Omaha daily bee., 1914-01-09
M. and M. Contest
Fills Long Felt Want
With Business Men

As means OF increasing sales, induc-
ing distribution. and, in a great measure.
preventing substitution. dhe Manufac-
turers' and Merchants Voting contest
now being conducted by The Bee seems
to have hit the mark
There are three problems that every
MANUFACTURER and jobber has to confront
more or less frequently The valuable
prizes and cash premiums and the easy
plan outlined for securing votes on manu.
factured products make a special appeal
to the consumer. The "here-is-something
just-as-good'' plea is hard TO put over
on the woman who asks for an article
that has voting value. She wants that
product for two reasons; First, sha
knows it has quality; and second, but
almost as important. she wants the votes
Is It not surprising that the many con-
testants already nominated are enthus-
iastic? The number of prizes to be
awarded is so large that success seems
assured to practically ali of the workers.
Then. too. contestants have the satisfao-
tion OF knowing that the goods they have
purchased to- secure votes are ednaI to
the best in their respective lines To
read the lst of products that have n
voting value is to renew the acquaintance
of household names.
In Omaha and the surrounding country
good. clean. sanitary bread and ''Butter
Nut mean precisely the same Send me
Calumet baking powder is a phone mes
sage that has become an old story 10 ths
grocer who handles high-grade goods
There isn't a food product manufact ctured
in Omaha superior to Farmers coffees
teas and spices. Ask the economical
house wife what she thinks OF Defiance
starch. another Omaha product. and she
will tell you that Defiance is not onlv
the starch for ordinary laundry work
but that it is a friend to dainty shirt
waists. faneA -doilies and table covers.
OBrten's candies, a home product that
every lover OF pure sweets will buy and
recommend, When you say HUGO and
Tangier brands OF canned goods YOU get
top-notch quality. full weight guaranteed
kellogg's toasted corn flakes and toasted
wheat biscuit are found in the homes
where delicious cereals are bought and
appreciated. Eaten with Alamito pasteur-
lied oream-well. what can equal such a
dish for downright goodness. Much has
been said for and against the gum-chew-
ing habit, but how many of us know that
Kel-I-Cin Cinnamon flavor) gum is
powerful mouth disinfectant. This is a
fact that has been proven by analysis.
skinner's macaroni products have taken
their place among the best and purest
food products in the country, and by
way Of a reminder, they are made i'm
Omaha, too.
There is an inclination among Omaha
I.ok &. o.,
and that is TO demand homemade goods.
The NJ. & NJ. voting contest is doing
great deal to foster that habit and when
the campaign is ended the results OF this
beneficial influence will be much more
apparent than II is at this period of the
contest.
Judging from the way In which votes
for organizations are coming into the
contest department the friends and mem
bers Of the lodges and societies nomi-
mated are doing some mighty effective
work. One thing. however. Is certain. Il
is not going TO be a walk-away for any
one particular organization or indi-
viduaL
Who has carried off the bonus prizes
for January? That is the question that
is uppermost in the minds OF the women
and children in each Of the four dis
tricts. On January 2l, at noon, the tale
is to be told. Then after these prizes are
distributed comes the February bonus
premiums. The NJ. 4 NJ. voting contest
always has something good I'm view FOR
the nominees up to the final day.
March 2.
Come mp to the contest department. PA
Fee building. and let the contest manager
tell you all about the NJ, & NJ voting
contest It's worth your while. The phone
is Douglas sila.