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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1918

Page

9

IMA NUT MAKES AN "OFFAL MISTAKE"

IMA NUTT recounts a misadventure selling a ton truck to a man for his 250 pound wife, mixing humor with a sales pitch gone wrong. The piece riffs on car repair ads and a recurring joke about overhauling Ottos, storage charges, and winter work plans, ending with a signature from IMA NUTT in 1918.

Sier Jess West Street Jenkins Cribidge Repare Overhall O. K Otto Ima Nutt

Aero Eight Attains 74 MPH In Factory Test

Cole Motor Car officials report the Aero Eight stock car reached 74 miles per hour on the road during a semi official test. The run showed power and steady action in high gear with no noise or vibration, and fuel economy measured 12 to 14 miles per gallon. Officials claim any stock car would perform similarly, noting consistency over low and high speed ranges.

Cole Motor Car Company Compan Aelion Dole Mator Theids Ehussig Evers Powe

Auto Reserve Power Boosts Early Car Vocab

A feature called reserve power is shaping talks in automotive circles. The Aero-Wight Cole car demonstrates high S. A. E. rated power allowing 70 mph bursts from low speeds with minimal fuel impact. It accelerates 10 to 61 mph quickly, then throttles down instantly, aided by a 27 percent reserve cooling system and a vacuum intake setup for long climbs.

Fiat Cole Aero-Wight Grankshia

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