The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 1912 Page: 3 of 4
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$400 Piano
sSt ISHUH
THE CONROE COURIER.
Contest Going on Now
Given Away
Closes May 9, 1912
CORNER DRUG STORE, THE CONROE COURIER and J. WOLF will give away, acutely 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 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 a Ho be given to
persona paying accounts. If any of your
friends need anything in dtugs or medicines,
or any article carried by an up-to-date drug f
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,
1 he earlier you start the more advantage you
will have in the final count. The date rf the
closing of the contest will he May 9, 1912.
Cut out Coupon below and send or mail to
Corner Drug Store or the Conroe Courier. It
is good for 25 vetes.
Grand Piano Prize Voting Contest
Cut Out This Coupon and Take it to
T he Corner Drug Store or
The Courier Office
It will Count 25 Votes
-a This Coupon is not good after
1^ February 7,1912
Closes May 0, 1912
Send in your nomination at
once and go to work for the
piano.
Nomination Blank*-(jood tor 2,000 V« *
I hereby accept the nomination as a contestant on the Howard
Piano. Pkase place these 2,000 votes to my credit.
Name
Post Office
How to Get Vote Tickets
With every yearly subscription to the
Conroe Courier, accompanied by $1.00 in ca<*h,
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 tffct 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 so much greater for sub-
scriptions than for anything else. Y'ou will
be surprised to find how easy it is to get sub-
scriptions to the ourier if you try.
Rules Governing Contest
I. No name of contestants will be known.
2 No names of contestants will he pub-
lished.
3. Every contestant gets 2,000 votes to
start with.
4. Every contestant gets a number.
5. Standing by numbers published weekly
in the Conroe Courier.
0. All vottwmust be brought in Wednes-
day for recording.
7. Votes must not be written on.
K. 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
monthly to count.
10. Votes ure transferable only before re-
cording.
11. Contestant having largest number of
votes on May 9. 1912, wins the piano.
At Wolf’s
J. Wolf is giving 100 votes with each
dollar cash purchase made at his store.
TheJ. Wahrenberger Co. have just J A car load of feed and flour just, re-
unloaded a car of furniture. 1 ceived at Baker’s Grocery. ,
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House and Lot.
Headlines like these will rot alarm yon
if you have your n.cney in the f irst Stare Bank
of Conroe, where eveiy dollar of the non-
interest bearing and unsecured deposits is
protected by the Depostiors’ Guaranty Fund of
the State of Texas. Otherwise, your friends
may have a chance to say : “I told you so.”
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Remember our motto:
Mr. So! Izard and Miss Eva Coe were
quietly married Thursday evenin r at 5
o’clock at the home of Itev. .! .J. San I f
<1 is. YVe all wish them a long and, £
happy life toget’ tr.
j Master F. G. Dupree is visiting bis- J
i grandmother, Mrs. M. E. ( handier, +
this week. 1
The cat dv f reaking at Mr. Joe Coe’s x
was enjoyed by many.
Mr. Alex Hargrave of I.nuvvta in
here on business .this week.
RiNk i heialh r will leave Thurrdav *
to Lake charge of the extra gang near
i '1 0(1(1.
Mr. Jule Ravie of Rryani-* ve tting
l here this week, and what git I is hnpp\ ?
: Mr. Harry Alford and Miss Lydia ^
Tnornas Wt re married Sunday evening •
.S o’cloeh at the ho, e of H ( bride. The J
' bride is < ne of Magnoi's’ i sweetest j J
young ladies, and the groom is an hoi.- i *
, ert, uj i.ghi young iio.n, and we all 4
wr-h ti in all the happiness this life |
a fiords. *
Mr*. IT .’ Mot ow of Houston is vis-
nii.g her a.*.!/ r here this week.
.1. toe ,»fi & Pilcher are making
lit ro erect .1 new xaw mill at
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The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 1912, newspaper, February 2, 1912; Conroe, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth844089/m1/3/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Montgomery County Memorial Library.