Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1911 — PIANO CONTEST ON WITH A RUSH [ARTICLE]

PIANO CONTEST ON WITH A RUSH

Beautiful Additional Premiums to tie Given Away CANDIDATES ARE NUMEROUS ■ ° ? .‘-ht '■ And the Race Will Be ClosePiano is on Exhibition at Worland’s Furniture ■ Store—Candidates Should Begin Hustling.

The Democrat’s big free $350 piano contest is on in earnest. Candidates are registering fast; numerous people have viewed the piano which is on display in D. M. Worland’s furniture store window, and one and all agree that The Democrat has secured an ideal instrument for its big free offer. In addition to this beautiful piano, a $35 Free Sewing Machine will be given to the candidate receiving the second highest number of votes. This is given away by D. M. Worland. It is a handsome 6-drawer, drophead machine, and the “Free” is the best sewing machine made anywhere on earth. G. J. Jessen, the jeweler, will also give a handsome present to the candidate the third highest number of votes —an elegant silver set of 24 peices, six each <sf knives, forks, tablespoons and teaspoons—all contained in a handsome silklined case and valued .at $25. The sewing machine can be seen at Worland’s and the silver set at Jessen’s. The lucky candidate who wins anw of these will indeed be envied. When you remember that by just a little hrtstle, a few spare moments that otherwise would be wasted turned to profitable account and you can secure one of these beautiful presents absolutely free.

It is our aim to build up our subscription list. We are now publishing one of the best semiweekly papers in the state, with a circulation of about 2,500 copies each issue. We want to make it 3,000 copies, and make this big free offer to stimulate interest, to get more subscribers, and to renumerate those who assist us.

Read the advertisement on page 2, call at D. M. Worland’s furniture store and'inspect the piano, and we know you will agree with us that it is an instrument of which any home might well be proud. As an added inducement arrangements have been made with some of the leading merchants of the city to give certificates with every cash purchase that is made for votes. With each dollar’s worth of goods bought you get 100 votes. Get your friends to trade with these merchants and to save the coupons for YOU. The contest will be close for much interest is already being shown. Don’t overlook an opportunity to get every vote possible.

If you. really want this elegant piano, try and get it. Do some hustling yourself and get your friends to hustle for you. Don’t say: “I can’t.” Remember that I can’t” won’t get you anything, any time, or anywhere. Say: “I want that piano, and I’m going to have it.” And, if you mean it, you’ll egt it. Any reader of The Democrat can nominate as many candidates as he,- or she, cares to. Fill out the coupon on page 5 and bring it or rpail it to The Democrat office. That is all that’s necessary. Remember, too, that each yearly paid-up subscription to The Democrat is good for 1500 votes. That is: one year’s subscription, $1.50, ~1500 votes; two year’s subscription, $3.00, 3,000 vptes, and so on. Ten votes for a cent. Get busy now. b