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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1916
Page
28
Instructional piece by Wm. H. Stewart Jr. on automobile ignition systems, detailing primary and secondary circuits, transformer action, vibrator operation, condensers, and magnetos. It explains battery voltage, timing, timing breakers, distributors, and maintenance needs for reliable spark ignition in multi cylinder engines.
A note advises following the path of least resistance in maintenance. Cleaning a spark plug is simple and when done occasionally yields better motor results and reduces annoying delays.
Captain Louis L. Lane, who located Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, purchased a model 83B Overland after a thorough investigation. Lane, a veteran seaman and skilled mechanic, endorses the car's engines, equipment, and construction as proof of its stability.
At the Boston Maxwell dealers gathering, the New England group notes sales that tripled in 1915 are expected to double in 1916 based on current and anticipated demand.
George Henderson known as Pete in racing crosses from Canada to the United States to drive in the 300 mile Indianapolis race on May 30 for Eddie Rickenbacher and the Maxwell team. He will not change before the race, trusting Rickenbacher and the Prest-O-Lite prepared Maxwells. Henderson, born in Canada, has spent much time in the U S and proved his nerve by finishing a race with a broken axle last year.
Maxwell plants in Detroit have nearly doubled facilities for manufacture and assembly and now produce over 300 cars daily. The rate is expected to rise significantly before the end of March.
Ford Motor Company issued a biweekly Safety First booklet to 44 000 workers and families, promoting injury prevention and sanitary living. Despite staff growth from 18 000 to 27 000 since July, serious injury cases did not rise and fell by about 50 percent since the booklet’s appearance.
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