No Movies for Wife in Years
Theresa G. Ribbs testified in Probate Court for separate support from husband Peter Ribbs whom she married in 1904. She said he never took her to the movies in five years and that they lived in Roxbury until December 1916 when she left him. She alleged he struck her before their first child and choked her before their son’s birth. he was indifferent to the boy and at one point threw a chair, which missed and splintered and injured the child’s hand.
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Theresa G. Ribbs
Peter Ribbs
Roxbury
Pa Van Loon Sparks Genius In Amerita’s Funniest Family
The Sunday Post teases a new installment of Amerita’s funniest family, Pa Van Loon emerging with a spark of genius in the latest adventure.
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Pa van Loon
Suspension of Beer Brewing in Northern Germany
The Berliner Tageblatt reports an imminent halt to all beer brewing in northern Germany. The move aims to conserve maize for bread and use malt as a substitute for coffee, signaling a major shift in production priorities.
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Copenhagen
London
Berliner Tageblatt
Germany
Advices Liberty Weight Increase by Driving Liberty Six
Liberty Motor Company officials tout riding or driving a Liberty Six to gain weight. They cite a man who travels about 150 miles daily for months, gaining 40 pounds. The car is praised as easy to drive with light pedals and a smooth ride on rough roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Motor Company
Liberty
Kelly-Springfield Lands Circus Truck Order
P S Aultman manager of the local Kelly-Springfield branch reports the company secured an order from United States Circus Corporation for 100 motor trucks. He notes motorization lowers transportation costs and speeds loading and unloading, citing an order for five 312 tonners for the Honest Bill Newton show from Quenemo Kansas.
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P. S. Aultman
Kelly-Springfield Motor Truck Company
United States Circus Corporation
Mr. Aultman
Bill’ Newton
Quenemo
Kas
Nash Motors Company debuts with bold auto plans
General interest centers on Nash Motors Company led by Charles W. Nash. The former General Motors president has acquired the Kenosha plant producing Jeffery automobiles and trucks. Nash aims at large scale automobile and truck manufacturing, following a record GM earnings of 28 million.
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Nash Motors Company
Charles W. Nash
Nash
General Motors Company
Kenosha
Jeffery
General
Mitchell dealers see sale movies at Boston luncheon
Nearly 100 Mitchell dealers from New England met at Copley Plaza for a show by Mitchell Motors Company president O. C. Friend. Addresses by Friend, John Tarnish, G. W. Hipper, Pope-Hartford executives, and distributors highlighted the firm and praised Mitchell cars. Hipper presented moving pictures of the Racine plant and a synchronized sale movie, drawing applause.
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Mitchell
New England
Copley Plaza
O. C. Friend
Mitchell Motors Company
Friend
John Tarnish
G. W. Hipper
George L. Dodd
Fred H. Lucas
Pope- Hartford Company
Boston
Mitchell Distributors
A. W. Rydstrom
H. L. Blake
R. R. Robinson
Mitchells
Mr. Hipper
Racine
Wis
Paige Dealer Delivers Amid Deep Cache Valley Snow
In Logan Utah Paige dealer L R Peart rode snow shoes through 14 feet of snow to secure 11 signed Paige car orders and cash deposits in three weeks. Other dealers waited for thaw as winter blocked travel in Cache Valley.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
Logan
Cache Valley
L. R. Peart
Paige
Mr. Peart
Duplex Truck Co Plans New Lansing Factory Output Rise
H M Lee president of the Duplex Truck Company of Lansing says preparations are complete for a new factory building 600 feet long and 70 feet wide two stories high. He expects completion and starting manufacture by September 1 due to strong demand. Charlotte plant capacity has been trebled but 10 trucks a day will still be insufficient.
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H. M. Lee
Duplex Truck Company
Lansing
Michigan
Mr. Lee
Charlotte
Little Giant Sets 100000 Mile Mark
A Little Giant motor truck of the light, solid tire type has logged over 100,000 miles in eight years of service for the Bigelow Furniture Company of Norwood. The vehicle was among Boston’s first motor trucks, and its long service has inspired continued confidence in the fleet.
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Bigelow Furniture Company
Norwood
Boston
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Sellvoss
Charles Motor Company
Massachusetts Avenue
NEW Nash CO
Ruck Mobile
U.S. F
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Toledo
Ford
Ford Motor
Champion Spark Plug Company
Toledo, Ohio
Little Giant
KisserKar
KisselKar
Commonwealth Ave
Masb
Brookline
Truckmobile
McCarthy-Meyer Motor Co
Brighton
Commercial Truckmobile Co
Chicago
INI
McCarthy-Myer Motor Co
Mass
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