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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1918
Page
11
A local manager states that buying a motor car is a serious investment and buyers should study ten key points before purchasing. Priorities include economy, power, durability, comfort, safety, convenience, ease of care, easy riding, beauty, and style, with economy emphasized.
A method to regain luster on blemished aluminum involves dipping parts in a water bath acidulated with sulphuric acid and leaving them in the fluid for a period to restore the frosted finish.
Six trains of 252 Packard army trucks depart Detroit for Atlantic ports to support Pershing in France. The convoy travels 24 hours apart, bivouacking at dawn, with 15 day rations and spare parts aboard. Maj. James Wheeler commands the Q M C convoy with aid from the highway committee and state commission.
A reader asks if air pressure should be reduced on tires that have covered 15000 miles without a puncture or blowout. The column humorously notes such wear might merit museum status and offers no technical guidance.
J T Y notes a loud valve tap in cylinder two and fears harm. The reply says coughing hides many people but a tap indicates the motor runs and does no harm, suggesting no danger from the sound.
The Maxwell World's Non-Stop Champion, after traveling almost 150000 miles under its own power, gains slip covers as its only new addition. The car ran 44 days and 44 nights, covering 220,223 miles on roads, authenticated by the American Automobile Association. Since then it toured across the U S and into Canada, enduring wear but drawing strong acclaim from motor enthusiasts. Now in Texas, plans for an Old Home Week are being made, with Detroit as its notable absence from visits.
A Maxwell truck owned by E. W. Greer of Pittsburg Oklahoma plunged 40 feet into ten feet of water after a collision on a bridge while hauling a heavy refrigerator. The truck resurfaced with minor hood and radiator damage but ran 12 miles into McAlester on a single gallon of fuel. Maxwell distributors report strong sales after exhibtion of the rugged vehicle.Gears: Stop shifting them. The rasping noise is the gears protesting being shifted.
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