Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 195, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1914 — THE OPPORTUNITY OF YOUR LIFETIME IS KNOCKING AT YOUR DOOR [ARTICLE]

THE OPPORTUNITY OF YOUR LIFETIME IS KNOCKING AT YOUR DOOR

A Few Yearly New Subscriptions Turned Into The Republican in the Next Few Days May Mean that You Will Be the Owner of a Ford Touring Car, or One of die Many Other Valuable Prizes. 2,5000 Extra Votes for the First New Subscription Turned in by Anyone.

Turn your leisure into dollars! When a man makes a big noise in these old United States of ours, whether it’s political or financial, people straightway call him' great. If his noise is big enough they call him a success. The minute he is acclaimed a success, ’tis a signal that others should imitate him—follow in his footsteps. Books are written about him and how he did-it. People interview .him for the magic word, the secret of his success. Invariably these great men nil answer in the old phrase “Improve your op-portunity-turn your leisure into - dollars.” ‘Turn your leisure into dollars.” ’Tis simple. Yet how many of us pay it any heed? ’Tis such simple advice that, many of us pass it by. Always looking for the magic word -looking for the impossible. ‘Turn your leisure into dollars.” Winning an overlap means so much! The you fool away, if you direct it properly, will lift you above the multitude—will place you off a pedestal. k , ‘Turn your leisure into dollars.” Recast your mode of living so that your waste time will be profit time. Use that energy that nature gave you—do not let yourself rust out. How to Do It.. ‘Turn your leisure into dollars.” Enter The Republican’s contest and help yourself oh up to pleasure and profit. Win a prize that will establish your identity, your position. Tell the stranger you meet who you are. ‘Turn y<>ur leisure into dollars.” ’Tis simple. You can win a Ford touring ear during your spare time. Do it today. Pill out the homina.tion blank and enter the race and start right now to “turn your leisure into dollars.” See the contest manager at- the contest' office of The Republican. The time for idly contemplating the prospect of securing one of The Republican’s prizes is passing. Every candidate who has his own interests at. heart is putting his hfcnd to the helm and guiding his ship to victory over every course which touches the point of vantage. The Republican offers prizes to'those who can secure the most votes. The winners will become winners by industrious effort. For industrious efforts will be given in large numbers of Republican subscriptions. Votes will enable any candidate to win and nothing else will help him, such as hoping and not working or wording and .not persevering. Don’t wait until the train pulls out. Get alboard -with the others who have already secured tickets. Start today by getting a new subscription and you will receive 25,000 extra votes. We will give that many votes on the first new subscription turned in by anyone before August 27th. v ‘ 25,000 extra votes for the first new yearly subscription. ; .

Here are the prizes you can win. One Ford Touring Oar. . One. 1300 Upright Piano. One S2OO Bunding Lot. - v One $65 Domestic Sewing (Machine. One $25 Gold Prize. One S2O Gold Watch. One $5 i£,Gold. • 10 per cent to non-prize winners. If your name is not here send it in at once. Below are the nominations and votes up to date. Miss Ruth Callahan _ .9^50 Paul Beam ..y....‘ .....26,000 Miss Elizabeth Davenport ...25,100 Gravelous Hansson ...........26,200 Jack Miller ............21,225 Miss Hazel J aeks .12,400 Miss Wilma Peyton 18,850 Myron Hemphill 25,200 Misfe Thelma Tilton 18,200 Wade Jarrette .25,825 Miss Helen Duvall .X,.. .19,125 Miss Madeline Abbott 28,950 Miss Maurine Tuteur Clifford Wasson 22,600 Miss Lucy Healy 25,625 Donald Rhoades .18,225 Mrs. Louelia Goldenrß 4 ~..21,650 Ray Huff ~..14,625 Miss Cecil Morgan 44,150 •Miss Luella Robinson 24,150 Miss Ruth Ames, R 4 8,200 Miss Gertie Leopold 18,600 Mrs. True Reeve 10,150 Miss Marie Arnold ...27,000 Miss Loretta Nagle .9,800 Miss Elizabeth Putts 12,800 Miss Angela Kolhoff ...12,825 Miss Esther Padgett ..; 14,600 Miss Beatrice Clift 6,100 Dewey Cox R 3 8,250 Raymond McKay 10,600 Miss Sophie Hudson ~8,225 Miss Mildred Parks, R 3 7,150 DeMotte, Lad. Mrs. Maggie Fairchild 10,700 Mrs. Steve True 16,400 Miss • Glen Cobb 12,650 Miss Fannie Robbins 7,800 Mrs. Andrew Granger 12,250 Miss Maggie Hamstra 11,850 McOoysburg, Ind. William Erb 7,200 Mrs. D. W. Johnson ....<...,..12,200 Mrs. C. A. Armstrong 11,200 Miss Ethel Parker 14,200 Fair Oaks, Ind. Miss Katie Trump 13,825 Miss Ruth Gundy ......? 12,600 Mrs. Cal Burroughs 5,200 Miss Hazel Hurley, R R v 14,250 Miss Florence McKay 6,700 Pleasant Grove, Ind. Cecil R. Rees ~...11,800 Mt. Ayr, Ind. ' Miss Orpha Barton 10,100 Remington, Ind. • Miss Iva Brooks .17,800 ! Miss Myrtle Sharkey 10,100 Miss Freda Wiheland 15,600 Miss Tina Dluzak 12,825 Wheatfield, Ind. Miss Katie Theis ....10,625 Miss Leafle McColly 12,800 Miss Anna Hunsicker ..........9,200 Parr, Ind. Miss May Lowman 7,225 Miss Floss W. Smith 16,400 Miss Esther Wiseman ...6,800 Miss Blanche MoCurtaln .....17,850 Mrs. Perry Griffith 7,800 Surrey, Ind. y Miss Ethel Hammerton .....10,200 Thayer, Ind. Herman DeFries *...12,650 Telit, Ind. Miss Katie Tresmer .15,725 'Miss Gladys Duggleby ........14,850 Goodland, Ind. Miss Helen Welch 6,400 ! Miss Susan Thurston 16,200 , Miss Pearl Jay 11,600 * Kersey, Ind. Miss Matie Kersey 14,600 Miss Arnia Drenth 12,825 i Lee. Ind. Roy Culp 10,850 Aix, Ind. Miss May Comer 11,875 | Newland, Ind. Mrs. A. E. Reif 5,000 ,Miss Cecilia Spate .......5,600 Pleasant Ridge, Ind. Mrs. Rose Johnson 7,250 I Kniman, Ind. Miss Minnie Schmidt ..5,000