Overland Sixes Stand Up On Apache Trail Run
The Roosevelt Dam construction area deteriorates the 120 mile Apache Trail surface as Overland sixes replace stage coaches between Phoenix Roosevelt Dam and Globe Arizona. Two railways route transcontinental travelers here. cars haul 1,000 pounds of baggage and require eight hours for the journey amid harsh canyon conditions.
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Overland
Phoenix
Roosevelt Dam
Globe
wAriz
Fish Creek Canyon
Helpful Hints to Motorists From a bygone era
Practical car maintenance tips covering battery care fuse boxes spark plug handling tire chains and universal joints. Emphasizes slow charging bad cells dry storage ignition conditions and careful lubrication to prevent starting trouble and drivetrain damage.
Oil filter cleaning reverse flow technique
The article describes passing gasoline or other washing fluid through the wire gauze in the reverse direction to the normal oil flow. This helps dislodge particles or fluff that may be trapped, preventing them from sticking where they were.
Touring period set for week of July 4
Washington April 30 The American Automobile Association and the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce agreed at an April board meeting to repeat a July touring week including the Glorious Fourth. The plan urges two and a half million motor car owners to travel, boosting highway mileage and fostering national sentiment for war preparedness.
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Washington, D.C
American Automobile Association
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Ohio State Association
Proper driving will cut down tire upkeep cost
The Moon Motor Car company engineer George Helsing of St. Louis says tire upkeep is major in car costs. With careful driving the average tire cost is 36 percent of yearly upkeep, about one tire set per 6000 miles. Careless driving can double tire expense and raise total annual upkeep from 425 to 580 dollars. Avoid quick starts and stops and ensure brakes prevent wheel lock.
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George IF. Heising
Moon Motor Car Company
St. Louis
Helsing
Dr King's New Discovery for Child Colds
Watch a child's cough and cold symptoms. The ad promotes Dr King's New Discovery as a safe, sweet tar syrup that kids will take, soothing irritation and helping clear waste poisons with minimal dosing. It urges asking the druggist for this remedy to prevent serious illnesses from colds.
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Dr. King
Barrel shipments fuel rail car space scheme
Linscott the Reo distributor in Boston devised a plan to fill freight cars with empty barrels and ship them to Lansing to force back full of Reos. R. C. Rueschaw, sales manager for Reo, explains the scheme and the鱼 odor from fish barrels. The barrels were unloaded on a vacant lot and burned in a bonfire as a lighthearted finale.
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Linscott
Reo
Boston
R. C. Rueschaw
Reo Motor Car Company
Lansing
Mich
Linsett
M. A. C. Boys
Capitol
U. of M
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