Indian Day Celebrated by City Motorcyclists
Indian Day February 22 was marked by local motorcyclists at Bishop and Herpich Garage with a feast of nonsensical foods and a featured test of the Indian Powerplus motor. Riders hauled 1250 pounds up Courthouse hill in second gear, proving the motor’s claim to power. A post‑event ride to Frostburg followed, bringing several riders to another Mountain City celebration.
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Bishop and Herpich
Braddock
Town
Courthouse Hill
Washington Street
C. W. Regan
H. Hoffman
George Zink
C. H. Hess
Everett G. Bishop
Frostburg
Raymond Windemuth
Adolph Seifert
Vincent Schupfer
Earl Teweil
E. G. Bishop
Clifford Dean
Gus Barrett
Peter Shaft
Charles Johnson
How to keep the car looking like new
Pierce-Arrow Motor Company offers washing tips to protect varnish. Use 60 F or cooler water with a soft cloth, avoid ammonia and lye soaps, and wash with pure castile if soap is used. Remove mud with flowing water, keep car covered, avoid sudden temperature shocks, and store away from horses or extreme cold.
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Pierce-Arrow Motor Company
Castile
World salesmanship congress planned in Detroit
Detroit hosts the first world salesmanship congress on July 26 with representatives from every country. I M Barrett named general chairman and Walter J Cole general secretary with committees covering executive arrangements finance program publicity and entertainment. The article notes the need for organized sales training and cites census data on salesman numbers and potential sales gains.
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Detroit
Mich
I. M. Barrett
Walter J. Cole
Sales Plains
United States
Engineers Seek Fourth Dimension Cars At Olds Motor Works
Lansing engineers at Olds Motor Works pursue the elusive fourth dimension in a mystery inquiry from an island off South America. They solicit light cars with seating for two to five, inviting experts in calculus and higher math to provide solutions to the problem.
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Lansing, Mich
Olds Motor Works
South America
Puritan Machine Co Acquires Cartercar Parts Business
The Puritan Machine Company of Detroit announces the outright purchase of the Cartercar parts business. C. W. Nash of General Motors negotiates the deal which provides complete Cartercar service and moves all paraphernalia to Puritan’s main Detroit plant. The acquisition positions Puritan as a leading all-car parts distributor with vast stock and nationwide service.
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Puritan Machine Company
Detroit
Michigan
Cartercar
C. W. Nash
General Motors Company
Puritan Company
Ai . Reat
Puritan
American Auto Marks Rejected in Europe
European judges refuse to recognize American auto records as world records. The American Automobile Association notes that despite strong American performances, European authorities ignore U S records and cite European feats as world records.
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Europe
Eddie Richenbacher
United States
American Automobile Association
America
Great Britain
France
Private auto road proposed between Pittsburgh and Fort Scott Kansas
A Joplin Missouri based company plans a private road for motor cars from Pittsburgh to Fort Scott Kansas sixty miles with twelve inch concrete concave tracks and passing places. It may extend to Kansas City if successful. The road will operate as a bus and freight line with toll track use.
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Joplin
Pittsburgh
Fort Scott
Kon
Kansas City
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Bishop & Herpich Motorcycle Garage
Powerplus
L. AR. Bass
Nashville
BR. BK. Bell
Hugh Chalmers
Harry W. Ford
Norval A. Hawkins
Joseph Mack
B. P. Neff
Duluth
Tr. le Roy Pelletier
W. ¢. Standish
Join Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Charles B. Warren
FB. A. Walton
R. H. Webber
Edward A. Woods
F. A. Walton
Edward A. Loveley
Rk. O. Miles
L. D. Robertson
Paul Smith
C. H. DeAcres
F. J. Dodge
Arthur E. Stevens
E. LeRoy Velletier
Etroit
Lee Anderson
Frank Grassman
Theodore F. McManus
Frank V. Martin
Julian ©. Weed
W. C. Standish
J. F. Miller
Theodore Munroe
Lisbon, CO
Ht. W. Mott
J. Theodore Weed
Nathaniel Reese
Association
U. S
Seas
Kansas
G. W. F. Webster
Harrison Street
Baltimore Sewed Tire Co
North Eutaw St
Baltimore, Maryland
Cumberland, MD
Dance Brothers
Citizens Garage CO
Mechanic Street
Commercial Motor Co
Baltimore, MD
Enger Motor Cars
Addison
Pennsylvania
WM. T. Leatham
McMullen Bros
Cumberland, Maryland
Automobile
Automobile Gogles
Automobile Viels
Toledo
Queen City Garage Co
Union Street
Mack & Saurer
Opera Garage
Thomas J. Price
Ryland
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