Durant Four "40" bids fair to better 1928 success
The Durant Four "40" on exhibit at the show offers seven models including touring, coupe and sedans with De Luxe variants. It features a 107 inch wheelbase, quiet exclusive Durant construction, chromium exterior fittings, and a Continental Red Seal motor set in rubber. Safety and comfort are boosted by Bendix brakes, easy shifting, a 17 inch steering wheel, and full equipment such as rear vision mirror and electric horn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bendix
Cardui tonic praised for relief in desperate condition
A woman describes severe illness with sleeplessness vomiting and body pains. After using Cardui repeatedly, she improves from the first bottle and completes six bottles, claiming the tonic built her up and restored health. Cardui is presented as a harmless extract of medicinal herbs.
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Cardus
Cardui
Helping Shmemaker Helping Shmemaker
Louise Bennett Weaver presents a midcentury dinner menu with baked halibut and Creole sauce, a versatile fish dressing, and a Vermont Apple Pie. The recipe includes halibut servings, precise seasoning, and step by step instructions for baking and saucing, plus notes on serving ideas.
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Louise Bennett Weaver
Changes at Florida mansion reflect Mrs Martin era
Mrs. John W. Martin, wife of the sitting governor, led decades of remodeling at the Florida executive mansion and Capitol. Warm interior decor, flowering grounds, a sunken garden, and a rear chicken yard fed the table. She says the work fulfilled her wish to transform the residence.
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Tallahassee
Fla
John W. Martin
Executive Mansion
Pontiac Six Goes Before Auto Show
Pontiac Six, lauded as one of 1929’s most distinctive new cars, expands display across the United States. Oakland Motor Car Co says shows tie to major city exhibitions from New York to Nashville, with Birmingham Newark Milwaukee and more dates this month. Production on triple Oakland Pontiac lines speeds volume to meet demand.
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Pontiac
Mich
New York
United States
Oakland Motor Car Company
Birmingham
Ala
Newark
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Buffalo
Schmectady
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Nashville
General Motors
Oakland-Pontiac
Coldest Winter Record Tied At Local Station
The present winter’s coldest temperature was matched last night with a 19 degree reading. The weather bureau logged a 24 hour period ending at 7 am with a high of 43 and a low of 19, a figure reached only once earlier this season.
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Weather Bureau
Whippet Four Engine Gains Power With Refinements
The 1929 Whippet four cylinder engine receives a 9 horsepower boost. Stroke increases by 3-8 inch while bore stays fixed. Compression rises from 5 to 1 to 5.5 to 1. Exhaust valve size grows, cooling path improved, carburetor redesigned. Result: 40 HP at 3200 RPM vs 31 HP at 2800 RPM for the prior model.
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Willys-Overland
Cotton concentration center of North Albanna located at Decatur
A concise note identifies a cotton concentration center in North Albanna s area centering at Decatur. It states the location as the focal point for cotton handling and distribution in the region. The reference names North Albanna and Decatur as key geographic markers for the center.
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North Albanna
Decatur
Thoxine Relief Promoted for Sore Throat and Cough
An old advertisment touts Thoxine as a fast remedy for sore throat and cough. It claims instant soreness relief, targets the internal cause, and uses no harmful drugs. Available for 35c 60c or 1.00 from local drug stores in Albany Imperial area.
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Thompson Drug Store
Albany Drug Co
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Durant
IFS
Louisiana
Ryt
Vermont
Lyons Hotel
Union Transfer CO
A. M. Stimson
The
United States Public Health Service
Goodyear
Southern
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Gadsden
ORLD
EDAN
Willys-Overland,inc
Toledo, Ohio
Whippet & Coach
B. & S. Motor
Bank Street
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