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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1918
Page
9
The war reverses a horse’s fading role as autos and trucks take over. Farmers shift acre use toward horsefeed, while motor trucks and tractors gain from wartime demand. A United States Tire Co statistician notes trucks now outpace horses, aided by Nobby Cord tires. The mule remains obstinately persistent as labor shifts to mechanized transport.
The department of labor notes the automobile and allied trades shed a larger share of workers than any other industry. In January alone the drop exceeded one tenth of the total employed in December, signaling a sharp early-year decline.
Reports from the United States and Canada describe a revival of cycling during National Bicycle Week from May 4. Women lead the surge with separate business and domestic divisions in parades, while stores add bicycle racks and check rooms. Businesswomen cycle to work to save time and money, and Canadian demand outstrips supply for two years as society women adopt cycling, including at Palm Beach and fashionable resorts.
Women learn to ride at resorts and carry skills home as bicycles symbolically support home defense. Europe sees mass cycling for patriotic work and the United States prepares for wartime needs with National Bicycle Week a major public demonstration and federal cooperation with bike makers.
Three Toledo youths Algy Bringier Gordon Bringier and George Hindermann journey 1800 miles from New Orleans to Toledo to begin an army enlistment. They converted an Overland Six into a mobile station with sleeping space supplies and a rotating crew system to endure the long spring trip. They plan to volunteer their services to Uncle Sam after a brief stay in New Orleans.
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