This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1919
Page
8
Automobile owners and manufacturers push performance over appearances, as Lexington dealer S. A. Hubbard notes. Motorists now demand tested efficiency and service, with Lexington Minute Man Six models showcased for economy and line.
A teller recalls Eddie Corbin improvising car repairs on a stranded bus run using pliers a monkey wrench barbed wire and a pocket comb He describes patching an intake tube tuning a condenser and testing the engine while the owner arrives joking about the tools used and the delays involved.
The Huber Light Four Tractor, shown by T. C. Nichols Motor Co and the Old Huber Steam Engine & Threshing Machine Co of Marion Ohio, draws notable local interest. It combines light weight with strong traction, pulls three 14 inch plows, avoids soil packing, and promises fuel economy. It replaces four men and twelve horses in plowing harrowing and harvesting.
Bishop J C Bentley president of the Juarez Mormon Stake returned to Colonia Juarez Chihuahua Friday night after more than a week as a prisoner of Francisco Villa's command. James E E Whetten and Albert Mellen, fellow prisoners, also reached Colonia Juarez.
Billy Williams previews a ditty and shows off a dashing driver image while Vermont welcomes Bill Hannah as the newest street force recruit. A carnival of car talk follows with nitrocharged banter about alarms, tractors, and a Spring Street garage scene as community personalities flirt with fame and spring capers.
In a quirky local note a Vermont Street garage man boasts of a camouflage green car and plans to drive a bus beside brush to elude game wardens while luring crappie. Tom Hutchins departs, and farewell wishes flood in as a sales force member, Tip Warner, teases a personal sight seeing tour around town with a G M C truck.
In a cacophonous exchange from Motor World the debate mislabels new models as four wheeled cars while the group discusses tractors. The lively chatter includes garage quips about springs, a boastful driver, a built to order body, and a plan to showcase a Chandler in a garage sale setting.
In Quincy the debate over the town’s first automobile splits locals into three camps. Bert Plank recalls Manny Dick, George Stahl and 'Dee' Christie owning an electric, an Oldsmobile, and a Steamer, sparking lively arguments about tires as the era of garages began for him in the business.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.