The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-26
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eASSAS' Will receive $1VU. The best
ad written during the entire cam
paign will receive 81 900.
NO matter who you are, or in
Whatever walk Of life you happen
to be. it is certain that you know
advertising. You read ads And
you can write them. You are
familiar with all of the stores men,
toned in The Times-2ain AID Test.
Each store has some particular or
special thing about 1t that stamps
it in your mind. Each store has
certain definite character.
The idea in this test is to see
how well you can write an ad.
Study the various businesses, sit
down and write an ad. The
simplest thought or idea expressed
may win you 81 900. Almost every
character of business is presented
in the list of firms In The Times.
Zain Ad Test campaign. Shoes, ice
cream, pianos, real estate, mems
wear, women's wear, carbonated
beverages, furniture, jewelry, thea.
tiers, leather goods-in fact, the
whole gamut of things men, women,
and children wear and eat and use
in everyday life, are presented as
possibilities in this ad writing test.
In other words, the 40 firms in
The Times.Zain adj writing test
want to know what YOU think of
the products they offer the public.
And in order to find that out, The
Times is offering $4,000 IN CASH
AND PRIZES.
There are 50 many angles and
possibilities to The Times-Zain Ad
Writing Test that few ideas along
the line might be helpful.
Crossword puzzles, word golf,
laddergrams, questions and answers
have lately taken the public fancy.
This game Is even MORE interest
ing. 1t will teach you to analyze
ads. II viii make you grasp the
possibilities Of values. 1t will in
terest you and your whole family.
Some one Is going to win 81 900.
Some one will certainly win 800
each week. Every week for eight
weeks there will be 100 valuable
prizes distributed to smart, wide
awake ad writer's. There will be
no waiting, no technical knowledge
is required. no art work or special
type is necessary. A plain piece
of paper, pencil and q 2-cent
stamp-an mixed in with q little
as many ads as you like.
No subscriptions necessary in
this test. No entrance fees re-
Quired. One word, one phrase, a
poem, essay, letter slogan or a
regular ad. That's all that is es-
sential.
Professional advertising writer's
and newspaper employees are bar.
red.
That gives all the people in
Washington a fair break. Prizes
will be awarded for IDEAS and not
grammar, punctuation, spelling or
fancy handwriting. Look the rules
over.
The cash is yours for the trying.
Watch tomorrow's Times for de-
tails. Go to 1t.
The following firms are listed for
the Times-Zain AID Test:
Wardman Park Hotel and earle.
ton Hotel.
Risk Brothers.
Federal American National Bank.
Chambers Fireless Gas Range.
Parker Bridget Company.
J. III. Small and Sons.
The Original Velati's.
wilkins Coffee.
washington UaSugUB company.
Potomac Electric Power Company.
Earle Theater, Metropolitan Thea.
ter and IL other theaters, Stanley
Company of America.
Samuel G. Palmer Co., Inc.
Arthur Jordan Piano Company.
Chestnut Farms Dairy.
Simplex Piston Ring Company.
Arcade Sunshine Laundry.
Snrvica pharunanv
HaywOrth Printing Company.
william ROsendOrf.
Gains MayOnnaise.
Charles Schwartz and Son.
LOffleF'S SkinIesS Franks.
AmOcO Gas.
Schindler'S Peanut Butter.
Butler-Flynn Paint Company.
Cary's Ice Cream.
Brewer-Snyder's Saratoga Chips.
Becker's Leather Company.
SchwartzelI, Rheem and Hensey.
The Kaufman Furniture Com
pany.
National Electrical Supply Com.
pany.
Wallace Motor Company.
Berberich's.
Underwood and Underwood.
Yummy.
Strayer College.
Joseph A. Wilmer and Company.
RlcheIieu Pearls.