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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1913)
THE BBK: OMAHA, TTKNDAV, XOVtiMRKK 4. lflttf. Opening Announcement of Panama Exposition Contest A $57,000 Cleaning Plant that is "Rushed" Every Minute, Every Working Day of the Year Finer work COUNTS; speed M COUNTS : intelligent otllco JTr j -A service COUNTS: satisfactory jf lin&krM&J delivery system counts, and HjWiy w smrv DRESHER HROTHERS are possessed of ALL these. It MUST be so, else WHY would this concern Jump Into FIRST place among western cleaners & dyers within three years? Dresher Bros, nre today turn ing out the HIGHEST CLASS Cleaning & Dyeing work In western America; they do not, confine their ability to clothes, but offer superior cleaning ser vice on Furs, Rugs, Blankets, Feathers, etc. Dresher Bros. Not the "higher price" but the "higher grade" Cleaners and Dyers Private Phone Exchange Tyler 345 Plant at 2211-2213 Farnam Street 1 Double Value on Your Cash Checks or Receipts for Purchases Made at Sherman & McDonnell's "REXALL DRUG STORES" Our four drujr "tores, nil located on prominent corners, offer you an exceptional opportunity to obtain thousands of votes In tile J'anan'a Con test. You and your friends aro constantly purchasing goods which may come from our stores. By concentrating your drug purchases In our stores you not only secure votes In this contest, but obtain th highest Grade goods at reduced prices not one day, but all the time. Besides tho voting value of your cash checks or receipts froln our stores they are good for valuable premiums, same as wo have been offer ing heretofore. Thus the double value of your efforts. SOKE BAJCPX.E PRICES. 25c Packer's Tar Soap for Ho COc Papo's Dlapepsln for 29o 25c "Tlz," for Tender feet, for ., Ho 25c Laxative Bromo Quinine for lBo 25c Carter's Little Liver Pills for Uo OUK DRUG FHXOSS ASS A3WAYS THE IX) WE ST. Sherman & Mc Connell ,, SS)UR ST.ORnS-MHirjna.6 itoConnU Drag Co., 16th and Badge sti.; loyal Vharmaoy, Loyal Hotal Blook, Worth 10th St.; Owl Drug Co., 16th and Karnty Sts,; Karvard Fbarmaoy, 34th and rarnam Eta. For 52 weeks, the house of HOSPE (A. HOSPE CO.) ' "Will talk to you nbout the nice things it hits ' ' to offer, at prices that are goodsrinovers 'The House of IIospo gets the best trade in Omaha because it has always put quality before price. Pianos Player-Pianos MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND NOVELTIES. " Everything In .Art and Music " UNTIL YOU'VE J'S. 1513-15 Douglas St. OUR FORTIETH YEAR SHOPPING IS. NOT COMPLETE UNTIL YOU'VE CALLED AT ' H08PE'S. A. HOSPE CO., OMAHA Three Free Trips and Expenses the Panama Exposition to CONTEST TO BE CONDUCTED FOR ONE YEAR Winners Will Be Those Who Have Se- I cured the Greatest Number of Votes. Votes Given for Cash Checks and Receipts for Purchases Made From Advertisers Using Space On This Page NO OTHER RECEIPTS OR CASH CHECKS ACCEPTED Votes Secured Here FOR PURCHASES OF gashing Machines. Qld or New House Wiring.'" Lamps for all purposes. 1 fixtures and Supplies. ?lectric Irons and Heating Devices. Electric Shop 1810 Farnam St. Tyler 1414 Wire for us and we will wire for you. litre Is un opportunity for three He readers to secure free trips and nil tlielr expenses paid to the Panama Exposition, to be held at San Ktanclsco, CM., In 1910. These free trips will be awarded to the three persons having the largest number of votes at the close of this contest, which will be conducted for one year. HOW TO SECURE VOTES To secure voles In this contest make your purchases from advertisers on this page and cnll for ensh checks or re ceipts. These cash checks or receipt will be good for the number of votes shown by the amount theroon, one vote being allowed for each one cent. Thus, If your purchase nt one ot the advert. ers on this puge amounts to one dollar that receipt entitles you to one hundred votes In this contest. Duplicate de posit slips which open a new account nt the savlngH department of Tho Mer chants National Bank count as receipts. Receipts must bo voted at The Heo office where they wilt be stamped "voted" and vote slips for their amounts will be issued. No less than ono dollar's worth of receipts may be voted at a time. Save them until you have at least that amount Receipts must be voted not later than thirty days front tho date of payment, and all receipts muBt be In by 9 p. m. of the closing day, November 7, 1914. In order to win you will have to get busy among your friends and Induce them to savo tho cash checks and re ceipts from advertisers on this page. Cull their attention to the hi ill grade of firms which are represented hereon and If they nre not already trading there point out the' values -Which are offered on this pnge and get them to save for you. The standing of contestants will he published on this page from time to time, and special prizes will be offered by advertlfttTH occasionally for tho greatest number of votes secured within a given time. RULES FOR PANAMA 'EX POSITION CONTEST. 1 The Bee offers and will award threo round-trip tickets and expenses to the Panama Exposition, the total cost of each trip to be (200.00 as prizes to tho three contestants having the greatest number of points at the close -of the contest. 2 This contest open to everybody ex cept employes of advertisers on this page and of Tho Bee. 3 The contest page will be published one day each week and will run for u period of ono year. 4 Point' will be figured on the basis of one point for each one cent shown on cash checks or receipts for purchases made from advertlseers ton thin page. 5 Cosh checks must be deposited at, or mailed to "Panama Contest Udltor", The Bee, not later than thirty days from date of payment of same, and receipts will be Issued for tlmni. Contest to close November 7, 1914. All San Francisco's' Big Exposition to Cost Eighteen Million Up to and Inclusive of August .11, 1913, the cash receipts of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition compnny amounted to moro than W.OOO.COO. The ex penses to that date amounted to lens than $3,000,000, and Investment expendi tures to JtCT.CSl.lfi, leaving a cash balance on hand of l,27?,3X.(Vt. The actual present avnllnblo assets of the exposition company aggregate 111,978,811. t0. It wilt require about $11,000,000 more to complete tho work, nnd the actual net assets nmount to this, without considering the sums to bo derived from concessionaires, Interest on money In bank and receipts from divers pre-exposltlon operations. 1915 Conventions to Big Exposition More organizations nnd societies have decided to hold congresses and conven tions at Ban Francisco In 11G than at any other exposition at a corresponding time' before Its opening. Up to October 13, 1913, 175 such conventions and con gresses had been arranged. FRISCO EXPOSITION HAS SIMPLE FREIGHT SYSTEM Exhibitors at the Panama-Pacific In ternational exposition may have their ex hibits delivered light on the grounds from car or ship. The exposition has Its own freight ferry slip, which may be entered by car floats, bearing tho cars with exhibits. Tho cars may then ho taken to tho desired building over1 the rails of tho exposition's standard gauge railway system. The exposition has also Its own harbor and docks, where vfcssels from all parts of tho world may moor and discharge cargoes. No trans-shipment will be necessary from time of first loading on car or ship. cash tickets and receipts must be turned Into The Hee office not Inter than 9 p. ni. on closing day of contest, or If mailed, must be post-marked not later than that hour. How to Obtain Votes Through the Merchants National An opportunity to soenro n large number of votes is of fered by the representation of Tho Merchants National Bank upon this contest pnge. This bank is ono of the oldest nnd best, banks in tho city, with millions of deposits, a vnst capital nnd surplus, bankers of national reputation nt its head, and n generally good place to save or deposit money. By placing their own savings account, and by pointing out tho ndvnntnges of this bank to their friends, thus inducing thorn to open a savings account bore, contestants may se cure n vast number of votes. Thoro is much money be ing divortod which might bo moro profitably put away in tho Savings Department of Tho Merchants National Bank, nnd by porsuading their friends to do this contestants would not only secure votes for them selves, but actually favor their friends. MnJco a canvass of your friends and acquaintances at once; find out tho possibility of inducing them to open n savings account at a reliablo banking institution, where it will draw a fair rate of interest, and then keep after them until they hnvo done both you and themselves a good turn by hnv ing opened n savings account with this bank. ATTENTION CONTESTANTS! Thoro is no easier or bettor way to secure a large number of votes in this Panama Contest than by direct ing your efforts to obtaining Kimball Laundry Receipts Every homo has moro or less laundry work. Here, then, is an opportunity for you to get busy among your friends and point out tho superiority of our service. Get thorn to savo our receipts thus helping you and at the samo time getting tho fullost laundry valuo in tho city. run "WAnwouv or tjcb xoks BLUE WAGONS. P(HONE DOUG. 919. '3l Every Dollar Deposited to Open a New Account in the SAVINGS DEPARTMENT of THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK Counts 100 Votes in The Bee's Panama Contest Capital, $500,000 ' Surplus, $500,000 Undivided profits, $240,000 Total deposits, $7,000,000 THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK 13th and Farnam Streets LUTHER DHAKE, President FRANK T. HAMILTON, Vice President VHVA) P. HAMILTON, Cashier !J. H. MEII.E, A&ustnnt Cashier 0. li. Dl'li DALE, Assistant Cashier NOTE: Vote will not be allowed for other than bona fide new vavlngs account. T ft 1 . i Many Votes May be Secured Through Things Electrical Contestants in this game may benefit substantially by watching for the electrical needs of their friends. Many votes can be earned through the purchase of the popular electric flat irons, electric toasters, coffee percolators and heating and cooking appliances of all kinds, and better still, thousands of votes can be earned by contestants through old an6r new house wiring and equip ment. OMAHA ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER CO. NOTE Electric Light and Powr bill art txcladed from thU contttt IMS If5 I I I I A JL I Our Christmas Presents to threo most popular contestants. In addition to tho gqnorous offer of tho "Omaha Deo" wo ex tend tho following vnluahlo glfU to tho ladle or gentlemen who have tho highest numher of votea at tho closing hour at the Dea office on CHIMST.MAH HVK, DEC. 21, lOirt. lt prlio Highest number ot votes Xraan eve liody's or Gentle, man's Dlumoiul ring. Unci prlro 2nd highest numbor of votes Xmas eve I'nlr of lady's or gentleman's nolle! gold ruff button. 3rd prize 3rd highest numbor of votes Xmas eve Lady's solid gold bar pin or gentleman's solid gold scarf pin. SKK TIIK8E PHIZES IX OL'Il WINDOW. J AT WE SIGN OF we CROWN UP me GOLMH STAIRS Q?fiwj Qptiwfy Qptiwfy (JwSiQwj? Qwftwi Importing Qrocers Table Delicacies OOHKBOTB WITH BRAWBEIS STOKES. PURE FOODS AT POPULAR PRICES Our Store Offers Great Oppor tunities in This Contest Every home In Omaha buys groceries all of the time. Contestants can secure a vast number of votes by asking their friends to savo our cash checks or receipts from either our Groceries, Wines, Meats or Cafe All these departments are unequalled either for quality or prices in the city. Every one knows this and it should be easy for contestants to make this store a big vote getter. Tell your friends Courtney's cash checks or receipts are good for votes in The Bee's Panama contest. YOU ARE INVITED TO Courtney's Harvest Festival beginning November 10th and lasting for two weeks. In teresting demonstrations will bo features. Free souvenirs will be given. Qpifcwjfc Qptiwfy Qptiwfy Qjwfcw Qwjk ($55