Cyclecars falter in England as U S report questions popularity
United States expert Halstead reports cyclecars, a cross between motorcycles and small cars, have not matched English hype. Left hand drive debates grow, with calls to mandate left drive nationwide. Legal fights over car registration taxes surface as riders and dealers discuss public safety and taxation. Hartford groups consider anti skating on streets as roller fever peaks.
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England
United States
Conell Halstead
Birmingham
New England
W. A. Thibodeau
The
Automobile Legal Association
Janary
America
Automobiles and Fuel Use Versus Road Safety Tips
The piece contrasts street risk from skaters with driver duties and estimates US fuel use. It cites William T. Magruder on car densities in Britain and America, and discusses gasoline engines, kerosene as a future fuel, and the limited annual gasoline supply for rated-load operation. It also offers car washing guidance and emphasizes safe braking and low-pressure water use.
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England
William T. Magruder
Ohio State University
Great Britain
United States
America
Europe
Echoes in Westphalia Startle Driver at Bend
In Westphalia a tale says a driver honked at a sharp bend and heard a loud echo mistaken for a horn from an approaching car. The sudden sound startled him, causing loss of control and a crash into a tree.
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Westphalia
Germany
Honeymoon Motorcycle Ventures Highlighted by Couples
The report notes George A. Lawrence and Flora Cantwell rode to San Jose to obtain a marriage license and plan a southern-state honeymoon with a justice of the peace. Rev. C. W. Wharton plans a motorcycle tour of France Germany Switzerland and the Netherlands with his future bride. It warns high speed driving endangers drivers and others, causes eye strain and potential blurred vision, and urges sensible use of automobiles.
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George A. Lawrence
Flora Isabella Cantwell
San Jose
Cal
C. W. Wharton
Kentland
Ind
Wharton
France
Germany
Switzerland
Netherlands
Printer's error drives nine dollar car misprint
A typesetter misplaced a decimal in an R C H Corporation Detroit ad, listing a car at $9 instead of $900. Readers sent checks and orders. the firm fielded calls and telegrams but the courts have shown such errors are not binding on the advertiser.
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RCH Corporation
Detroit
United States
R-C-H Corporation
Advertising lesson from R C H missprint attracts attention
President J H Hartz of R C H Corp cites the misprint as a costly stationery error yet a powerful example of effective advertising. He notes readers across the country, with messages from Denver and Salt Lake City, showing widespread interest in the company’s car through the ads.
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J. H. Hartz
Rc-H Corporation
Denver
Salt Lake City
Young Sailor Brooks Seeks Local Boxing Prospects
A ten year old light heavyweight hopeful named Sailor Brooks arrives with a manager seeking to meet local fighters. He claims the undefeated Long Talent title and weighs 176 pounds.
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Sailor Brooks
Brooks
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