The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, January 19, 1912 Page: 3 of 8
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THE CONROE COURIER
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Contest i Going on Now
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THE CGRNElt DRUG STORE, THE CONROE COURIER and J. WOLF will give away, absolutely without cost, the handsome Piano shown below. This is open to
any lady in Montgomery or adjoining counties, and nomination blanks may be obtained at the Corner Drug Store or the Courier office, or cut from this ad.
This will be the most interesting advertising proposition over held in this section, and every One has an equal opportunity to secure this handsome Piano.
How to. Oct Vote Tickets--now to Get Vote Tickets
With every purchase made at the Corner
Drug Store 100 votes will be given with
every dollar's worth purchased. Votes in
the same proportion will aUo be given to
persons paying accounts. If any of vour
triends need anything in diugs or medicines,
or any article carried by an up-to-date drug
store, get them to patronize the Corner Drug
Store and give you their votes, or if they owe
an account, get them to pay it and secure
the votes. Now is the time to get busy.
The earlier you start the more advantage you
will have in the final count. The date <i the
closing of the contest will be May 9, 1912.
Cut out Coupon below and send or mail
Corner Drug Store or the Conroe Courier,
is good for 25 vetes.
Grand Piano Prize Voting Contest
Cut Out This Coupon and Take it to
The Corner Drug Store or
The Courier Office
It will Count 25 Votes
■f This Coupon is not good after
1 vr January 24, 1912
With every yearly subscription to the
Conroe Courier, accompanied by $1.00 in cash,
3,000 votes will be given. This also applies
to back subscriptions, and you can pay for as
many as you like. You can also get votes on
job printing and advertising —100 votes for
each dollar paid. The best way to get votes
is to get subscriptions to the ourier. as the
schedule of votes is bo much greater for sub-
scriptions than for anything else. You will
be surprised to find how easy it is to get sub-
scriptions to the ourier if you try.
Rules Governing Contest
1.
2.
lished.
3. Every contestant gets 2,000 votes to
stBrt with.
4. Every contestant gets a number.
5. Standing by numbers published weekly
No name of contestants will be known.
No names of contestants will be pub-
in the Conroe Courier.
6. All votes must be brought in Wednes-
day for recording.
7. Votes must not be, written on.
8. Tie votes in packages with contestrnt’s
number and amount on top slip.
9. Color of certificates wili be changed
each month, and must be recorded monthly
(Qj Closes May 9, 1912 Nomination B.ank-Uood for 3,ooo Votes
^ U I hereby accept the nomination as a contestant on the Howard 11. Contestant having largest number of
Send in y°ur nomination at p;ano Pleasc place these 2000 votes to my crcdit vou" - *• >912, win. the
once and go to work for the ^ At Wolf's
piano. V ' J. Wolf is giving 100 votes with each
Post Office ......... ............................ dollar cash purchase made at his store.
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Composition of Precious Stones.
The Iridescence of tbe opal Is due
to the amount of water In Its composi-
tion and contraction fissures In the
stone, but similar characteristics aro
round in other stones where films
cause diffraction. The opalescence of
the moonstone Is caused by the enor-
mous number of planes of separation
In the stone, light being totally re-
flected from these planes.
Shiloh
Earth’s Core.
At a meeting of a scientific society
at The Hague Professor Welchert as-
serted that his studies of the varying
velocity of earthquake tremors, pass-
ing through the interior of the globe,
lead to the conclusion that the earth
consists of a central core of iron or
steel, about 5,580 miles in diameter.
Copyrifht 1V09, by C. E. Zimmriman Co.--No. 11
X T()VVAI)AY.8 women may have an indiv a\
I \| bank acc< iyitf something that no woman
• Mould b- without. We have provided a Lady’s
II partn »t, which will »i ke it easy for our
t ninim jmi « «mis to maintain that which is so
necessary to independence--money in the bank.
Supply.
New Minister—"Now Just one thing
more before 1 accept this charge.
Have you got a ‘supply?’” Deacon—
"Well, yes, though we never said any-
thing to the last reacher about it.
I’ll Bhow you when
ft key. but I tell y<
Just as careful a
rest of us!”—Put
it is, and get you
you’ll have to be
it using It as tbe
Sign of
"Some of the ’
ger in the high
the statesman
ethnologist: “m;
ltles cannot get
savages nil hnv.
manages »o pet
silk hat 1h then-
leader.”
i»riorltv.
dive
* I villj-
juali
'nets lln-
n,” said
(1 the
■ •rnmun-
he Idea
n who
a high
<> tie a
Mr. ard Mrs. John Thomas Eddins
returned Saturday from a pleasant
visit to Oakhurst, where they have
been visiting friends and relatives.
Miss Naoma Messer of near Old
Wavtrly is visiting her sistet, Mrs. Joe
Sweet.
Jesse Peoples and Johnnie Sherrod
were Conroe visitors Saturday.
Johnnie Miekler of West Texas is
visaing his uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. 1. T. Ash.
1C I). Orr and mother-ir.-law, Mrs. E.
S. Simpson, were visiting (irandma
Mullins last Sunday.
Mr. Harman and family from Oak-
hurst have moved near Shiloh, where
they will make their home for another
year.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Sapp were visiting
home lolks one day last week.
Mrs. W. Johnson was the guest of
her mother-in-law last Sunday.
Sam Johnson and A. Cleveland left
here last Sui oav for Houston.
Mr ar.d M J. T. Eddins were tHe
guests of Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Ash last
Sunday.
and Miss I.iia Gibbs
st Sunday at Kev. J.
r many friends wish
nd happim as in their
Mi 1C hul'z
were married
; n i’Ii’. . T
t ben, much p<
new : f. .
Teddy
to Ti!
Vv ise is reported on tbe
. ok.
ANKS GRIFFITH & ScN
BANKERS
(Unincorporated)
Conroe, Texas
i. a Ne .v
'i up his
His Rig
A French pape suyp
Zealand chief had just
residence upon a piece o* land, his
right to which wan contested: ‘1
have got an undoubted title to tbe
property,” he observed, "as I ate tho
preceding owner.”
W Dye of tho on* insar'i oie« of
South western Telephone Compel y
hi tbe city last u#cb sou Nieb
;no*ol* to pot in Me section of toil
4 at the local ejubeog* |t will he
Iff Sweet Spgd.
One of the largeet ewwet poleu*s
ever grown in tbe slats was raised
near New Noel on recently. lb*.* po
teto, which |e of tbs l/omii yeiu vs
rlety, liMMti tbe wstes el fuortstn »iul
Something New.
An Irishman jest from tbe sod was
estlng seme* o|g* cheese, when be
foued, . to bis dismay, that It son-
talned living Inhabitants "Be Ja-
bsrs." said be. "does your cheese In
this country have children Y”
Leebe Thet Way.
A New yurt wt> *a bes so cablet
that cost lit eik kisirtiiisi put by
c. <
K'ck u .1 tins
V' »■!• i K< I improving after an ill-
nt-Sb of .several weeks.
Mr-. Georg < Si ellgrove has ^turned
from a hort sta> at Huntsville.
LiUle Thelma Kelly has been very
sick, but is some better at this writing.
,■ K L. Hollis was in Teddy Saturday
on bueinses.
Dr. (iuetine of Hawthorne was here
for e while Monday.
Monroe Walker and family have
moved to near Montgomery.
Mrs. KosU< was visiting relatives
near Waveny part of Uns week.
M- Foster spent beturJsy near May*
nerd.
Miss FeerI IUI(y was visiting rosy
ttavarly Monday aftaymam. tbe at****
• ■f J. • inr, Ml4. Iloliis
Miss Susie Sweet was in Teddy one
I day this week shopping.
I Everitt Stalsby was a visitor her*.
Tuesday,
John Thomas of Hawthorne was at^
i tending to business in Teddy one <ii«r
, this week.
l>ud Blake was here for a .-hort while
Saturday.
Mrs. E. W. Thomas is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Chits. Reaves, fhu
( week.
Mrs. Wise and son, Gloat us, werr
here Sunday.
Lev. Wade Rarker was in Teddy or,c
day this week.
’ Mrs. Hen Sv.eet and children wt-rr
I the guests of Mrs. W. R. Kelly Satur
i day.
J Louis Rarker and family visited &
, W. T. Dillard’s last Sunday.
For Sale.
j Oliver Typewriter. Just as good m
a new one. Been used only a short time
with very best of care. Latest nwM
i with all late improvements. Will tak*.
I $60.00. Address XX, Courier. Goutue.
Texas.
VALUABLE ADVICE
Conroe Citizens Should Profit by Thy
Following Statement
Mr«. T. W. McGuire, Conroe, Team
•says; “The public statement 1 g*»r
in May, 190*, was correct. The
Doan s Kidnev Rills n.ade have bew
lasting. A member of my family bar
his back injured and after that btskatf
' f»eys were affected. He romplamur
much of lameneaa and pain in his bar*
tnd frequent headachrs added tc bw
diaeomfort. He had little enwifvaw
! waa only able to do his work thnmgb
; * painful effort. Doan's Kidney Mb
ware finally procured front the (tmm
Drug Kiore and they proved them
merit by f,orr*rting the tmulilr after
other preparations bad failed "
For aaic l>y all dealer*. I'ruf Mk
Nwffeia Bm
V fh, a«4e eg aid* to# Ihc I atiud Stale*
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The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, January 19, 1912, newspaper, January 19, 1912; Conroe, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth844019/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Montgomery County Memorial Library.