1906 Mammoth Cave Contest

The Gleaner has made arrangements to give the greatest popularty contest ever offered by a newspaper outside of the metropolitan press.
Twenty young ladies will be given a free trip at the expense of the paper to Mammoth Cave.
The date of this trip will be announced later, but will take place during the summer months or early fall, at the most pleasant time for it to be made.
The distribution of the trips will be as follows: To the young lady receiving the largest number of votes in the district from which she is entered will be awarded the Free Trip to Mammoth Cave with all expenses paid by the Henderson Gleaner.

THE PLAN:
Every person who subscribes for the Daily or Twice-a-Week editions of the Gleaner will receive a coupon entitling the holder to cast 100 votes for the lady of his choice for every $1.00 paid on subscription. These coupons can be voted at any time.
In addition to the coupon going with each dollar paid on subscription a coupon will appear in every issue of the Daily and Twice-a-Week editions counting one vote, which may be clipped from the paper and delivered at the Gleaner office in person or by mail on or before the date printed therein. These should be neatly trimmed around the margin and the name and district number plainly filled in with the name of the signer.
All that is necessary to enter a candidate in the contest is for some friend to cast a coupon for her and her name will thereafter appear in the list.
The plan of distributing the trip by districts insure absolute equality of chances to win in the various sections of the three counties in which the Gleaner’s circulation principally lies. A competent and suitable chaperone will be provided to accompany the young ladies.

FEATURES OF THE TRIP:
A few points about one of the greatest wonders of the world. Mammoth Care, one of the seven wonders of the world, is located in Edmonson county, Kentucky, 120 miles south of Louisville. A few of the sights the lucky young ladies will see therein are: The Giant’s Coffin, Star Chamber, Mammoth Dome, The Cataracts, Bacon’s Chamber, Lover’s Leap, Standing Rock, Martha Washington, Arm Chair, The Fat Man’s Misery, The Cork Screw, Acute Angle Avenue, Bridal Chamber, Bottomless Pit, Echo River, etc.. etc.
The object of this great offer is candidly stated to be primarily for the purpose of extending the circulation of the Gleaner and getting it into the purpose of extending the circulation of the Gleaner and getting into all the homes of the city and the three counties named. It costs no one anything for these twenty young ladies to have the great pleasure of a trip, the memories of which will be pleasantly cherished for a lifetime.
Subscriptions and renewals to the best Daily and Twice-a-Week paper in the State will do the work.
Subscriptions may be paid for as many years ahead as desired and the time will be extended for the full time paid for, and 100 votes will accompany every dollar paid.

The following is the complete list of the Gleaner’s Mammoth Cave party:
Dr. W. V. Norris, Corydon.
Mrs. W. V. Norris, Corydon.
Mrs. J. S. Crutchfield, Corydon.
Miss Anna Norris, Corydon, Ky.
Miss Ruby House, Corydon, Ky.
Miss Ethel Norris, Corydon, Ky.
Miss Julia Faulkner, Spottsville, Ky.
Miss Sidney Coxen, Spottsville, Ky.
Miss Minnie Williamson, Henderson, Ky.
Miss Frankie Hancock, Onton, Ky.
Miss Maude O’Nan, Henderson, Ky.
Miss Emily Hatchett, Hebbardsville, Ky.
Miss Eva Taylor, Scuffletown, Ky.
Miss Agnes Cooper, Henderson, Ky.
Miss Pearl Poole, Robards, Ky.
Miss Tommie Ringo, Corydon, Ky.
Miss Katie Prentice, Morganfield, Ky.
Miss Etta Bailey, Sebree, Ky.
Miss Bush Lilly, Smith Mills, Ky.
Miss Rosa Threlkeld, Blackford, Ky.
Miss Carrie Vaughn, Lisman, Ky.
Miss Lottie Barnhill, Providence, Ky.
Miss Carolyn Harris, Waverly, Ky.
Miss Carolyn Harris, Waverly, Ky
Miss Lista Long. Henshaw, Ky.
Miss Jennie Robards, Uniontown, Ky.
Miss Lois Willingham, Sturgis, Ky.
Miss Dew Drop Brooks, Sturgis, Ky
Miss Echols Brooks, Sturgis, Ky.
Mrs. Carroll Mitchell, Reed, Ky.
Mrs. H. C. Johnson, Reeds, Ky.
Miss Ev Flam. Henderson, Ky.
Miss Lola Delle Tippin, Henderson, Ky.
Miss Josie Mitchell, Reed, Ky.
Miss Mary D. Mitchell, Reed, Ky.
Miss Jessie Winsatt, Reed Ky.
Miss Pearl Henry, Caseyville, Ky.
Miss Ivy Hammock, Sullivan, Ky.
Miss Sue McKinstry, Sullivan, Ky.
Miss Dora Bishop, Sullivan, Ky.
Miss Catherine Sullivan, Sullivan, Ky.
Mrs. Watt Payne, Sullivan, Ky.
Mrs. T. B. Quirey, Sullivan, Ky.
Mr. Ed O’Nan, Bullivan, Ky.
Miss Ethel Adams, Corydon, Ky.
Mrs. C. T. Higginsod, Morganfield, Ky.
Miss Bessie Manion, Henderson, Ky.
Miss Mary Shaw, Henderson, Ky.
Miss Fannie Shaw, Henderson, Ky.
Mrs. F. J. Pentecost, Corydon, Ky.
Mrs. J. T. Holt, Sturgis, Ky.
Miss Eula Cates, Henderson, Ky.
Miss Gladys Bennett, Scuffletown, Ky.
Miss Katie Craig. Scuffletown, Ky.
Miss Gladys Bennett, Scuffletown, Ky.
Miss Katie Craig. Scuffletown, Ky.
Miss Joe Bakins, Henderson, Ky.
Mrs. Oscar Martin, Henderson, Ky.
Miss Jennie L. Rush, Uniontown, Ky.
Mr. F. J. Pentecost, Corydon, Ky.
Mr. T. J. Holt, Sturgis, Ky.
Mr. Frank Wolf, Henderson, Ky.
Mr. Wm. Souper, Henderson, Ky.
Dr. T. B. Quirey, Sullivan, Ky.
Mr. Charles L. Sights, Henderson, Ky.
Mr. Preston Konsler, Henderson, Ky.
Mr. Louis Kleiderer, Henderson, Ky.
Mr. Hugh Lockett, Henderson, Ky.
Mr. Lea Allen Norment, Henderson, Ky.
Dr. G. E. Mitchell, Reed, Ky.
Mr. Herbert L. Tippin, Henderson, Ky.
Mr. E. C. Roach, Henderson, Ky.
Orchestra of four men, Henderson, Ky.

My favorite part of the article/trip:

A. S. Winstead & Sons presented a bottle of their excellent “Silk Velvet” whisky before the departure, only for medicinal purposes. It was accompanied with a thimble and made the proviso that no more than a thimbleful should be partaken of at any one time.