To-
Gated at 163 10 l69 Cass-ave
This makes a handsome prize tor
each of the eight districts
To the boy who looks forward to a
business career the Business Institute
offers a wonderful opportunity He Is
given a good training In Bookkeeping,
and with this subject he is also taught
rapid, easy style of Penmanshlp
Commercial Arithmetic. Business Law
Correspondence, and Rapid Calcutta
ton.