Pare=" t. It rcotic Yorms ars it ation, \ and ywelsy sleep. VAYS THE MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL, MEYERSDALE, PA. BL ER RE Te First Capital Prize - - sf) AWAY itil SECOND PRIZE $75.00 HUMANOLA Purchased from The Humanola Talking Machine Company. & BIG FOUR TOURING Purchased of R REICH & SON, Overland Garage: THIRD PRIZE $50.00 DIAMOND RING Purchased from H. M. Cook. FOURTH PRIZE $20.00 WRIST WATCH Purchas=d from 5 Here IS Your Ghance to Get an Automoblls FREE. This is Your Invitation to Enter the Commercial Automobile Contest. The big campaign starts Saturday morning and every act- tive member will draw dividends. It is reasonable to suppose that after reading the particulars you will become a candi- date. The prize or the dividend you will receive depends entirley upon yourself. There is no ‘reason why you should not draw the biggest and most valuable of the prizes offered —1917 Overland* Car. Besides there are three prizes, four in all, and cash prizes limited in number: only by the number of active candidates. The size of the CASH PRIZ E, if you draw one, depends on the interest you take in the ea mpaign. These are the things which every active member may secure without investing a penny. The beauty of the cam paign is that it requires no in- vestment to secure dividends. A little energy and ambition is all you need. Any person, young or old. is eligible to en- ter. A friend may nominate you, or better still, you may nominate yourself. This announcement tells you how to do it The Commercial campaign is an absolutely sure thing for you. With it you can easily win the automobile, but if you do not win one of the prizes, your time and effort will be re- warded ten per cent cash com mission on the amount of sub- scriptions you turn in, provide d you are active to the close. This feature alone closes ev ery avenue of argument, and compels you“to enter the cam paign at once, as you will have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Nobody loses—ev- erybody wins. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A SUBSCRIBFR to the Commercial to enter the contest. Nominate yourself or a friend now—today. A short contest---begins Saturday ends Saturday July 7th. Early work is easy and effective. Begin Clipping coupons today. Act now. CONTEST RULES Any person of good character, residing in this section, may become a candidate. You do not'have to be a subscriber to the Commercial in order to enter. Just fill out the nomi- nation blank found elsewhere in this paper and send to the Contest Manager, The Meyersdale Commercial. Votes cannot be bought. They can be clipped from the Commercial and secured on cash subscriptions. Candidates may have anyone work for them. All have an equal chance to win The list of candidates and number of votes cast will be published each week. See that your name is in next week so your friends can help you. The final count at the end of the contest will be made by a committee of well known business men of this section. No candidate will be allowed to vote more than 100,000 subscription votes each week ahead of the leader of the last count for first three weeks. Nominate yourself. DO IT NOW. CONTEST STARTS SATURDAY JUNE 2 AND ENDS SATURDAY JULY 7 JUST FIVE SHORT WEEKS EVERYBODY WINS NOBODY LOSES T. W. Gurley. Only Five Weeks in Which to Mak: $700.00 Read This Over Carefully, Plan of the Contest. To enter the contest simply fill. out the nomination blank below and send to The Commercial Office. ‘Then call or send to The Commercial office for a subscrip- tion receipt book with whichto write subscriptions that you can secure. The Contest Man ager “vill be glad to have you - call, phone or write him, so th at he can explain the contsst in detail and put you on the road to win that Overland Tour- ing Cur, . The four big prizes wiil be awarded to the four candi- dates who have the MOST VO TES to their credit at the close of the contest. Votes are secured by clipping the free 100-vote coupon on another page and by gettin g renewal and new paid sub- scriptions to The Commercial. (See vote table.) See your friends, neighbors and everyone you can AT ONCE and get their subscriptions to The Commercial. Use your telephone and let everyone know that you are a candi- date before they promise their subscription to some other en- - terprising candidate. Let your friends know that you expect their aid. It will be given if you show them rig ht at the start that you are am- bitious and determined to earn one of these valuable prizes. You can get votes and subs criptions anywhere in the U- nited States at $1.25 per year. No matter where you live y our chance to earn one of these prizes is just as good as anyone’s. You can earn one of them in five weeks if you make the start now. Why not do it. VOTE SCHEDULE, : Price Votes One Year’s Subscription .. .. .. » $1.25 2,500 Two Year's Subscription ©... .. | $2.50 7,500 Three Year’s Subscription . . .. |. . $3.75 15,000 Four Years’ Subscription .. .. .. . . $5.00 25,000 Five Years’ Subscription . . . $6.25 40,000 This vote schedule is good only until Wednesday, June 6. 10 per cent less votes will be allowed from Wednesday June 6 to Wednesday June 13, and so on 10 per cent less votes each week, Get busy and get all the sub scriptions you can while you can get the most votes. Votes are what will win the prizes for you. Extra Votes Allowed on First Subscriptions. After you have been nominated a contestant in The Com- mercial Campaign, call one of your best friends at once and them to give you a subscription to The Commercial. On your first yearly subscription, you are allowed 25,000 EXTRA VOTES. These votes are allowed for early activity. You can secure them if you will ask the aid of your friends. These extra votes will be over and above the regular votes allowed on all prepaid subscri ptions. See Vote Secale. For Further Particulars Call or Address Contest Manager, The Meyersdale Commercial.
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