Chicago Auto Show Opens Jan 26 With Big Crowds Expected
Chicago prepares for its annual auto show opening January 26. More than 400 cars will be displayed from affordable models to luxury “palaces of wheels.” The event draws visitors from the central west and Midwest, with many hotels booked and strong interest in 1918 models. Automobile men support the war effort, patriotism reflected in displays and decorations.
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Rousseuoe
Satindus
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Chicago
Central West
Far East
Army
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New Oldsmobile Sportster Praised at Auto Show
Motor Age lauded the new Olds Sportster at the New York show calling it one of the striking cars of the Palace collection. The model follows the eight cylinder chassis design and resembles the car in Henry Geise’s local dealer garage.
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New York
Oldsmobile
Henry Geise
The
Motor Age
Geise to Exhibit New Chandler Sport Model
Henry Geise expects soon to receive a new Chandler sport model, a four passenger car with an olive body and white wheels. Described as one of the niftiest 1918 assortments, the car will arrive in Quincy and surely attract local interest.
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Henry Geise
Chandler
Quincy
Ingenious device helps beginners learn simple riding
A Brooklyn inventor unveils a device guiding novices in using a front mounted wheel system with two wheels and brakes. The apparatus operates calmly in dim light, allowing riders to feel how pedals and wheels respond before real riding starts.
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Brooklyn
Nepal
Transportation demand drives auto use urges industry leaders
The text notes railroads near breaking point as industry leaders shift to automobiles to meet rising demand. Samuel P. Coit is cited urging greater use of cars, both passenger and commercial, to ease nationwide pressure on transportation.
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Samuel P. Coit
Gasoline Surplus Boosts Rail Freight Says War Service Panel
The Petroleum War Service Committee states gasoline should power industry and railroads to ease wartime transport. U S fuel supply now exceeds demand as cracking and new wells raise output while winter weather and storage limits restrain private vehicle use. Ford production remains high to meet government orders, with large plants in major cities sustaining wartime demand.
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France
United States
Petroleum War Service Committee
The
Council of National Defense
United States Bureau of Mines
Europe
Navy
Urope
America
Productino
Ford Motor Company
Uent
Maxwell Truck Proved Stock Model Certification
Maxwell one ton truck completed a 2500 mile New York to Jacksonville Fla and return demonstration as a stock model. Certified by A A A after examination by James A Hem Street. Only truck to receive such decoration of performance in automobile history. Ford Dearborn plant expanding to 1400 workers making farm tractors for English government.
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Maxwell
New York
Jacksonville
Fla
James A. Hem. Street
A. A.A
Maxwell Company
Tractors for Allies and U S Auto Fleet Grow
Constant shipments proceed with an order of 6 000 to 7 000 tractors to be completed by February I. An order for 12 000 tractors for the French government is expected to begin afterward. In 1917, about 4 242 800 Americans owned pepigtaren automobiles, with 400 000 being commercial cars. Owners store cars in public garages, use repair shops, buy tires and gear, and obtain gasoline from many stations linked to oil companies.
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Pepigtaren
United States
Look Yourself Over Carefuly Health Ad Claim
A vintage advert urges readers to evaluate their health and invest in Hood's Sarsaparilla, Pept iron and Hood's Pills. The copy promises removal of tiredness, paleness, anemia, waning strength, backache, kidney trouble symptoms, constipation, and rheumatism, suggesting many will benefit from the combination, while some may need at least one product.
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