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Grimsby Independent, 21 Apr 1920, p. 11

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hi #8)+ §ont+ SSYElEli mm , _ SINCE 3 1870 M"F _ SHILOH + ug?" 5( DROPS 4*A AT TALTIC@ MONEY TO LOAN Jn real estate security. Both Private and Company funds Valuator for: the Hamiton Proâ€" Rovie vident and Loan Society Insurance and Real Estate Officeâ€"Main Street, Grimsby ‘PHONE NO. 7 \ W. B. CALDER W. M. Stewart, Drug Co.. Grimsby 1. â€"Our stock of wall decorations includes the best products of Canadian, American and Engâ€" lish manufacturers. if you leave your wallâ€"paper problems to our decoration exâ€" perts. Hamilton Provident and Loan Society You Can‘t Go W rong They can give you helpful counselâ€"and they will do it gladly. Robt. Duncan & Co. STATIONERS James St. and Market 5q. â€" HAMILTON You will enjoy looking at our samples. Pays 314 per cont. on daily balâ€" ances on Savings accounts of ©1.00 and upwards. 4 per cert. paid on Debentures for one or two years, 5 per cent. paid on Debermtures for three or fire years. â€"Money to loan. f Wednesday, April 14th, 1920 orner King and Hughson Streets, Hamilton C 308OESCOUGHS THE Syy The passenger car came and the farmer desired good roads as an aid in breaking down his social isolaâ€" tion. Finally, now that the freight truck and the express truck are comâ€" ing into their own, the farmer, the business man and the ultimate conâ€" sumer are demanding good roads in many sections of the country as &A means of breaking down the last economic transportation barrier beâ€" tween producer and consumer. MOTOR ERA ‘AT HAND That we are on the verge of enterâ€" ing a nearly horseless age does â€"not seem apparent to the public because the change is being made â€" gradually and we are so used to motor vehiâ€" cles in practically all of our cities and towns that their greatly augâ€" mented numbers and the correspond ing reduction in number . of horses used is. not noticeable. There are reâ€" cent happenings, however, that indiâ€" cate this in a positive manner. A prominent â€" metropolitan {architect has stated that in over 80 per cent. of the suburban homes he had. designed so far this year, a garage fo> one or two cars was included in the speciâ€" fications and that these were regardâ€" ed as a permanent necessity was eviâ€" dent by the stipulation that the struc tures should be in keeping with the general architecture of (‘the houses. The situation is quite different toâ€" day. Its wheels are ibuilding up the highwaysâ€"making hard roads of the type that will endure for many genâ€" erations. â€" t A still more significant matter is the change in name of two well estabâ€" lished blacksmith‘s trade papers to titles that would signify that. they catered to the automobile industry as No INCREASE _ _IN AUTO LICENSES | Motor car owners who have been speculating as to the prospects for higher fees this year, following the announcement made by the minister of highways to the effect‘ that the good roads program would be carried out by taxing car oWners, will be inâ€" terested to learn that any contemâ€" plated changes will not become operâ€" ative this year. Wagons must carry lights at night in New York State. : The British army employed 413 men motor drivers during the war. More than 3,600,000° horses were displaced by motor trucks last year. well. P The.automobile, which history preâ€" sents as the father of the railway loâ€" comotive, was legislated off the roads of England in 1830. Its wheels were breaking up the highways. Many people cannot ~judge the speed of a car and, therefore, do not allow time enough to escape an apâ€" proaching vehicle. It is Ibetter to yield some of your own rights than have an accident which might cause a death. Sales of automobiles in British Coâ€" lumba totaled 6,000 cars last year. The U. S. twentyâ€"dollar Federal Re serve ‘Bank Note, series of 1914, has an engraving of an automobile on That an old person may start across the street and become conâ€" fused. . , That children may rus‘\ across the streetâ€"they know nothing about traffic rules andq easily become frighened or confused. Motorists slow down, sound. your horn and have your car under copâ€" trol when approaching a crossing. . Keep in mindâ€" That some pedestrian may take a chance and try to beat your car | to the crossing. Lt.â€"Col. Harbottle of Winona, has purchased a light McLaughlin Six through W. W. Kidd. SAFETY TALKS Crosswalks are for pedestriansâ€" and they have rights which auto drivers are bound to respect. Hamilton Motor Show is on this week and local motorists are taking it in in large numbers. â€" A new (Overlang Light Four\ was moved into the new Overland éales Rooms in Jas. Bird‘s store on Monâ€" day morning. G. B. McConachie is the possessor of a new ‘Dodge car. W. L. Haist has purchased a Ford truck for use in his painting busiâ€" ness. oBe oZe (Be cRr oR ofe ofecRacQreRd cBe «BPe oBe cPeeTeofacRe checie Te sfe cfecfecSâ€"rafecfs LOCAL MOTOR NOTES D. E. Swayze is driving a new Ford Sedan. > & MOTOR SECEPION FARMERS‘ WISH BECOMES DEMAND MOTOR DIGEST s lest.!; )* of agriâ€" the PRepper en‘ Two massage rollers have b:en inâ€" vented to stimulate flesh over which they have passed either by ‘ continuâ€" ous or intermittent electric currents. aehtnt545 tq The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce which is the representâ€" ative body of the industry in United States, has in its offices in New York City a complete card index library of more than 130,000 patents affectâ€" ing automobiles. There are also several thousand books and periodiâ€" cals listed. Gelatine golf tees have been inventâ€" ed, the idea being that they soon_are dissolved by the atmosphere and will not litter up a golf course if forgotâ€" ten. - SAeAnesAeNen Through the great part motor veâ€" hicles played in the defeat of "the enemy of the world" on ibattlefields of France, one of the leading manuâ€" factures of motor trucks was decoâ€" rated with the Croix de Guerre by the French Government. As a part of its \collection of freaks the first motor vehicle to be exhibited around the country was among the big attractions in a cirâ€" cus in 1896. The Cincinnati (Ohio) Automobile Club is to erect a sevenâ€"storey build ing as its new quarters, with a garâ€" age as a park to hold 400 cars. Road tax, which is imposed upon every male inhabitant of Bulgaria from 21 to 55 years of age, is no less than $1.60 per year, or, five days‘ work. Two days‘ work is accepted from those who use their own teams. Canada ranks second among naâ€" tions for the manufacture and owner ship of automobiles. In Canada, Ontario leads all â€"Proâ€" vinces with a total of 151,754 autoâ€" mobiles. culture type motor tractors for 1920 is 300,000. In China the old city walls of Canâ€" ton are ibéing razed, and wide highâ€" ways are to ‘be built on their site for automobile traffic. i The latest productions in modern ‘"fire engines" have motorâ€"driven pumps installed to deliver 600 galâ€" lons of water a minute. Illinois, Michigan and Massachuâ€" setts permit the operation of motor trailer trains 60 or 65 feet in length. Storage and handling of gasoline has been placed under State regulaâ€" tion by the Bureau of Fire Protecâ€" tion in Penngylvania. THE INDEPENDENT, GRIMSBY, ONTARIO Mestruiens 2 To 49 fo ho9 i P SACAEAcHCnohonehensnenenenenonenenenenencnen Smenenoneaohooit l fGrpsusflsusususys You drove a car that had pneumatic tires, and your neighbor drove one with solid tires, you would naturally think you had much the easier riding car. â€" With the three point suspension springs on the Overland Light Four, the same resilience is given the car as Pneumatic tires give.y, The Overland Light Four is made in Canada by Canadian labor. We have on display an Overland Light Four Touring Car in our sales room. Stanley S. Fairchild, Salesman ne reason why Overland Light Four is superior to other makes of cars CULLEY and BREAY re MCLAUGHLIN MASTER. STY eâ€"land Sales Authorized Agent for Grimsby and district. â€"TRAI BLAZERS es onl W _ .z Service Station, Village Inn Garage. Wtc TT For Instance dov t Sales Room, James F. Birds Store M NR To Hiub m cR Coiplpuauey ELEVEN ME e 2s 10 eaia

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