Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Could You Use Some Money? START YOUR CHILD WITH A BANK ACCOUNT Shower of Gold For The Children of Laurens and Adjoining Counties TURN YOUR TIME INTO GOLD $500.00 IN GOLD TO BE GIVEN AWAY BY Ffi The Laurens Advertiser Read every word of this, it will interest you. Any child under 12 years of age is eligible to enter contest. NOMINATE A CHILD TOtDAY There are Two Districts. District No. 1: The corporate limits of Laurens. District No. 2: All Rural Routes and Towns in Laurens and adjoining counties. You Don't Have to be a Subscriber to the Paper to Enter Your Child's Name in the Contest. HOW PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED! $150 $125 $75 $50 In Mold ?III he awarded to Hie <-liil<l regardless of dis trict who has the highest vote. In field will ho awarded to the child having the next highest vote in the opposite district to that in which the first prize*winner resides. In Geld vtiii he awarded to the child residing in the dls. trlct with the lirst prize-winner, who has the next highest iiuinhcr of votes in that district. In Gold "ill he awarded to the child residing in the district with the second prize-winner who has the next highest number of Miles. ?j)1.00 1,1 special prizes to he announced later. GRAND TOTAL $500.00 25 25 FREE BALLOT GOOD KOK TWENTY-FIVE VOTES IN THE LAURENS ADVER TISE H CHILDREN'S VOTING CONTEST. Child's Name You may send In as many of these coupons as yon can get Bach one will count twenty-live votes for your favorite. RULES OF CONTEST 1. This contest begins October s, 1018, and closes December 0, 11)1?, at ? p. m. 2. The L?nerns Advertiser will publish from time to time the standing of the contestants. 8. An) while chilil under 12 years is eligible to enter this contest. f. The right is retained to alter the rules as occasion may re quire or settle all questions that may arise. 5, No one who is in any nay connected with the Laurens Advertiser can enter their children in the contest. Ii. AU territory within the corporate limits of I.aureus will be known as District No. 1. All rural routes and towns in I,aureus and adjoining coun ties outside of I.aureus will he known as District No. 2. 7. On December 6, 1818, the closing day of this contest a com mittee ofi three well known business or professional men of the city not interested in the contest will he appointed to count the votes and award the prizes. This assures every candidate that their interests will be ?eil looked after by local men (the names of the men appointed nill appear in the l.iiurcns Advertiser before the close of the contest.) S. In case a tie vote at the end of the contest) the prize will he eqinUlv divided. No two candidates will he permitted to double up. If you drop out you lose all. Votes are absolutely not trans ferable. !>. Subscriptions moj be taken to start any time. If Mr. Jones wants to help you notwithstanding that his subscription is already paid in advance, you may secure his renewal and we will date the subscription ahead from the date of the expiration of the present subscription. 10. You may take subscriptions from any place in the I'nited States or Canada without increase of the regular subscription rates. Because your child is a contestant in District No. I, or No. 2, you are by no means limited to that district Rg a Held of endeavor. 11. The vote scheduled will remain exactly the same through out the entire contest. Turn in your subscriptions and we will gi\e a special vote coupon which can he voted at any time before the close of the contest except that no contestant will be allowed in any one week to vote over 10,000 ahead of the leader of the week before. All ballots over and above must be held in reserve. Start ing with the last week of the contest this rule will be withdrawn mid the reserve vote can he voted at "ill. 12. All books and records concerning the contest will lie thrown open to the public immediately after the close of the con test.. Kverj one gets a square deal and WE WANT Til KM TO KNOW IT. TWO WAYS TO GET VOTES KIRST There is a free ballot in the I.aureus Advertiser good for 2."> votes. Vou mil) vote as limit) of those as you can get* There is also a nomination ballot good for 1 .mihi votes. Olli) one of those can he voted fur each child. SECOND Subscription ballot good according to amount paid on subscription. The Laurens Advertiser old or new subscription COIini the sinne number of votes. (We ma) give )'OU an opportunity to get votes from the mer chants at the rate of 100 votes for $1.00, hut this has not been, detlnltel) decided upon.) M Kit IT, NOT MONEY, WINS. Address all communications to Manager Contest Department, The Laurens Advertiser, Laurens. S. ('. THE SUBSCRIPTION RATES AND THKIH VOTING POWER IN LAURENS ADVERTISER CHILDREN'S CONTEST. No subscription accepted for less than six months. <> months.$ .50 (old or new) ? 1 year.1.00 (old or new ) 2 veins.2.00 (old or new) 8 years.8.00 (old or new) I year.4.00 (old or new) ."> years..'?.00 (old or new) BEAR THIS IN MIND. THIS VOTE SCHEDULE WILL NEVER CHANGE. You get. as mail) votes now for a subscription as you will get at any time during this contest. For further information call the Contest Department, Phone 55, 8,000 11,0(10 18,000 27,0(10 86,000 50,000 CLIP THIS COUPON AND Nominate a Child To-day 1,000 NOMINATION BALLOT 1,000 Good for one thousand votes in THE LAURENS ADVERTISER'S Children's Voting Contest. Child's Name Parent's Name Parent's Addro: Bach child is entitled to but ONE Of these nomination bal lots. Under no circumstances will the person's name be divulged who nominates a child. VOID NOVEMBER 8, 1818.