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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1913
Page
7
A note explains that a small amount of acetylene gas mixed with air can start any motor capable of running. It details sources for the gas, methods to enrich the mixture by restricting the air inlet, and suggests saturating waste with gasoline in the air intake as an option.
Five persons were seriously hurt and a dozen more endangered as a fire gutted the interior of a Chicago automobile garage. An explosion of gasoline blew out the lower floor and the structure was quickly consumed, with four cars valued at about $20,000 destroyed.
An excerpt from Motor Print details careful driving steps from warming the engine to gear shifts and braking without clutch use. It emphasizes smooth operation, anticipation of hazards, and the misperception of a car’s quality based on the driver. It also warns against overreliance on machinery and stresses proper vehicle power, tire choice, and passenger safety.
The essay argues southern auto markets demand tailored sales strategies. It cites southern farmers as a core buying group and notes over 90 percent can afford about 1250 dollar autos. Marathon's southern plant is highlighted as a major factory among the top fifteen in the nation.
Cadillac owners report engines starting by spark after weeks of transit with no cranking. A Vancouver dealer’s car, sent December 24, arrived January 27 after storms, and the engine started without crank, gas charge remaining in cylinders.
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