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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 13 Dec 1919, p. 14

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14 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1919 DRIVES 9,000 MILES IN A FORD TRUCK AT TOTAL COST OF $127 Imagine it! Nine thousand miles for $127.37--that's the record of a Ford one-ton truck loaded with tour- ing and camping equipment and car- rying Mr. and Mrs. McIntosh and children (our informant doesn't say how many children), also their mar- ried daughter, Mrs. Armstrong, and her husband. On July 7 last they loaded a Ford truck--not a touring car--with a tent, frying pans, fishing tackle and sundry camping equipment, climbed to their seats, and soon left behind the city of Ames, Iowa. Their trip led through! Sioux City, Rapid City. Wind Cave,| Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park and 296 towns or cities, and con- sumed approximately three months. A record of the expenditures for the entire 9,000 mile trip showed that the amount spent for gas, oil and re- pairs totaled just exactly $127.37. Can you beat it? HERE 1S REASON FOR PUSHING OUT CLUTCH A good many people ask this ques- tion, "What's the use of pushing out the clutch when you start your mo- tor, as long as the shift lever is in neutral and there is practically no load on the engine?" The question sounds like a logical one, but as a matter of fact it is based on a wrong supposition. There is really a con- siderable load on the engine, just on account of the shaft and gears that must be turned. Just try this test if you want to see how much this load amounts to. Turn your. engine over by hand some morning with the clutch in. Then have some one hold the clutch pedal down, or fasten it down with blocks and try it again. If you turn the en- gine over rapidly you'll see that there is quite a difference and the load is much greater when the engine spins at the rate the starting motor turns it. It pays to keep in mind the fact that thickened oil has a very definite braking action, and this action is very greatly lessened when you push down on your clutch pedal. A BIT PREMATURE A protest against the "continued arrest and imprisonment ef trades unionists in the United States" was contained in resolution adopted at a special conference in London of the labor "triple alliance", made up of the unions of railway men, miners and transport workers. BUY «4 CHRISTMAS SEALS A Suggestion for "Christmas. \. TheGiftofa PERMANENT WAVE CERTIFICATE. Write for FREE Booklet PERMANENT WAVING ~ SYSTEM C0. Felix Coune, President 30 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago 'Telephone Central 8714 ee NEW MODEL FRANKLIN, LOWER, "SPORTIER", IS ON EXHIBIT NOW Displaying smarter lines than previ- ments that add to its comfort, a new model touring car has just been turned out by the Franklin factory. One of these was put on display this week at the salesrooms of Bridges | and Gage, north shore distributors | for the Franklin cars. i The body lines of the new Franklin | are more graceful, and a suggestion | of the sporting car style is given by { lowering both the top and the seats i three inches. This is accomplished without reducing the head clearance and without altering the construction of the chassis. In order to make the driving posi- tion more comfortable the steering wheel is tilted at a slightly sharper angle. The windshield has more slope than in previous models, and the result is to give the appearance of a longer wheel base. THE New York Gift Shop offers to the ladies of the North Shore the most complete and well-selected lines of Christmas Gifts in the loop. Handbags Bar-Pins Nosegays Lockets Hand Embroidered Neckwear Colored Linen Handkerchiefs 1226 STEVENS BUILDING 17 North State St., Chicago ously and possessing several improve-! The car is equipped with a dry disc clutch, making the engagement far smoother. A new type of carburetor prevents 'loading up" and thus adds to driving comfort. BUY + CHRISTMAS SEALS NO NEWS THIS WEEK BE- CAUSE OF COAL SHORTAGE Because of the coal orders in effect this week the New Trier News was unable to appear. The printers of the News could not possibly get out the paper this week because of the cut in their working hours, but there will be a News next week. because the afore-mentioned printers have promised to print it. BUY + CHRISTMAS SEALS You've tried | the Rest * Now buy the Best * SCHULZE'S 'BUTTER-NUT Jewels Gold and Silverware Seroels. Gola and Silverware 915 Marshall Field Annex Bldg. rae com | Hipp & Coburn Co. | Telephone Evanston 455 Residence Telephone Evanston 3397-J | CONRAD SCHMEISSER PLUMBING 1709 SHERMAN AVENUE EVANSTON RE el, Te ------ = -- ee ------ em IA I IA I iH In your 3 Ln ll NNN Sa ST n------nnnsyg J Ss -- = 1 --- J i er NY eT pr TZ 2 oo SNE lh: mw pn es We are well equipped to fill your de sire for musical instruments this Xmas i Examine our display of Pianos, Players, Phonographs, woo Musical: Instruments, Bie. i THOUGHT. TO BE A" home on Xmas morning---find out why For Sale by i! Evanston Music Shop 705 Main Street Terms if Desired XN NE Sa a Ty, ): ----------n------n--n-- nnn Phone Ev. 3707 = 8 | i

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