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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1917
Page
7
Essential car washing guidance stresses gentleness and proper sequence. Use a low pressure rinse to remove dust, then a sponge with cold water to lift grease, and pure castile soap if needed. Rinse before soap dries, then dry with two chamois skins, one for body and a separate for chassis, followed by thorough rinsing.
French farmers face steep price hikes across inputs with cattle feed costing 45 to 160 percent more than prewar levels. Peas up 300 percent and beets 60 percent higher. Plows up 140 percent, horse rakes 200 percent, and other implements 50 to 110 percent. Sabots doubled and boots fourfold.
The Maxwell Motor Company, Inc. of Detroit updates the 25 chassis with a longer wheelbase, new body lines, and simplified wiring. A six inch channel frame, wider running boards, and a compensating underslung rear suspension improve ride. Five body styles are offered, including touring and sedan.
A Packard 1 1-2 ton truck, funded by United States Tire, completed 4288 miles through severe roads returning to Detroit. Under Lieut. J. W. O Mahoney, the vehicle endured weeklong rains and 100 mile mud stretches from Terre Haute to St. Louis, then 243 miles of rocky climbs on its Mexico and back mission.
Dallas theatrical manager Samuel Bullman toured from Dallas to St Louis and back in months of travel covering about 9000 miles in the Overland Light Four. He claimed the car crossed Raton Pass at 12000 feet, forded eighteen creeks in a day, and aided other distressed cars without engine trouble.
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