Buick Six 1916 Boosts Mileage with Willard Separator
Detroit reports Studebaker uses new Willard rubber separator in storage batteries, promising longer life and fewer insulation troubles. Rhode Island test of a new Buick six cylinder car averages 23.05 mpg over 2 gallons, with other Buick miles per gallon records cited by local agents and doctors.
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Detroit
Studebaker Automobiles
Studebaker
B. H. Brays
Queen City
Aetna Bottie and Stopper Company of
Providence
Buick
Rhode
Boston
Thornton
Aetna
New England
Goodyear Bulletin Aims to Extend Tire Mileage
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company offers free bulletins to motorists detailing common tire abuses that ruin tires. The series explains how improper use wears tires and how to avoid these damages, obtainable by writing to the Goodyear service department in Akron Ohio.
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Saxon roadster sets Colorado non stop record
A Saxon roadster driven by Will Martin of Denver with A C Newton as observer covered 302 miles in 11 hours 23 minutes at an overall average above 20 mph for 200 miles and 30 mph for the added segment. The run began at Grand Junction at 5 09 am and included 150 miles to Palisade before Howard Piatt took over for 151.6 miles at 28.2 mph average.
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Colorado
Grand Junction
Colo
Martin
Palisade
Howard Piatt
Whipple Chester
Saxon records economy at high altitude in Colorado drive
The 302 mile run achieved 26.8 mph with 11.06 gallons used, equating to 27.3 miles per gallon. Despite high altitude and fast speed, the record is noted as unusual and sets a new economy mark. Two quarts of oil were consumed, averaging 150 miles per quart, and Auto Tire Repair and Supply distributes Saxon locally.
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Colorado
Auto Tire Repair and Supply Company
W-Y No-Glare Shield Approved for Cars
Batimorean W. Monroe Whaley of 3511 Powhatan Avenue has patented and sells the W-Y No-Glare Shield for 1 by the pair. The board of motor vehicle head light inspection approved it as the first local invention, claiming it concentrates full candle power and reduces glare with an ivory composition shield that withstands bulb heat.
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W. Monroe Whaley
Powhatan Avenue
Board of
Mr. Whaley
Whaley
TANYC ABC Advertisement Highlights
Ad copy repeats TANYC ABC and All 700 with a message promoting Aman beer as pure. Contains multiple ad lines claiming product purity and urging consumption.
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Tanyc Abc
Hart Bros. Sells Maxwells and Ships Horses to Europe
Hart Bros., a major Texas car retailer, markets Maxwells to Dallas customers and nearby areas. The firm also runs an export business shipping horses, totaling 35,000 head sent to European nations at war.
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Texas
Hart Bros
Dallas
Europe
Goodyear Reports Historic August Sales Boost
Goodyear Bulletins announce August as the company’s largest month of business on record. Tire production that month would stretch end to end for about 155 miles, covering two thirds of Ohio in length.
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
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Harris
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Goodyear
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Cumberland, Md
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N. Centre St
Dodge Bros
Sizens Garage Local
N. Mechanic Street
Eager Twin
Thermos-syphon
Cincinnati
Enger Motor Cars
Addison, Pennsylvania
Goodyear Bulletins
Hagerstown
Hamilton
A. H. Gunnell
Bistop
Erpich
Mstribre
Ation Phong
Cumberland
Ster
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Queen City Garage
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