Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 293, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1919 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

FRANKLIN A CAR OF “FIRSTS.” The Franklin car originally had many features which are coming into popular use. The pioneer Franklin company built the first four cylinder automnhile---4n— America, the first six'cylinder car in this country and one of the first air cooled engines—the first to be used commercially. Franklin was the first to adopt scientific lightweight which has now become all the rage. The first Franklin motor, built seventeen years ago, had valve-in-head construction which has become popular recently. It was the first to replace the- jerky spftrt cutout of early days with ’throttle control. It was the first to use the float feed carburetor, first to adopt full elliptic springs and was tlje first car built without radius rods and torque tubes. It was the first to adopt automatic lubrication, automatic spark advance and several other innovations. In fact, the Franklin is a car of - ,