Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 325, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 20, 1911 Page: 8 of 10
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$2250.00 IN PREMIUMS
OFFERED BY THE ABILENE
Daily and Semi-Weekly Reporter
IN THEIR
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GREAT POPULARITY CONTEST
FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN
CONTEST TERRITORY -TAYLOR JONES NOLAN FISHER RUNNELS CALLAHAN COUNTIES
A beautiful flve-passonger fore-
door 30 H. P. Overland touring car;
Model 59-T fully equipped with top
and wind shield value $1050.00 offer-
ed as Grand Premium in the Abilene
Reporter's Great Popularity Voting
Contest
Offered as Capital Premium
To Ladies Exclusively
Specification of Model 59.
Wheel base 106 Inches; body flve-
passenger fore-door touring; motor
4x4 1-2; horse-power 30; transmis-
sion selective three speeds and re-
verse; F. & S. ball bearing; ignition
dual. Splitdorf magneto and batteries;
front axle drop forged 1-sectlon; rear
axle semi-floating; wheels artillery
wood 12.1 1-2 inch spokes 12 bolts
each wheel; tires 32x3 1-2 Inches Q.
D.; frame pressed steel; finish Over-
land blue; equipment three oil lamps
two gas lamps and generator; tools
complete set; extra added equipment;
top and windshield.
First 1912 Production For Abilene.
PREMIUM TO LADIES Df ABILENE
A handsome $450.00 Crown Piano one of the latest
and finest designs made in dull finish fancy figured
Mahogany double veneered both inside and out with
inside veneer birds-eye maple highly polished;
Beven and one-third octaves overstrung scale three
nisons to each note except in heavy Cass section
copper wound orass strings genuine iVvrf-y keys; ex-
tra heavy full iron frame; genuine hand-carved orna-
ments; music rack full length of top frame; empire
top; three pedals; mouse-proof; warranted ten
years.
This handsome instrument will be awarded to the
Abilene lady exclusively receiving the next greatest
number of votes to the winner of the grand capital
premium. This valuable piano la handled by and
is now on exhibition at the Hall Mualc Company
store Abilene Texas.
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The beautiful car described above
will be the first of the 1912 production
of the famous Overland Model 59 to
reach Abilone and is conceded by
many automobile experts to be the
linest car for the money Manufactur-
ed in the Uuitod States for 1912 de-
livery The handsome Overland
Modol 59 was ordered by the Report-
er management through the K. P. &
U Auto Company of this city local
agents for the famous Overland cars
and it will arrive in Abilene about
Sept. 15 It will be placed on exhibi-
tion immediately after its arrival here.
This beautiful Overland ModeTiT
will be awarded to the lady over fif-
teen years of age marcHsd or single
living in Taylor Joneaf PiBher Nolan
Runnels or Callahan aounties that re.
ceives the greatest dumber of voteB
(n the Reporter's Great Popularity
.Contest between Mohday Sept. 4 and
tober 28. 1911
Nomination Coupo
Cut this out and enter a lady or child in the race. State whether lady orjEhild
Abilene Reporter's Great Populaf ity Contest
GOOD FOR 5000 Y0TT
LADY NAME
CHILD ADDRESS X &
Mail or bring this coupon to the Reporter office Abilene'reMW. f
uniy one oi inese coupons can do votea tor eacn way ana cum
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PREMIUM OFFERED TO LADIFB OTerainB nv
ABlLENEmAYLOR JONES FISHER NOLAN
RUNNKESAND CALLAHAN COUNTIES.
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A beautiful $450.00 Concord Piano was built to or-
der for exhibition at the great National Convention
of Piano Dealers which was held in Chicago last
June and was purchased by the Hall Music Com-
pany of Abilene. NeedlesB to say the Concord Mfg.
Co. used the very best material obtainable and put
their most skilled workmanship into this handsome
show Instrument. The case is made of Kenilworth
English Oak a very rare and expensive wood and
is finished In dull gray mission with bench to match.
This piano is not only an instrument of quality but
it is an artistic instrument of odd design.
This handsome Concord Piano was furnished by
and is now on exhibition at the Hall MubIo Compa-
ny store In Abilene and will be presented to the
lady living outside of Abilene In Taylor Jones Fisn-
er Nolan Runnels or Callahan counties that recei-
ves the next greatest number of votes to the winner
of the grand premium.
Rules
O By Which Contest Will be Conducted
Any lady married or single over fifteen years of ace. livine in
Taylor Jones Fisher. Nolan Callahan or Runnels county may enter
the contest for the premium offered to adults.
Any boy or girl under fifteen years of age living in Abilene or
Taylor county may enter the contest for the premium offered to chil-
dren. Votes will be counted each day at 12 o'clock.
Votea will not be given on paid subscription to any one person for
less than three months to the DAILY or more than three years in ad-
vance to either the DAILY or SEMI-WEEKLY REPORTER.
No one shall carry a key to the voting box except the contest
manager who will show no partiality to any certain one.
No contestant shall be allowed to throw their votes to another
No contestant shall bo allowed to hold cash subscriptions over
two days. Coupon books will be furnished the contestants from the
REPORTER OFFICE e
Contestants may phone write' or go anywhere in the world for
subscribers.
Any one answering the requirements set forth in the contest rules
may nominate themselves as contestants. '
No one will be allowed to turn In nn old subscription as a now
one by changing their paper toanother party at thp samo address
NO SUBSCRIBER WILL BE ALLOWHD VOTES UNLESS I THEY ASK
tun miaw wiinfl 1'a.xumu rnuim buuoOlllPTION.
Subscribers to the Weekly changing to the Dafly will be considered
new subscribers.
No lady or child- in. the immediate family of an employe of the
REPORTER will be allowed to enter the contest. .
The management of The Reporter reserves the right to withdraw
any namea not answering the requirements of the contest.
No one Btopplng their paper and starting it ngain during the con-
test will he considered n new subscriber.
A committee. of prominent business men will use a Ilurrougirs
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Premium to Children in
Abilene and Taylor County
Photo by T F. Jones.
A beautiful Imported thoroughbred Shetland pony name "Sen-Sun"
height 41 inches color white and rod spotted age two-years perfectly
gentle for children to ride and drive and a handsome black four-
wheeled rubber tired runabout and a fine eejjof fanoy handmade
harness with brass mountings runabout and harness mado by the
famous Colfax Mfg. Co. of South Bend Ind. This la the most attrac-
tive and expensive Shetland pony turnout ever Bhown in Taylor
county. This handsome rig valued at $36000 will be presented to the
little boy or girl under 16 years olLago living In Abilene pr Taylor
county receiving the greatest number 'Qf tvotes during tho GREAT1
POPULARITY CONTEST.
Votes on Subscription
NEW DALLY SUBSCRIBERS.
DAILY 3 MONTHS $1.85 8000 VOTES
DAILY4MONTHS $L85 4200 VOTES
DAILY C MONTHS $2.85 5JJ09 VOTES
DAILY6MONTHS $2.78 700 VOTES
DAJLY7MONTHS $3.20 0000 VOTES
DAILY 8 MONTHS $3.70 11000 VOTES
DAILY 9 MONTHS $L20 18200 VOTES
uaijux 10 MONTHS $4.70 15.G0O VOTES
DAILY 12 MONTHS $5.00 25000 VOTES
OLD SURSRIBERS PAYING IN ADVANCE.
DAILY 3 MONTHS $1.85 1200 VOXI
DAILY 4 MONTHS $1.85 1700 VOTES
DAILY 5 MONTHS $2.35 2300 VOTES
DAILY 0 MONTHS $2.70 3000 VOTES
DAILY 7 MONTHS $&20 3800 VOTES
DAILY 8 MONTHS $3.70 4700 VOTES
DAILY 9 MONTHS . . . .T $40 5700 VOTES
DAILY 10 MONTHS $4.70 0800 VOTES
DAILY 12 MONTHS $5.09 10000 VOTES
OLD SUBSCRIBERS FAYING BACK DUES.
DAILY 3 MONTHS . $L50 .....1200 VOTES
DAILY 4 MONTHS $2.00 1700 VOTES
DAILY 5 MONTHS $&60. 2900 VOTES
DAILY C MONTHS $8.9 8000 VOTES
DAILY 7 MONTHS $8JH 300 VOTES
DAILY 8 MONTHS MM 4700 VOTES
DAILY 9 MONTHS $4JjO 6700 VOTES
DAILY 10 MONTHS $5.89 0800 VOTES
DAILY 11 MONTHS $58 7200 VOTES
DAILY 12 MONTHS $8.09 10000 VOTES
NEW SEMI-WEEKLY SUBSCRIBERS
Semi-Weekly ONE YEAR $1.00 8000 VOTES
Semi-Weekly TWO YEARS ....$20M) 7000 VOTES
Seral-Wookly THREE YEARS . . .$3.00 15000 VOTES
OLD SEMMYEEKLY SUBS FAYING BACK DUES.
Semi-Weekly' One Year $1.00 . .1000 VOTES
Seml-Wookly Two Years $2.00 2500 VOTES
SEMI-WEEKLY SUB8 FAYING1 IN ADVANCE.
Somi-Woekly Pno Year .$1.00 .....1000 VOTJES
Semi-Weekly TWO YEARS $2.00 2500 VOTV
Seinl-Wpokly- Three Years . . . v . .$3.00 . . 7000 y u 1 ?
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Contest Opened Monday Sept. 4 Closes Saturday Oct. 28
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Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 325, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 20, 1911, newspaper, September 20, 1911; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth316047/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.