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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1913
Page
6
A Portland exhibition display highlights steady advance in car accessories from spark plug innovations to carburetor boosters. New devices promise easier handling, better appearance, and improved engine cooling. Electric lighting and starting systems grow, with compact rectifiers and vibrator horn models gaining attention.
Article notes rising numbers of women motorists and calls for specialized car design. It discusses physical effects of regular motoring on women, potential health benefits when limited and suitable, and risks from speeding and accidents. It cites eye strain, conjunctival inflammation, nerve strain, hysteria, and neurastemia, urging rest and limiting use for those affected.
The latest Automobile issue reports on January 1 registrations at 1,025,828 with 15,345 duplicates. Detroit produced over 200,000 cars in 1912, and total 1912 production reached 378,261 vehicles across gasoline, electric, and steam categories.
Judge J M Lowe president of the National Old Trails Ocean-to-Ocean Road promotes a national highway system linking capitals from coast to coast. He cites costs of $216 million for 18 thousand miles and urges unified support before states and counties complete the network. He notes regional road improvements in Arkansas Idaho and pending bills in Maine Pennsylvania Missouri and others.
Detroit reports Michigan copper supplies power Ford’s 200000 cars this year. Each car uses about 7 pounds of copper, totaling over 9 million pounds for the plant. This single factory output rivals the annual yields of large mines like Osceola Consolidated.
Harry Gray, manager of Gray Bros. Grocery, owns a newly purchased Pendleton Auto Co. vehicle. The forty five horsepower five passenger car features a self starting apparatus and rides on the street.
Two Pendleton men Edgar F Averill district game warden and Ray Finnell plaster contractor received Indian motorcycles through local agent Lester Chronin. Averill’s bike, supplied by the state game service as an experiment, aims to improve official mobility across eastern Oregon. If successful, deputies statewide may be issued similar machines.
George Robbins purchases a second tandem car from an unknown seller. The brief item notes the acquisition but provides few specifics on model, price, or date.
Advertises Booths HYOMET for catarrh with inhaler device. Buy complete outfit for $1 00 with extra bottles at 60 cents. Usage involves inhaling for five minutes and four or five daily breaths, with relief claimed in a few days. Emphasizes no opium or cocaine and money back plan. Simple instructions included for easy use.
An old advertisement highlights the Pendleton Auto Co promoting Hood's Sarsaparilla with a sales pitch that the tonic cleanses the system and builds up health. It references a second hand Maxwell car once owned by Leon Cohen and an Apperson for “Assist Nature.” The copy urges readers to take the remedy for a successful cleansing of the body.
A fragment notes that the Oregon Motor Co received a carload of Cadillaca last week. No further details are readable to define quantity, destination, or event.
A new car shipment brings Cadillacs to the local trade, expanding stock and offering buyers another chance to acquire luxury models. The arrival signals steady demand and reinforces the area’s growing auto market presence.
An advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a fast cure for burns bruises boils sores and skin diseases. It cites L H Haflin of Iredell Texas who recovered from a painful ankle sore in four days. The ad promotes it for every home and lists Koeppens as a recommender.
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