R C H Car Makes Great Endurance Run
An endurance car test by Panama Canal roadhouse concerns a roadster designated R C H. The vehicle reportedly covered wide distances, averaging near two hundred miles daily over about fifteen days, touring towns between San Francisco Santa Cruz and Monte Bello, including the Quin Valley, Stocks Porterville and Hanford.
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Mostigtes Caune Automa
Arance
Nia
A. Litate
Csh
Ita
Panama -Faottl i Ition Company
Itg
San Francisco
Santa Cruz
Monte Bout
Quin
Ford Finds Favor in Ottawa for Canadian Supply Contract
An Ottawa order to the Ford Mot to supply Canada with militia defense touring cars. The contract lists additions beyond standard equipment such as extra tires tire envelopes tire holders ton envelope jacks cut-out and related rare parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Cleanliness Campaign by New York Central
A fragmented note outlines a cleanliness campaign by New York Central, urging personal grooming and hygiene. It stresses fresh appearance as a public relations boost and mentions a campaign tone encouraging individuals to keep face and nails neat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Central
Chicago
Pinne
Simake
Engagement Gossip From Catholic Enemy and Times
Fragmentary notes reveal Miss Gaddie-Markley engaged to Miss Summers, with hints of a shedding soon. Miss Wise questions why and references beliefs in short engagements. The exchange suggests social engagement chatter among local readers.
Race car makers clash over governing body control
George M. Dickson of National 40 contends Briscoe's plea to cede control to builders would end racing’s integrity. He says the Manufacturers' Contest Association writes rules and AA A enforces them, keeping races clean and tests of car quality honest. He cites races as laboratories proving value and invites A A to race a car from any dealer to prove honesty of methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Automobile Association
George M. Dickson
Benjamin Briscoe
Dickson
Briscoe
Manufacturers’ Contest Association
Racine
Privets
Cadillac Self Starter Run Tests In Canton
Five Cadillac cars competed in a unique Canton Ohio event to judge self starter devices. All cars finished a two fifths mile urban course with four passengers as they tested the electric cranking mechanism that turns the engine without external power. The test removed spark plugs and petcocks, and the self starter repeatedly turned the engine, demonstrating the device’s capability under load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
Cadillac
Advertising Genius backs Universal Motor Truck writing
H LeRoy Pelletier, advertising director for Studebaker and advertising manager for Flanders, agrees to write the Universal Motor Truck Company copy. Henry Uehlein, chief financial checker and Schlitz Brewing Company president, insists all copy be signed by the famed ads man. Pelletier says he is sold on the Universal truck, praising its businesslike, sturdy design and potential to replace horse power with economy and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker Corporation
Flanders Manufacturing Company
H. LeRoy Pelletier
Universal Motor Truck
Henry Uehlein
Universal Concern
Pelletier
Uehlein
Schlitz Brewing Company
Universal
Pellletier
New Manager Named for Local Stearns Branch
N. E. Bissett succeeds John F. Toole as manager of the EF B Stearns Company Atlanta branch manufacturers of Stearns Knight cars. Toole transfers to San Francisco branch to oversee operations. Bissett brings Southern market experience from years as Peerless Company's southern representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. E. Bissett
John F. Tool
Atlanta
EF. B. Stearns Company
Stearns-Knight Motor
Mr. Toole
San Francisco
Mr. Bissett
South
Southern
Peerless Company
Tire Retreading Advice and Safe Practices
Advice on tire retreading stresses proper technique and cautions against unauthorized repairs. It warns that weak spots and fabric damage require full reinforcement, not flimsy vulcanizers, and stresses that retreading can pay when work is done correctly and consistently.
Warner Instrument Survives Severe Service on Alaska Drive
Dr Charles G F Percival praises the Warner autometer after the Abbott-Detroit Bulldog’s 675.10 mile 14 hour Alaskan trip from Skagway to Caribou. He notes the meter remained exact through rough terrain and many bumps, aligning with route surveys worldwide. Mrs Pankhurst quips about broken windows and government restitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. F Percival
Alaska
Warner Instrument Company
Percival
Skagway
Caribou
Yukon Territory
Warner
Automobile Club
E M F And Flanders Sweep At Savannah Meet
E M F and Flanders dominated a recent meeting earning over $3,000 in prize money. Harry Cohn won the Tiedeman trophy with four victories including free-for-alls against Stutz Oldsmobile Buick and Overland. Lundgren in Flanders car took three wins and Odom’s Bi-M-F 30 claimed a class race and the big fifty mile in 62:37.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atood
Manu
Harry Cohn
Tiedeman
Bavannaéh
Ac Stutz
Oldsmobile
Buick
Overland
Lundgren
Ac Flanders
Odom
s.Bi
Ninth Annual Handbook of Gasoline Automobiles
The Auto and Trade Board of Trade in New York issues the ninth Annual Handbook of Gasoline Automobiles. It is a large 207 page volume with 540 car models illustrated and priced, including A S A M horsepower ratings. Copies cost a dime postage to the Automobile Board of Trade, 7 East Forty second street, New York.
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Auto!opile “Board of Trade
Coplesa
Automobile Board of Trade
Yast Forty-second Street
New York
Marsi n The Life Mask and False Reckoning
Fragmentary text appears as a poetic fragment referencing life and death themes and a fictional or stylized title. Names and clear events are unreadable, offering sparse, non-specific items and unclear attribution. The snippet hints at themes of youth, inheritance, and moral judgments without concrete details.
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Ford
Elyea-Austell Company
Elyea-Austell CO
North Pryor
AND
Velie Motor Vehicle Co
ICE Dept
Peachtree Street
Alexander-Seewald CO
N. Pryor St
Fulton Auto Supply CO
Peachtree Automobile
White Ty Company
Mariatta
Automobile
Marietta
Ajax
Grieb Rubber. CO
Ajax Tires
Auburn
Pierce-Arrow
Cliff C. Hatcher
Grant ‘Building
Eae
Tno
M. Smith
Riddell Bros
B. Mitchell Su
L. 8. Crane
Pope-Hartford
Hartford
Taft
A. Pope-Hartford Machine
Universal Truck CO
Stearns
Mrs. Pankhurst
E-M-F
Flanders
Marsi
Hawnton
Philadelphia
Shelter Company, Makers
St. Paul
Mina
Edgewood Avenue
Atlanta, Ga
Pruden
R. L. Hale
A. Satzky
Candler Building
Springfield Automobile
Kelly - Springfield Tire Co
Houston St
Lee
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