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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1920
Page
11
Cy Moller announces exclusive Bethlehem truck agency on Ninth and Maine in Quincy. He plans to rely on the product’s merits to drive sales, promising service beyond business hours if needed. Local readers are urged to consider the new dealer as they pass by the revamped storefront.
A collage of local observations and quips about cars and culture. Notes on Ruth Ward making auto license applications in the Stern Building, Larry Roskamp in Oldsmobile, Abbott Auto Electric's Diamond Grid battery, Kathman's Kewpies on show displays, and playful asides about gas prices and Mars travel. The jests touch on speakers, ads, and everyday life in town.
J Dallas Dort of Dort Motor Car Company states four Dort principles guide all business. Built to Build Well Represent Fairly Deliver Full Value Preserve Good Will. The principles originate with the original Dort carriage company and anchor Dort’s unique American business life.
Approximately 00,000 carloads of motor cars were handled by the railroads during 1y1d, reflecting substantial freight movement. The figure underscores the scale of auto transport activity in that period and the rail system's role in distributing vehicles nationwide.
The text notes 1916 truck exports setting a record with 22,091 shipped to Europe and highlights rising motor vehicle use in Shanghai Tientsin and Peking where American cars predominate. It cites nearly 20,000 public vehicles in New York and states over 6,600,000 of the world’s 7,844,000 cars are made in the United States while many cities ban streetcar tracks in favor of motor buses.
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