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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1917
Page
3
Clough-Reims company in Quincy reports 42 cars sold in 48 hours with signed delivery orders. New Chevrolet models add electric lighting and starting system, speedometer, mohair top, extra equipment, and improved ride.
Henry J. Masching has taken the exclusive Harley Davidson agency for five counties. He will sell all parts and take control of Adams, Schuyler and Pike counties in Missouri plus two more counties. H G Egaloff of Milwaukee, Harley Davidson representative, was in the city to discuss the change.
Cadillac engineers unveil a simple condenser to recover alcohol and water vapors from the radiator. The device uses a small tank and a return pipe to recondense vapors, saving antifreeze fluid and reducing evaporation during cold weather.
Police Commissioner Woods urged higher pay and more staff before the Borough presidents. He accepted 17 Ford cars instead of 50 police sergeants, declaring one Ford equals three sergeants and one sergeant oversees 20 patrolmen, with vast implied citywide impact.
Engineers at the New York show debated all aluminum car feasibility amid higher Lynite piston costs. They note Lynite alloys already power many components in brands like Studebaker and Chevrolet and foresee broader use in crank-cases, oil-pans, transmissions, housings, pistons, and numerous other parts to cut weight.
Wilmington Del Jan 14 An official Dupont Powder statement reports two men missing and two seriously injured after a glazing barrel explosion at the Haskell plant. Seven others suffered minor injuries as investigators rule out incendiarism and probe the accident’s cause.
With English authorities aid the German military and civil prisoners in England received a Christmas parcel or cash gift funded by the German Red Cross society. Local delegates announced the aid reached all internees in time for the holiday.
A winter health notice urges mothers to keep Dr. Bell's Pine Tar Honey for common colds in children. It claims to loosen phlegm, relieve congested lungs, and stop the cough, with antiseptic pine balsams soothing croup whooping cough and bronchial troubles. Available at all druggists for 25 cents.
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