The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-08-02
THREE WEEKS TO
WORK FOR THE
ELEVEN PRIZES
Contest Will Positively Close On
Saturday, August % At
9P. NJ.
HUSTLE AND ENERGY
NECESSARY TO WIN
List Rapidly Being Reduced To
Make Way For Active
Workers

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circulation contest have just three
| more weeks between them and the
distribution of the eleven valuable
prizes. The campaign ends on Sat
urday. August %. at nine O'Clock
D. m. At that hour a committee Of
representative gentlemen of this Vi
entity will take charge of everything
pertaining to the contest and canvass
the votes to determine who are the
owners Of the Ford five passenger
touring car, the 1925 Stroud piano.
the Flying Markel motorcycle, four
genuine diamond rings and the four
handsome gold watches.
The very fact that the time is
growing so short should suggest
some extra hustle and effort every
day for the remainder OF this race.
While Il is true that most of the
contestants haze a fair sized reserve
held back, still it should not be for
gotten that no one has monopoly
on these ballots. And the winners
will be constantly adding to the
number of coupons ALREADY on hand,
for use on the closing days.
There is only one safe plan. To
keep right Oh the trail after sub
scriptions day in and day out.
There are no more small vote cou-
pons appearing in The Bulletin, and
the subscription route is the only
means of securing votes now. One
can't have too many ballots at the
end, but it is very easy to have too
few
Until Wednesday, August -,
at nine o'clock p. m, fifty pc.
cent increase above the regular
number of votes will be issued on
subscriptions. This will be the last
additional vote induccment Of tho
contest. Following that date, and
for the last few days of the race
only the regular number of votes
will be allowed.
The Prizes.
The first, or capital prize. is q
Ford automobile. This ar will be
given to the candidate >Sho secures
the most votes in the entire contest
regardless of district.
1t is a 1914 Model r Touring car.
FIVE passenger. four cylinder, 90
horsepower machine. With the auto
Is included extension top, winc
shield, speedometter, lights, genera
tor, horn, shield. tools, etc. Every
thing complete so that the WHINE
heed purchase no extras.
This automobile was purchase,
from A. D. Teer, general agents #
this district for the Ford Automo
bile company.
The Piano.
The results of the contest up T.
this time have been SO satisfactor!
that the management of The Bulle
tin has concluded to substitute
higher grade and more expensIv'
piano ss the Ladies second grant
prize.
A beautiful 1925 Stroud plan
manufactured by Thee Aeolian Com
pany will be awarded to the youn
lady who has the most votes afte
the automobile winner has been de
termined.
This ia an unusually fine instru
ment and has been selected, afte
aretully considering the merits o
'eycral different makes. ItH tones ar,
lear and pure, and In construction
and style this piano is decidedly su
perior to the average. It Is mad
by the Aeolian Co., the larges
manufacturer OF musical instru
ments in the world, and its celebrat
ed lines are so well known that fur
Their comment Is unnecessary.
The piano was purchased from
L. A. Holley, Colonial Hotel, Cairo
who represents the Aeolian Co., ir
this territory.
The Motorcycle.
The man or boy who Ia highest
after the automobile winner has
been determined win receive d high
grade Flying Merkei motorcycle
The machine was purchased from
Hills & karcher. 1t is a mode
440 four horse power, V-Belt
drive, single cylinder cycle, and viii
be furnished complete with fire.,
clutch, luggage carrier, foot board
and foot brake.
This makes an attractive priz,
for some man or boy who is alert
and alive to this unusual opportun.
ity.
District Prizes,
Ths list OF district prizes Is about
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