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The Filling Station

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SQUEEGEE
The long-handled squeegee became a full-service fixture in the 1920s, when windshields started collecting real highway grime at real highway speeds.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
UNLEADED
Unleaded gasoline became the standard at American pumps after the Clean Air Act of 1970 set the stage for its nationwide rollout through the 1970s and 1980s.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
DIPSTICK
Checking the dipstick was a ritual: a clean cloth, two marks on the metal, and the attendant's verdict on whether you'd make it to the next state.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
ROADMAP
Oil companies printed and gave away free road maps for most of the 20th century, a marketing tradition that helped Americans navigate before the Interstate system was complete.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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About The Filling Station

For decades, pulling into a full-service filling station meant more than a tank of gas, a uniformed attendant would check your oil, wash your windshield with a squeegee, and hand back your road map with a smile and directions thrown in for free. The canopy overhead, the bell-hose ringing as you rolled in, the satisfying click of the nozzle, these were the small ceremonies of the American road trip. By the time the Interstate highways were threaded across the continent, the filling station had become as much a landmark as the Burma-Shave signs that lined the way.

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