m . ' r POTASH, PERLMUTTER and “BIG TREE” (Written with apologies to Montague Class, author of the famous play—" Potash 6- Perlmutter Abe Potuh *nd piitser Monrw Perlmutter got into a gfeat heat over garages and spirits—motor spirits. ain't unlogical to believe that any liquid which oplodos, and which is cheap, Would suit the turnout. ’ "Cheapness!" Moiris thundered. "You can’t judge the cheapness of a motor spirit until you’ve automobiled some hundred miles with the iuicc in the tank." Morris sighed. "Can’t you?” Abe retorted. "Are you then a relation of John D. Rockefeller?” "You’ll avoid making the cylinders of your car for soots; you’ll postpone the day when the engine will knock worse’n a low-grade drummer.: You’ll be able to go morn distance away from you at less cost — “Not being in the motor spirit trade. I am in the same catalogue as you, Aber —a customer. But it don’t do a customer no harm to get to know the trade side. You buy “Big Tree and your car will be more use and less extravagant.’ “Which did you say the name was?” Abe **‘Big Tree.” Cot it?” "Sure!” -"And whyfore am Ito believe what you say, Mawruss? Seein’ that a motor-car is driven by a procession of explosions it Last seen Abe was down at the garage asking for *'Latgg Tree.” But he’s on the right track. iwft. 0 TREE MOTOR SPIRIT $ *> ‘ t . V-< ' A. S. PATERSON & CO., Sole Importers, N.Z. Insurance Build ings, Devon St., New Plymouth. ’Phone 903. ■- ? - L ■/< (. i \ s, 7/ / I Sk\ % m 1 m WttM • 'Him ■ SfeS Maq/be allowed to interrupt fora moment “You men are always airing your knowledge of cars. You talk very wisely of Consumption, Speed, Big Ends, Tappets and Thingummies. Ever struck you that we women who drive know just as much as you do—even we may be hopeless technicalities? ' over We know that the Chev. has not only power but that it hasappearance. We know that it gets there, and gets back, quickly, comfortably and smoothly. We know that it will outlast other cars in its same price-class and that it costs precious little to run. We know that it is easy to drive and easy to buy. So we fail to see any reason for argument.” si District Representatives: R. H. LEECE & CO., Eawera. L. H. JOHNSON, New Plymouth. LES BERG, Stratford. N.Z. Distributors: DOMINION MOTORS LTD. Wellington and Christchurch. * TOURING CAR F. 0.8. Main Ports V M : -v& ‘ :: v .
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 11 April 1925, Page 13
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