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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1914
Page
14
Reo trucks will carry world sightseers at the Panama exposition. A Tahiti cocoanut grower sparked the idea after buying a Reo with a special body for a rubberneck service. The Frisco firm replicated the design for a local sightseeing company as the trucks gain exposure.
Elmer Apperson, president of Apperson Bros Automobile Co., reports the biggest week in company history with output up over 100 percent. Frisco orders a complete fleet of Reos for summer service while the firm emphasizes continuous production and ongoing improvements rather than yearly models.
Sulphur baths offered with hot dry air aim to induce sweating and draw impurities from blood through the pores. Health Studio run by John H. Peters H. D. advertises at 207 Walnut Street.
The Vulcan motor car from Vulcan Manufacturing Company of Painesville Ohio, represented by Penbrook Garage in Penbrook Pa, is a simple reliable light car with a 27 HP four cylinder engine. Models include Speedster and touring, prices listed at $750 to $850 fully equipped, with additional touring car arriving by the fifteenth month.
The Saxon car, after a 135 mile daily pace for a month in Detroit, started from New York on June 4 to traverse the Lincoln Highway to San Francisco. Officials expect 3,389 miles through 540 towns, showcasing the small car’s suitability for cross country travel and marking the road’s official christening. Crews M. J. Croker and Fred Wilkins will be welcomed at multiple receptions along the route.
Barney Oldfield visits the Packard factory in Detroit and buys a Packard 448 phaeton with a reserved car for Alvan Macauley. He plans summer touring for contest work and says racing cars satisfy when traveled quickly, adding he has wanted a Packard for years. Also an ad notes Potts Greaseless Cold Cream sold at Bowman & Co. and Potts Drug Store.
Six Hupmobiles form a Red Cross field ambulance fleet as hospitals push mobility in war. The article notes autos, including motor trucks and pleasure cars, have been tested by major powers and argues the Red Cross emblem offers safe passage to rapidly transport wounded on the battlefield.
A Los Angeles National Guard regiment used six Hupmobiles during maneuvers, praising motor cars for rapid wounded transport. The report notes cars reduce evacuation time to one fifth of traditional wagon and mule methods, with improved control and faster medical attention, aiding Red Cross and field operations.
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