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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 24 Nov 1928, p. 59

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58 WINNETKA TALK RE EE ES November 24, 1928 Watch those Headlights To Keep Out of Trouble Properly adjusted and legal head- lights protect the car owner, pedestri- ans and other motorists alike, points out the Chicago Motor club. Glaring headlights, caused by being bright or The BUDDY °'L" Line Quality Toys For Xmas The steering gears actually steer; the spindles are drop forgings; the chassis frames are channel steel, the axles high carbon steel. Bodies are 20-gauge sheet steel. E. B. TAYLOR CO. HARDWARE 546 Center St. Phone 999 the lamps bent upward, blind other drivers and pedestrians as well. With the shortening of daylight hours, all motorists will act wisely if they check their lights to make sure they are properly adjusted. FARM CARS OUTNUMBER FARMS Farm automobiles in Iowa during 1927 exceeded the number of Iowa farms. Automobiles registered totaled 212973. Iowa farms totaled 210,108. There were, according to the census taken by the State Department of Agriculture, 2,865 more motor vehicles owned by farmers and used on farms than there were farms. There were 45,195 tractors, some- what less than one tractor for every four farms, used by the Iowa farmers. The increase in tractors was 4,583. At the date of the census it showed 76,036 radios used on the farms, which 'was an increase over the 1926 figures of 10,566. Information for Motor Tourists Road conditions in Illinois and near- by states as reported by the Chicago Motor Club follow: ILLINOIS The County highway department re- ports that Dempster street is now open from McCormick boulevard to Mil- waukee avenue. Part of this has been widened to 40 feet. Illinois-6--Detour at Westchester; follow marked detour over Pusheck road south to 22nd street thence west to Mannheim road, or Illinois-46, then north to Illinois-6. River road will be open from Lake street to Des Plaines on or about No- vember 25. Devon avenue will be open between Nothing more to buy The Quoted Price Includes Fryeigin and Complete Equipment "400" Standard Six Sedan PELIVERED FULLY EQUIPPED $998. HEN the Nash salesman quotes you the price on a Nash 400," you will find that it includes not only the car, but the freight, bumpers, hy- draulic shock absorbers, everything! There's nothing more to buy. Nash puts on the extras at the factory, in- stead of you or the dealer putting them "400" value. Come in and see it. Take it out and drive it. The money never bought so fine a mo- tor car before--big--handsome--pow- ered by a new, high-compression, 7-bearing motor--longer wheelbase-- aew double drop frame--all exposed metalware chrome plated--and a host Crawford avenue and Lincoln avenue on or about November 20. The Northwest highway (Illinois 19) will be open from Euclid avenue to Arlington Heights road on or about November 25, Cicero avenue is opened from 111th street to 123rd street. Illinois-18--Detour in Naperville; de- tour is over marked city streets. Illinois-42--Detour in Lake Forest; follow marked detour over city streets. Illinois-70 -- Now paved between Mendota and Rockford with the ex- ception of one mile just out of Comp- ton which is expected to be open to traffic by the end of this month. There is also a small gravel gap at the rail- road crossing just north of Mendota where traffic leaves Illinois-2. INDIANA Chicago to Indianapolis--Via US- 41 to the junction with US-52 and US- 52 to Indianapolis. We are officially advised that the detour on US-41 from Ade to Kentland is removed and this route is nearly all paved. Indiana-45--New Pavement is open between Dale and Huntingburg which eliminates a 23%-mile detour. Indiana-56--New Pavement is com- pleted and open from French Lick to 2Y;-miles west. New Rickshaw Gives Way To Motor Travel in China Motor transportation is rapidly sup- planting old style types of vehicles in all parts of .the world. According to commercial reports received by the Chicago Motor club, the rickshaw is giving way to the motor car on the streets of Peking, the first instance in China where native transportation has vielded to modern vehicles. Ng \ AN 2 of other vital improvements. Read WN them below. " Q\LAVE to the coal shovel" is not a pleasing title. If you want to stop traveling that long, long trail to the basement below, let us tell you how you can do it with the Preferred-Hart Automatic Fuel Oil Burner. - It costs but little to own and very little to use. on, at retail prices! The "400" Standard Six Salon Body 4-door Sedan, illustrated above, will give you an excellent idea of Nash And then remember that the price in- cludes everything--nothing more to buy! 9 Sedans from $930 to $2045, delivered--8 Coupes, Cabriolets, Victorias from $930 to $1830, delivered NASH 400 Leads the World in Jotor Car Value IMPORTANT "400" FEATURES --- NO OTHER CAR HAS THEM ALL High-compression Aluminumalloy pistons 7-bearing crankshaft One-piece Salon Motor (Invar Struts) (bollow crank pins) fenders High Turbulence New double drop frame Exterior fetalw gee Clear vision front Lovejoy shock Torsional vibration Sherer ® plated over pifiaz posts absorbers 3 Nash Special Design (exclusive Nash mounting) ampezr 'Short turning radius front and rear Salon Bodies World'seasieststeering Longer wheelbase bumpers J. E. Hoffman Co. Sales and Service -- 956 Linden Ave., Hubbard Woods Telephone 2985 Winnetka SUBURBAN NASH SALES Phone Winnetka 2707 547 Lincoln Avenue WINNETKA

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