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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1915
Page
4
In Anaconda a young man with a car took four friends to Butte. After a lively evening he fell asleep at the wheel and woke only when the machine quietly carried him back to Anaconda. The driver claimed the auto did the work, proving the machine can seemingly guide itself home.
Wallace C Hood of Briggs- Detroiter cites lack of a clear service definition as a cause of customer misunderstanding. He describes service as access to repair parts skilled mechanics timely aid within a reasonable radius and fair charges, plus monthly inspections.
May 28 Livingston dispatch reports a national autoists convention planned for Yellowstone park first week in August. A letter from Chicago to Seattle notes a 100 hour relay to cover the distance, averaging 23 miles per hour, with Miles City as a starting leg Marmarth. Dr. G E Brown Jerry Clifford and Jim Griffin named for an auto team to rendezvous at Billings. The plan seeks Park County Chamber of Commerce endorsement to promote the Yellowstone trail as the continent crossing highway and improve national highways with admission to the canyon starting Aug 1.
The first installment of 1915 White cars arrives in Butte at Sherman & Reed garage. Designers emphasize beauty and comfort with concealed mechanics, streamlined lines, and simplified controls. The article highlights an artistically dominated exterior and practical safety features, inviting owners to admire the latest in motor car construction.
In South Hend, Indiana, an eight cylinder Detroit automobile towed a giant freight engine about a city block to settle a dispute. Ten people rode in the car to provide tractive power as a two inch rope attached to the rear axle and coupling failed initially but a second attempt succeeded. The locomotive weighed 870000 pounds and the car 2500 pounds.
A group of Frisco motorcyclists rode 16 miles to Alum Fock for a swim in the Sul Phur pool and planned a May 0 June 1 benefit ride for the Japolis Motor Club. Portland riders expect 50 to join a Sacramento run for the F A M annual convention. Municipal spending: $25,000 approved to buy motorcycles and bicycles as newer models with two or three speeds, electric lighting, and sidecar options.
Aviation statistics show travel and activity levels similar to the prior year with 2000 miles and 1900 hours of sight time recorded. The data indicate 4800 passengers were carried, which is four times higher than the previous year, reflecting significant growth in air travel activity and utilization.
The text notes steam engines were known in Egypt by 2001, describing a rotary, theoretical machine. A Greek adaptation of the same device was later used to turn a spit. Then steam power disappeared for a century.
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