Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 206, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1920 — THE FINANCIAL MORGUE [ARTICLE]

THE FINANCIAL MORGUE

is fast filling up with automobile salesmen. Tight money is showing up the “dead ones.” Every day we hear of some “live dealer” cashing in because people aren’t buying cars anymore. . Some of our friends are preparing a place for us to light. They already have a stone for our “last. resting ' place,” which bears the beautiful inscription, “Here lies the „ biggest liar of them aU.” Now the trouble, with, most car salesmen is, they are always looking for a first resting place. There ain’t no sech animal. Their cars don t seem to keep them up on their toes. .. . i Babe Ruth never hits a slump because he’s too busy “hitting the ball.”

You can’t get any more success out of a half-souleit salesmanship than you can from a half-soled tire. We picked a car we believe in, a car that keeps up our faith and enthusiasm. We can advise the biggest men in the country to buy a Franklin car. x . No matter how much motoring experience he has had our car will open his eyes and dose his arguments. . . People are still buying cars but they want something besides bright paint and sport bodies, r The new school is looking for economy, comfort and every. day service. That’s why Franklin cars are selling faster than ever before. That’s why car salesmen in gen-, eral say business is dead. Hoping you are not the same we are, Frank (lin)ly speaking, yours for long and -KIRK.

George Uhn brought a fine tomato to this office this afternoon. This one weighed two and a half pounds and is possibly the largest tomato in this city. The Jasper-Newton Medical society will meet this Thursday evening at the home of DY. and Mrs. E. C. English of South Cullen street.