Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I THE BA | SEVERAL HUNDRED D( I THERE ARE NO ] I All you have to do is to secun I With every subscription a coi f decided on articles of value? 1 taste, culture and refineme ' B~ THE PLAN ~B The plan of the contest is very simple. There are B no-strings tied to it. Just get out and secure sub" - B ^criptions, either new or renewal, to The Bamberg B Herald. Every 1 year's subscription counts 1,500 B votes. The five receiving the highest number of ' B votes will be awarded the five valuable prizes B named below., To each contestant not receiving V:i*> B one of the five big prizes, The Bamberg Herald will B give, when the contest closes, a check for ten per B cent, of all collections turned in by the contestant. ? - ^ ~ J. _ ? i. l/\nn Tv? /\+Vl AD 11TAD/1 O q lnererore no comes unit win iuoc. jlju uma wuxuo) r 9 ^ if a contestant turns in $200 in subscriptions dur9 ing the contest, and does not succeed in securing i 9 one of the prizes, we will cheerfully give that con9 testant a check for $20. Do you know of an easier ; , ; : 9 way in which to make $20? 9 NO VOTES ARE FOR SALE. 9 Votes in this contest are not for sale. No one 9 can come in The Herald office and buv votes in this 9 subscription campaign. Votes are given for money M r9 paid in on subscriptions, and for nothing else. No 9 contestant may fear that another contestant can B buy any of the prizes. Votes will be given only on B bona fide subscriptions received at The Herald 9 office before the contest closes. The people of the 9- county know The Herald. It has been here a long time, and expects to remain at the same old stand. B No cateh-pennv schemes are recognized or employB ed by this newspaper under any circumstances. 9 Under no conditions would The Bamberg Herald; > 9 resort to any questionable means to collect subB scriptions, and The Herald has been here long B enough for the people to know that when we say ' 9 we are going to have a contest, it means simply 9 that so many votes will be given with so much money paid on subscriptions?andnothingelse.it v -B also means that every contestant will he treated 9 with the same fairness, arid that the prizes will be I awarded exactly as advertised. I DON'T DELAY. 9 Send in your nomination today, and get 9 right to work. It is easy and pleasant 9 work to secure subscriptions to The Herald, be9 . cause you do not have to talk about the newspaper. 9 Everybody knows about it. All you have to do is to 9 tell them that YOU are in the contest. They will 9 willingly let you have their new or renewal sub9 scription merely for the asking. The thing to do 9 is to start EARLY and stay to the FINISH, and 9 one of the beautiful prizes is surely yours. AIM . 9 HIGH. Make up your mind that the. beautiful 9 suite of furniture will adorn your room. I START NOW IF Yl i < ? Clip out the Nomina or bring it in To-Ds nate yourself c I THE BAM ' lMBERG HE ?RIZE GIVING C I POPULARITY L )LLARS WORTH OF VAL CI A NlfQ! If You Do Not W DL.A1> AO i Will Pay You 10 1 I 3 subscriptions?New or Renew jpon is given?vote for your c\ -every day use?ornament and 11 M 1 nt win appreciate, new ana OPEN TO ANY LADY. . The contest is open to any lady in Bamberg county or in any adjoining county. There is nothing to do but secure subscriptions to this newspaper. The nomination ballot, printed elsewhere, counts for 5,000 votes when sent in to The Herald. Only one nomination ballot will be counted for any one contestant. Your territory is unlimited. Go where you will and when you want to. Votes will be counted at intervals and published in The Herald. Look for the first count, which will be made soon. THE BEST COUNTY PAPER IN THE STATE. The people of Bamberg county and the surround. ing counties know that The Bamberg Herald is one of the best county newspapers in the Palmetto State. The standard of this newspaper is known far and wide. To secure subscriptions is very easy. To the majority of people, it only requires the asking to receive a subscription. You do not have to try to induce them to take the paper just to help you. Everybody knows that The Herald is worth a dollar and half and much more, compared to the o\mT?Qo>n r>rmn+T7 -np-npr* All tVmt IS TlPPPSSarV IS to U V UXUgV VVUA1UJ axu v ?^ ^ tell the people that you are in this contest TO WIN and they will be only too glad to send in their new . or renewal subscription through you. You get credit for the votes, and the subscriber gets the best county paper in the State. , SOMETHING ABOUT THE PRIZES. When we were about the task of selecting prizes, we decided not to send away and get prizes about which we knew nothing1, but bought everything from our home merchants. You know them. You know that when they tell you an article is worth so much, that it is worth everv cent of it. The prizes will be on display soon. Don't fail to see them. THE REASON FOR THE CONTEST. / Everything has a reason. The reason for this contest is this: Last fall when cotton was selling fiirrn at th-pop oania a rwnrirl Ipss tl"mn it mst to JL\JJL t VV V VX t-Ilj. w w 1 1 tKJ %Aj ^/VUJUVi XVK/P* v ^ v?w V V ^ raise it, a large number of our best subscribers could not pay for their paper. The Herald came to their rescue and carried their subscriptions over until this fall, with the result that we now have a great many whose subscriptions are in arrears. Aslo we have decided to add to our subscription ' lists ONE THOUSAND NEW SUBSCRIBERS tilts fall. We are willing to divide profits and give to the young ladies in this and adjoining counties VALUABLE PRIZES OR COLD CASH for doing some work for us. \ )U WANT TO WIN 1 ition Blank and send ty. You can nomi>r some friend. RG HERALD wmmaamammmmmmammmmii % 4 ' ' ' * v ' 1- . . v. z BBHMHHHHiHR RALD'S ^B i^^B B ^^^B KM ^B H KB ^B f^MB B^^B Ml ^^^B % j^H BB H UABLE MERCHANDISE | in One Of The Prizes Named, We- fl 3er Cent; Commission on Collections. I w'j mbbbbbbbbbbbbbbm als?to The Bmberg Herald. I iaice. In selecting prizes we I J beauty, something ladies of J renewals count the same. I | THE PRIZES. ' FIRST PRIZE-VALUE $150.00 fjl Four piece Atkins bed room suite, consisting of B new design double bed, dresser, chiffonier, toilet B table, in beautiful mahogany. Specifications: Bed, I "3r 4 feet 7 inches in height, 4 feet 6 inches in width; B trvilpt tahlp 91 y 2ft inehes. ennirmerl with three HI vv/^v^v " - - ? '~~7 ~ ~L JTX - ^sa mirrors , two being 8 x 10 and the other 14 x 20 inches; chiffonier 21 x 38 inches, mirror 18 x 28 I /,J.| inches; dresser, 23 x 46, mirror 36 x 38. This suite of furniture will grace the home of anyone in Bam- B - berg county, and was selected especially for a lady B of taste and. refinement. Bought from G. 0. Sim- B mons. B SECOND PRIZE?VALUE $85.00 Cabinet Talking Machine. This instrument is B " ;f| well known, manufactured by a famous talking1 ma- B ~M chine company. This is not a graphophone, but a B cabinet talking machine, with record cabinet, etc. B It is a beautiful instrument, and worth every cent B of its value. It is an ornament to any home, and a- B musical instrument that will please anyone. Plays B any kind of disc records. B THIRD PRIZE?VALUE $50.00 Bulfj Beautiful set of Furs. Something that every B lady wants and should have. These furs are pur- B chased through Klauber's from one of the leading B II fur dealers in the country. Nothing cheap about B the set. Every lady wants a set of Valuable furs. This is the chance to get them FREE. m' 'ifS FOURTH PRIZE?VALUE $25.00 ? Coat Suit (or Coat). You may take your choice R , of any coat suit sold by La Verne Th9mas & Co., H valued at not exceeding $25.00. Make your own H selection. v ' H FIFTH PRIZE?VALUE $25.00 pelt Coat (or Coat Suit). You may take your choice I of any coat sold by E. A. Hooton's Ladies Store and |i| Millinery Parlor, valued at not exceeding $25.00. S Make your own selection. I THE SCALE OF VOTES K The following, is the scale of votes. The scale ; will not' be changed at any time during the contest, R- 'li but bonuses may be .given at certain times and un- R. /I Ati a r\ nin /jAYi/ltl-iAno ^ U.CJL UC1 LOJLLi V.UJLIVAJL L-lvyjuo . k? 6 months ...$ .75. 500 votes fl^' 1 year 1.50 1,500 votes Brh 2 years 3.00 3,500 votes fl 3 years 4.50 5,500 votes B 5 years 7.50 12,500 votes B 10 years 15.00 30,000 votes Br; % NOMINATION BLANK B J GOOD FOR 5,000 VOTES I 1 M is here- H by nominated as a contestant in The Bamberg ? Herald's Great Prize Giving and Popularity Con- I- . j test. Good for 5,000 votes. ^1 Only one nomination ballot credited to any con- Q , i? testant. .:,m , iiiifs . A