Humorous Cracker Barrel Bits from a Local Paper
Reading room chatter and patter fill a page with quirky exchanges. The dialogue includes a mother debating a baby’s nose resemblance to a father, hints of a Joker incident, a boarding house mashup about dogs in sausages, a hen coop lighting dispute, and a joke about roosters at night. A line about mushrooms under a back cushion finishes the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy
Ana
Nemo
Walter Averkamp
Norm
Geise
Walter
Flenry
The Stutz Arrives Amid Townsfolk Whispers
An informal note recalls a shiny Stutz cruising town on a Thursday with Cap Long praising its speed. Art Mellor jokes about speed and a prankster who fills a keyhole with chewing gum nightly, while references to Fifth Avenue appear in a breezy, for-fun tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Mellor
Fifth Avenue
Jerry
Farmers Use Trucks To Carry Livestock To Market
The article notes a shift to auto trucks for transporting cattle and hogs, with drivers acting as livestock chauffeurs. Trucks reduce weight loss and improve meat quality, boosting prices. Indianapolis stockyards show rising use, with thousands of cattle moved by meter trucks and tires praised for durability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Tire Company
Indianapoolis Stock Yards
United States
Grant Distributor Sees Bright Auto Trade Outlook on Coast
Frank Renmstrom of the Vrank Renstreorm Company in San Francisco reports a buoyant auto market on the Pacific Coast. After a week at Grant Motor Car Corporation in Cleveland he predicts a prosperous era, with California already showing strong signs. He notes rising demand, plans for more cars and trucks, and the appeal of Grant models with electric starters and lighting, reflecting a confident industry mood despite wartime disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Frank
Renmstrom
Vrank
Renstreorm Compatry
San Francisco
Grant Motor Car Corporation
Clevelare
Renstram
Wero
California
Qeostrom
Neto
Melto of California
Spirit of
Euipment
Huber Light Four Dominates 5 000 Class Tractors Claim
The Huber Light Four tractor claims superiority in its 5,000 class with reports of strong power, efficiency, and soil grip. Demonstrations by T C Nichols Motor Car Quincy agency were postponed due to weather, with plans to reschedule next Tuesday or Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huber Light
Waukesha
Huber
Driver Uses Buick In Lion Fatality Attempt In Africa
A Durban report describes motorist Seneque in South Africa driving a Buick six through wooded terrain near Naitorob when a lioness leaped onto the road. He sped at about twenty miles an hour and then accelerated to run her down, the lioness being stunned but not killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Conselor
Durban
South Afria
Commerce Department
Seneque
Naitorob
Alope
Electric starters and lighting systems for future motor trucks
The article outlines plans to equip motor trucks with electric starters and lighting systems in the near future, highlighting anticipated improvements in reliability and efficiency for commercial vehicles. It notes industry push and potential standardization across models.
Fred Heine Recounts Quincy Car Owners as Motordom Directory
Fred Heine, a T. C. Nichols garage worker, is described as a human encyclopedias of Quincy’s cars. He claims to recall over 900 car owners and their makes by sight, naming cars and owners as they pass, and hopes to complete a citywide vehicle directory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Heine
Walking Directory of Motordom
Quincy
T. C. Nichols Garage
Motorworld
Heine
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Jobs
Jake
John
Tip
Jonesy
Jone
Cap Long
Cap
Christian
Stutz
Huber Light Four
Africa
Morris Adler- Moller Co
Morris Adler
Service
Illinois
Missouri
Clough-Reihm
Firestone
Barry
Hannibal
Macomb
Chevrolet
Clough-Reshm CO
Hampshire St
18Th and Broadway
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