The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-04-12
Owning A Ford

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statement which was made to him
by medicine show fakir. This
worthy gentleman said that in the
early Gays he had tried to make an
honest living by giving value re-
ceived in his business dealings with
the public, but found out after Bit
ter experience that the American
people didn't like that kind of
thing. He changed his methods
and started taking. In other words,
ali he gave the people for their
money was a chance to take a
chance, and they fell all over them
selves to buy. We can understand
and fully appreciate the words of
this willy wizard, because the num-
ber on our Ford reads 2,373, ,249.
and goodness only knows how many
have been sold since.
A Ford has the misrepresented
reputation of being a cheap car and
for this reason particularly adapted
to the bank account Of country
editor, who can only come within
: the income tax by adding his liabil-
tiles on the credit side Of his ledger.
After owning one of these little
combination jov-killers, we have at
last found one ray of comfort
they are the most expensive car on
the market and it naturally follows
that anyone who has the financial
standing to operate such an embodi-
ment Of luxury, is travelling in a
class by himself. The foregoing
statement is absolutely correct and
our reasons for making same will
be found following.
After being robbed of $527.87
you own shinny, tinny, devilish
looking affair with FORD stamped
on one end of it. There is no sane
reason why you should have bought
it, for you find very shortly that it
all has to be rebuilt before it will
run and. that practicallys all of the
original material used in its con.
struction, is useless and has to be
substituted for something that will
answer the purpose, as the floor il
made principally out of knot holes
in third grade Arkansas pine. the
brake bands out of a package of ole
lamp wicks, the upholstering from
Tears Woebuck & Co. oilcloth ano
the body from an accumulation o.
old tomato cans. Of course i
looks little better than it sound
as it is covered with veneer O
stove polish that is warranted t,
keep its luster if kept out of the rain
However. you have it and the bes
you can do is to make the best of it
Jake Grinolds (darn hin) and H
A. Walker (the slippery salesman
camp on your trail and cause yo
many sleepless night with thei
insidious suggestions that you nee
a set of brake bands at only $3.50
shock absorbers, $3.50; new pi.
tons, $500; self starter, $85. 5.0C
electric lighting system, $65.0o
foot feed, spotlight, iail light an
= other items that will make an il
vestment Of approximately $4OO I
be added to your former liability {
$527.S7, making a total loss {
$927.87.@
Now this is getting into the met
ium price class and if that wei
all it cost it would be a cheap CT
no matter what you paid for
But when climbing the hills of Il
Golden Potlatch Henrietta ge
warm and drinks gasoline until ye
begin to get the feeling that evel
time the exhaust explodes you ha
lost quarter. After paying tt
gasoline bills for short time "
can look down upon DR.. Mosel
dinky little investment of Huds'
Super Six with a feeling of co
tempt. All he has to do is to b.
$1O0 tire every two or thr
weeks, or some other like min
item, while your expenses are G
panding every time the engine tur
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