Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 186, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1914 — Do You Want a Ford Touring Car or a Piano Absolutely Free? [ARTICLE]

Do You Want a Ford Touring Car or a Piano Absolutely Free?

, Over SI,OOO Given in Prizes By The Rensselaer Republican A Wonderful Opportunity is Offered the ; Energetic Men, Women, Boys and Girls of Jasper County to Win a Valuable Prize.

Fire - Passenger 1914-15 Ford Touring- Car is First Grand'Prize A S3OO Grand Piano, a $75 Diamond Ring and Numerous Other Prizes to Be Given Away and 10 Per Gent Commission On All the Subscription Money Turned in By Those Who Are Not Prize Winners—Th« First Really Big Contest Ever Undertaken In Jasper County and by the Leading Newspaper Which Every Family Wants in Their Home Because It Gives the News—Send in Tour Nomination Today—This is Tour Opportunity to Get an Automobile— Don’t Let It Slip By.

county will be eligible to compete, providing the rules set (forth herewith compiled with: The first nomination received wiH count 5,000 votes, only one of these will be allowed each candidate. No employee of TJi-e Republican or member of an employe’s family /will be allowed to.compete. No candidate will be permitted to transfer votes after receiving them for his or herself. In ease of tie tor, any of the prizes offered, each tying candidate will receive a prize of equal value. ' The voting will be by means of (the coupons clipped (from The Republican and by payments on subscriptions according to the vote table published. Any questions that may arise will ibe settled by the Campaign Manager and his decision will be final and conclusive. In accepting nomination® all candidates must agree to abide by' the rules of (the campaign.

The Rensselaer Daily and Weekly Republican is today inaugurating a great Automobile and •' Prize Circulation Campaign, during which we are going to give to the energetic men, women, boys and girls of Jasper county, absolutely free, one 1914 five passenger Ford . touring oar, a S3OO Grand Piano, a $75 diamond ring and numerous other prizes. The means of deciding who shall be awarded these valuable and costly prizes will be /by voting during this campaign iwhich shall run for a period of six weeks. Votes will be Issued on all subscription payments according to the published schedule and by the free voting coupons that will appear in The Republican. Any person of good character residing in the territory covered by this paper is eldgible to compete tor the grand awards; all that is necessary to become a candidate in this campaign la to fill out the nomination blank and send or bring to campaign department bring to the campaign department of The Republican. The first nomination blank received will count 5,000 votes for the candidate nominated. The first thing to do after jentoring is to enllisit the aid of your friends in saving the vote coupons from The Republican and (by having them 'pay a subscription tor a time in advance in your favor. The Rules of the Campaign. Any person residing in Jasper

How Prises Will Be Awarded. The.candidate receiving the greatest number of votes in the campaign will be awarded the first grand prize, the Ford touring car; the candidate receiving the second largest number of votes will be awarded the S3OO piano, and the other prizes will be awarded in consecutive order according to the vote cast Ask Questions. If there is anything pertaining to the details of the great campaign that you do not understand, write, phone or call the campaign partment of The Republican. Rep resentatives of this department are always at your service to explain fully how to secure one of the valuable prizes, _ Every Ope That Eaters Actively , ' Wins. Every person Who takes active interest in this campaign will secure something. There are hundreds of dollars in prizesto be awarded and if you do not get your share it is your fault; you do not have to be a subscriber to the paper, but any, person Of good character may enter. Ten per cent of everything turned in by any candidate will be given any candidate who does not ’’©■ orive one of the listed prizes. See Monday’s paper tor full details.