The Washington times., 1928-04-18
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Little Jack Horner. sat in corner
ratchinR his pen with zest.
He struck q fine thought 40 anyone
And won in the TimsG-zain AID Test.
Little Miss Muffett, sat on tuffet
Rolling her eyes rnm,rS with s as@ in the
Now they're sending a zain prize
! to me.
There are lots of little Jack
Horners and Little Miss Muffets in
Washington these days trying for
the Times.zain Attest Campaign
prizes. With $l2,5OO in cash and
| prizes-a 1000 first prize-just for
writing an advertisement-no won.
/ der there are lots and lots Of Jack
Horners and Miss Muffets doing
There isn't anything difficult
about writing the kind Of ads that
are wanted. A word, rhyme >
sIogan--may win $1,000.
Here's the reason. The Times.
Zain Attest Campaign offers
$12,50O in cash and prizes Just Tor
/ writing your thoughts about 80
firms listed each day In The Times.
These firms sell goods or services.
Thev want to know what YOU
think about their products or bust.
ness.
Codes Of Prizes
The next judging period for Times.
zahn Ads will be April Is. Get
them In before that date because
there are going to be two 500 cash
prizes and $50 other prizes. Get
busy. write lots Of ads don't BE-
satisfied with sending In 3 few
! and get your share Of the prizes.
Most OF the contestants have been
writing ads on d wide variety OF
subjects. All have tried TO win
prizes. Many have succeeded. All
have hopes and rightly 30. And
most writer's are having loads OF
fun. One of the mothers in town,
who sent In q lot Of ads, said:
you've no idea how much fun
we cot out Of 1t. My three children
and myself set out to write the
series. Each one wrote an ad. We
selected the best Of the 80 ads for
the entire series. Then each one
set out to better the ad written.
The result Is that we think we
have four of the best sets OF ads
possible. And we are hoping for
the big prize" And so It goes.
Now suppose you write an ad for
the Arcade Sunshine Laundry. It's
not as simple subject as you may
think and that makes it all the more
interesting. Visit this modern eatab.
IiShment. Learn just how they do
business. Acquire some information
on the different methods employed.
Y0H will find IL fascinating.
OF course, III your ad, you need not
go into the intricate details of this
business, but it is we'll to have some
background. That will help you to
write an ad convincing people OF the
efficiency Of this particular estab-
lishment.
Pick Your FavOrite
Speaking Of ice cream, there orce
was day when to think of this
product was to conceive q plain
white NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. more. To-
day there are 50 many kinds of ice
cream. Think OF all those succu-
lent fIavors OF Carry's Ice Cream.
Doesn't the very thought OF 1t al
most bring the taste to your
kAtOutns x1CtG We SCI AAaC ACdSt
juices of those delicious fruits,
mingled with the rest Of the in.
gradients that make the perfect ice
cream.
Write about your favorite brick
OF Carry's lee Cream. You can put
more sincerity Into your nd, and
that makes 3 big impression upon
the Judges. Eat 4 dish before you
start writing. That's not a rule.
It's merely q good suggestion. You
will feel inspired.
We trust none Of you feel back
ward about visiting the various
firms in the campaign, to seek
pointers for your ads. The men
whose goods and services you are
writing about expect you, and will
be glad to explain everything. You
VIII not be urged to buy anything.
There are no strings tied to either
end OF this Attest. All the mer-
chants are displaying Times-Zain
Ad.Test signs. The grocers can
give you information on such pro-
ducts as Carry's Ice Cream, Wilkins
Coffee, Saratoga Chips, Yummy,
Gains Mayonnaise, Schindler's Pea
nut Butter.
Write! Write! Write! 1t can't
do you any harm. And 1t may
mean much to you.
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