Maxwell lowers prices on touring car and roadster
Maxwell Motor company of Detroit cuts prices on the touring car from 665 to 595 dollars and the roadster from 635 to 580, effective July 1, with no design changes. President Walter E. Flanders cites increased production and uniform, proven Maxwell design as the reason, detailing plants in Detroit Dayton and Newcastle and plans to manufacture 100000 cars this year. The article also notes Maxwell’s five body designs built on a standard chassis including a new Sedan family model.
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Maxwell Motor Company, Incorporated
Detroit
Maxwell Company
Maxwell
Walter E. Flanders
Mr. Flanders
Dayton
Newcastle
Maxwel
Woman's swift Ford purchase underscores practical trust
Mrs. Florence Lewis, who runs a garage with an older son, bought a Ford for herself after arranging delivery and paying cash. The sale reflects pragmatic choices, likening car buying to securing basic necessities and everyday goods.
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Florence Lewis
Mammoth Ford switchboard called a wonder at Detroit plant
The Ford Motor Company factory in Detroit features a mammoth switchboard guiding 250 volt, 225000 amp capacity to power 1.5 million lamps. The 424 foot long board sits on 222 marble panels across ten galleries and represents a $400000 investment.
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Ford Motor Company
Detroit
Mammoth
Ford
Moving Picture Department
Yellowstone tour gains heavy entry counts
St Paul reports four more entries for the sociability automobile tour to Yellowstone Park bringing total parties to twenty. W Smith, tour committee chairman and president of the National Parks Highway Association, expects 50 cars to sign before July 10 with 50 ready to start on July 20 for the western playground.
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Yellowstone Park
W. Smith
National Parks Highway Association
Western Playground
Auto engine device fights carbon buildup with steam
An attachment for any engine uses an aluminum container on the exhaust and a bronze coil to generate superheated steam that is drawn into the intake. The steam oxygen combines with carbon to form carbon dioxide, burning deposits and saving fuel.
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Popular Mechanics
Another Ford Story From Perry Iowa
A Perry Iowa Ford dealer encounters a seventeen year old boy who asks for a Ford as casually as one might request bread. The polite salesman obliges, underscoring an everyday, lighthearted scene from local commerce.
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Auto Company
Ford
Perry
Iowa
Long delayed honeymoon ends with cross country Jeffery tour
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Brady of Mobile Alabama, married twenty years, take a delayed honeymoon in their Jeffery car. They tour through Montgomery Birmingham Nashville Louisville Indianapolis and Chicago before continuing toward Boston New York Philadelphia Washington and the Atlantic seaboard. The trip tests the car on steep grades and rough roads while attracting attention from locals and travelers. A final note mentions truckers shifting freight from horse wagons to motor trucks after horse haulage limits.
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Robert P. Brady
Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Jeffery
Brady
Thomas B. Jeffery Company
Kenosha
Mr. Brady
Boston
New York
Philaddelphia
Washington
Virginia
Atlantic Seaboard
Four Mule Army Wagon Rated for 17 Miles Daily
In service, the old four mule army escort wagon covers 17 miles a day while modern Jeffery Quads in Mexico average 120 miles daily. One Quad can replace the work of 30 mules, highlighting dramatic efficiency gains in transportation.
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Jeffery
Mexico
England Grants Women Commercial Driver Licenses
Women are being licensed to drive commercial motor vehicles in England and a similar movement may start here. Newer motor trucks such as the Jeffery rapid service wagon and all purpose truck are described as easy to handle as a touring car.
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England
Jeffery
New Woods Show Promise for Paper Making Benefits
A government bulletin reports seventy samples of pulp from woods previously unused for paper. Tests at Forest Service labs in Wisconsin detail process relationships and identify eleven new woods suited to newsprint while others suit Manila paper and boxboards.
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Sprint
Bulletin
Forest Service
Wausau
Madison
Wisconsin
Future Role of Wood Pulp Industry Highlights Debate
A partial excerpt discusses the future of the wood pulp industry and potential shifts in production, markets, and environmental considerations impacting producers, suppliers, and regions dependent on pulp manufacturing.
Lorillard Company Pledges Jobs for Enlisting Soldiers
P Lorillard Co New York tobacco dealers will hold open positions and pay salaries for employees enlisting with the national guard for duty at the Mexican border. The company writes these men are patriotic and proud of their service.
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P. Lorillard Co
New York
National Guard
Bonds Turned Down Helena
The Women of Woodcraft on Friday notified State Treasurer W C Rae by telegraph that the farm measures under consideration were rejected. Local readers await further action as the political maneuvering continues in Helena.
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Supreme Court
Helena
Woodcraft
W. C. Rae
Revenue Collections Increase in Montana District
The total internal revenue collections for the Montana district for the year ended June 30 reached $2,230,440.95, up by $702,806.71 from 1915. The report notes strong gains across categories and highlights improved tax receipts.
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Helena
District of Montana
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Minnesota
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North Dakota
Young Searles
Hoosier Motor Club
Indianapolis
G. FR. McNeil
City
J. D. Zook
St. Paul
Fisk
Fisk Tires
By All Ceaters Beer Company
Chicopee Falls
Orr
W.C. Orr
P. Lorillard Company
Bonds
Mayr
Potts
Legal Blanks Tribune Office
Moran & Thomas
Dillon
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