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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1920
Page
10
Mr Wells of the Exide Service Station urges motorists to learn how a storage battery works. He argues that understanding battery action helps owners care for batteries and extend life, comparing it to keeping a garden variety husband well understood.
Local service manager Mr Breder of the Presto O Lite Service Station warns that many new or idle cars suffer battery depreciation. He offers a free freshening charge for any battery, regardless of make, and stresses testing the battery immediately after purchase to prolong life. He aims to educate owners about battery care and service.
Phil Hess of East End Garage returned from Peoria where he attended the style show described as the best ever. A highlight was a Detroit Electric car carrying a matronly lady and attendants, spotlighted to reveal the car’s lavish upholstery and fittings.
Oiled roads are fair but dirt roads are very muddy and in bad shape generally. They are hardly fit for motor traffic. Many places are almost impassable after rain, with mud and slick surfaces hindering travel and deliveries.
Ralph Shelley, Dort Motor Car Company representative, recounts a dealer's missive where a rat's nest was found in a water jacket after a dealer returned to an empty showroom. The tale is used to illustrate the ample cooling space Dort cars provide around the cylinders.
Passable statement notes several impassable routes and road segments including Danville route east and west of Monticello Bismark Fithian east of Fithian St Louis route east of Thayer south of Medora below Oldenburg Quincy route Cass Siding Pleasantview Bloomington route Broadwell impassable North of Joliet take old macadam Joliet road
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