Name Distributors for Asbestos Tire
The Street Hardware Co. of this city has become the agency for Per fection Asbestos tires. The tire, under test since 1910, promises great endurance. Plant in Madison, Ja., 60 by 250 feet, expanding. 237 acres at Ft. Madison for factories and homes. Plant at Wabash, Indiana makes tire fabric. E. P. Osgood markets stock at $1.00 a share and invites inquiries for further details.
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Street Hardware Co
Madison
Ft. Madison
Wabash
Indiana
Ohio electric draws notice with silent glide and style
The Ohio electric car attracts much attention on city streets for its noiseless motion and elegant lines. Distributed by the Electric Service Station, it offers a strong service contract and magnetic control that makes driving as easy as the catalogs claim, turning on an electric light. Landladies treat rumors as less interesting than roomers.
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The
Ohio Electric
Ohio
Smith Motor Truck factory hits 200 units daily
Smith Motor Truck corporation at Clearing Hlingis reports a daily output of 200 attachments with plans to reach one every two minutes within weeks. Day and night shifts swell the workforce as demand grows, aided by recent plant additions and new machinery. JW De Cou leads the manufacturing department, delivering record results after joining from Nash Motors.
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Smith Motor Truck Corporation
Clearing
Hlingis
JW. de Cou
Nash Motors Company
Dodge Pleasure Car Admitted to Enter France
Under special permission, the first pleasure car since the war to enter France is a Dodge Brothers convertible sedan. Commissioned by Comtesse Regina de Regis de Olvera, it will be used in film work at war ruins photographed under Rodin. Proceeds aid the American committee for restoring French art, with members including Roosevelt and Cardinal Gibbons. Four fifths of the world’s coffee is raised in Brazil.
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France
Dodge Brothers
Comtesse Regina de Regis de Olvera
Rheims
Soissons
Ypres
Rodin
Committee For American Aid For the
Cecelia Sartoris
General Grant
Theodore Roosevelt
Jules Jusserand
Robert Bacon
Myron T. Herrick
Cardinal Gibbons
Fund For the Restoration of
May Call Meeting of Autoists Soon
Quincey men reviving the Quincy Automobile club report momentum in reorganizing the group. C Lawrence Wells leads the effort to shape a program focusing on road improvement in Sangamon county, bridge repairs, and motorists welfare. A first meeting may be held soon at a hotel or the Chamber of Commerce auditorium.
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Quincey
Quincy Automobile Club
C. Lawrence Wells
Automobile Club
Sangamon
Chamber of Commerce
Hint at raise in price on Ford cars in town
Collins Plow company local dealers warn a price rise on Ford cars is likely though not yet in effect. Delivery is prompt now after scarce supply last season. Allotment has increased and shipments are coming in, but a rush could strain the Collins firm. Get the Ford now is the dealers’ slogan.
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Collins Plow Company
Ford
Collins Company
Cole Liberty loan plan sparks first car sale in Washington
Commander W. Pitts Scott, an army officer in Washington, bought the first Cole car under the liberty loan plan offering bonds as part or full payment at 102 for 100. The Henderson-Rowe agency completed the sale on May 23, as Washington buzzed with discussion in Capitol rooms, the treasury, and presidential offices.
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Cole
W. Pitts Scott
Washington
Liberty
Scott
Liberty Loan
Henderson-Rowe
Capitol City
Cole Company
Treasury Department
Senate
Motor Car Becomes More Of A Necessity
The motor car has become a necessity due to wartime expansion of activity says George R. Bury Packard assistant general sales manager. He notes that country leaders must apply business acumen and efficiency to meet war demands and minimize time losses from delays.
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George R. Bury
Packard Motor Car Company
Bury
Golfing Kings Embrace Motors For Quick Commutes
A dated report notes many business leaders and statesmen dedicating time to golf each day. It highlights the need for fast, comfortable transport from office to course, praising a high-powered, dependable motor car as an indispensable vehicle for these executives.
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Asbestos
Street Hardware Company
Electric
Dodge Pleasure Car
Brazil
Quincy Auto Club
Willard
Willard Service Station
Clough-Reihm Co
Broadway
Oldsmobile
NCE
F. O. B. Lansing
Olds M Lansing
Otor Works
Michigan
H. A. Geise
Maine
Maine Street
Quincy
the Electric Service CO
Maine ST
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