The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-02-13
ENTER THE BIG RACE EARLY.
YOU CAN WIN.

In this issue of The Pleasantville
Press we offer to the people of Pleas
antville, neighboring towns and adj
adjacent country districts, the great
est prize offerings ever put on by a
newspaper here. In making this
prize offer we know we will have the
hearty appreciation and support of
our friends and readers and are salts
fled that these magnificent prizes will
be striven for with might and main.
There are no strings to this offer as
the prizes will be awarded to the can
didates gaining the greatest number
of votes by securing paid-in-advance
subscriptions to The Pleasantville
Press.
Grand Prize
The Grand Prize, to be awarded the
young woman or man securing the
greatest number of votes, is an ele-
CANT $3.50 Blasius Regent piano made
by one of the most noted piano man.
~ufacturing concerns of the country,
Blasius & Sons, factory at Wood
bury. The Blasius piano is a make
of worldwide reputation, noted for
durability. richness, volume and pur-
ity of tone; light elastic and respon-
sive action, brilliant treble and rich,
%sonorous bass.
The Blasius Regent is artistically an
ideal home piano and the model Sc
lected by the Pleasantville Press for
this contest is of great beauty and at
Effectiveness. The design of the case
in rich mahogany, is conceived and
executed in excellent taste, giving sat
isfying and graceful elegance, beauti-
full in its simplicity. The reputation
earned by the "Blasius make" of pi-
ano, long established and demon
strated by unstinted praise bestowed
upon it by its many admirers, rem
ders it unnecessary to enter into a de-
tailed description of its merits-suf-
flee to say in casting about for a real
ly high-class make of piano to offer
as Grand Prize, we choose out of
many, The Regent, manufactured by
Blasius & Sons. purchasing it from
then Philadelphia ware rooms, 40-42
South 18th street. Blasius & Sons
stand back of this piano with a posi-
tive guarantee as to it's merit and
worth, it being exactly a represented
in our advertisements. This piano
will be on exhibition in a few days in
theWeaver Store. Main street. where
the public is invited to call and exam
inc the merits of this splendid instru-
ment.
Second Prize
To the lady or Gentleman securing
the second largest number of votes
will be awarded a $125 solitaire dia-
mond ring. The diamond is a beau
tiful white stone, of great brilliancy
and lustre, weighs five-eighths of a
karat and will be in a solid gold set
ting for a lady or gentleman. as the
winner may prove to be-. The ring
was purchased from Clarence A. Bel
tel. SO N. Main street, and is on dis
play in his show window. This repu-
table and we'll established jeweler can
assure you that this is a valuable prize
worthy of your earnest endeavor.
Drop in the store and see it then get
out and win it.
Third and Fourth Prizes
The third and fourth prizes are
handsome gold watches, guaranteed
cases, fitted with Elgin or Waltham
movements in ladies or gents size
as winner may prove to be. These
watches were also purchased of Clar-
nee A. Beitel and are displayed in
his show windows. 55 North Main
street. Call and see them.
Who May Enter
The contest is open to every res
pectable woman or man in Pleasant
vile, Absecon, Mortified, Linwood.
Somers Point. Egg Harbor township,
other surrounding towns and all adj
jacent country districts. Those liv-
ing in other towns have equally as
good a chance to win as any one res
iding in Pleasantville.
The contest is strictly a competitive
one as personal work and endeavor
is what counts. Nor is it a lottery.
gamble or scheme. This contest as
conducted by The P~leasantville Press
is absolutely fair and impartial to
every participant and a plan counte-
nanced by the nostal authorities.
There will be nc drawings of any kind
in which pure luck is the main fac
tor. The plan in a nutshell is, who
gets the largest number of votes and
to gain votes you secure paid-in-ad-
vance subscriptions to The Pleasant
vile Press and clip coupons appearing
in each issue. All that is necessary
for any respectable woman or man to
enter the race is to fill out the blank
nominating ballot appearing in these
columns, send or bring to the Contest
Editor, or personally register with the
Contest Editor. Candidates do not
necessarily have to be subscribers to
The Pleasantville Press in order to
compete.
Votes will be allowed on every paid
in-advance subscription no matter
where the paper is to go. The wide
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