Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-30
RACE IS CLOSE FOR
LARGE PRIZES SAYS
CONTEST MANAGER.
ASS END DRAWS NEAR SUCKERS
IN SPIRITED RACE FOR GOAL
FIND SELVES COMING DOWN
STRETCH NECK AND NECK.

Saturday evening AT eight O'Clock
ends the Free Trader Journal contest
that has been attracting he atteu.
lion of the reading public in this part
Of Illinois
You MUS; have every promise turn.
cd INFO cash ii you expect to get the
large amount of votes this week
II is the opinion OF the contest de-
partment that the race is cry close
Tor several Of the larger prizes. We
cannot urge candidates 100 strongly
10 sct every subscription possible in
by cish; o'clock Saturday night the
end OF the confess.
ms is important as the prizes are
large and the race close. and how
would you feel ii after the votes were
counted YOU would find if you had Sc.
"nlcd few more supsclip ions ,ha
YOU would be the winner o the graz
prize Client touring car? You wOu!-
leel pretty enc p. would or not
rms very thing is apt 70 happen
Who is 10 blame? l. is not the con
test department, as they have been
trying to make you WORK harder every
day. Their will net be any che to
lame except Yourself You ;1e ,hs
one wlo win !ooo il you do no &c,
busy touay Thi,.k o. th,s candidate.
and act before j. is to late
Test Your Mettie.
Candidates should strain every Of
fort this week to have their votes re
cords grow as large as possible. Jus;
few more votes when resources are
exhausted may be the turning point
n making your .aIorite contestant
a winner Ct a prize worth hundreds
U! dollar.
4. The great value Of the prizcs and
The honor and the pu lie records 10,
attaining success are important, fac
tors now being held worthy OF con
Slderation. Just four more DAYS in
WINCH to work for the prizes. anu
The destiny of the world has some
times been changed within an hour.
Empires have been made and TN
made in single fearful hour. ana
50 the result of this campaign is
likely to be decided by what is ao
conplished in these four DAYS. The
valuable prizes are hanging in the
air waiting TO be plucked by those
who have the energy aud the deter,
nlination to Win them
Only those who run race TO the
very end can ever hope to win d
prize. The race is not always TO the .
swift nor the battle TO the strong
bu II is won by the slayer. The tor
tose, you know. beat the hare be
cause it kept going. |. rested neither
night nor day until the goal was
reached. Victory is not for the
spurter. but for the slayer, so the Free
Trader Journal prizes are for the men
aud women who run the race 10 the
very end We are all of US ON the
home stretch. the place .hat tiles the
mettle of everyone who enters the
campaign of any sort or nature
whether it be boat race or a cam
paisn OF any kind. The remaining
time will test the mettle of the young
ladies' or gentlemen who are anxlou.
TO win q prize.
A Great Chance to Win.
This IL the greatest oDportunlty
ever offered to win one Of the fine
pr Is and the candidates WHO would
not bestir themselves for crown
will be lost when it comes TO win .
ming one of the grand prizes at the
close Of the campaign II you are
going to get busy aud win, here's
your chance. Read over The terms
Of this great offer.
TOOAH'S VOTE.