New Franklin Type Makes Good Record On Open Road Drive
A Franklin car set speed and distance records during a 1000 mile three day test, with 850 miles Syracuse to Boston in 11:18 at 81 mph and 268 miles to New York in 8:30. The full New York to Syracuse run covered 300 miles in 8:07, averaging 39.4 mph on running time.
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Franklin
Syracuse
Boston
New York
Springfield
Hartford
New Haven
Fifth Avenue
Poughkeepsie
Albany
Utica
Inter-State Motor Company Expands Foreign Shipments
In the past two weeks foreign shipments of inter state cars have been made to Wellington Klang Singapore Bombay and Souerbaya. The export business of the Inter State Motor Company is growing rapidly as the Inter State fills a need in foreign countries for a car of this class. In the next two weeks additional shipments will go forward to Amsterdam Klang Singapore Bombay Penang and Wellington.
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Wellington
Klang
Singapore
Bombay
Souerbaya
Inter- State Motor Company
Inter-State
Amsterdam
Penang
Heard in a Cafe Egg Boiling Banter
In a cafe a waiter is asked to boil two eggs for four minutes. The waiter promises readiness in half a second, creating a wry exchange about speed and service.
Taxi strike hits dog as mishap sparks taxidermy pun
A Boston Transcript joke frames a mishap with a dog hit by a taxi. The husband suggests calling the veterinarian, while the wife quips about sending for the taxidier. The brief humor hinges on a pun connecting taxidermy to a taxi incident.
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Hub
Fido
Boston Transcript
New Zealanders Use United States Tires
A letter from Norman L. Emms of Takaka Nelson Motor Service describes US Nobby Tread tires delivering excellent anti skid performance on bad roads and steep grades. He reports mileage of 12 000 to 14 000 miles per tire and asserts American tires hold market share amid global competition.
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America
Norman L. Emms
Takaka- Nelson Motor Service
New Zealand
Emms
United States
Overland Cars Popular With Movie Actresses
The Overland automobile is favored by film stars including Lillian Walker known as Dimples in a publicity image. Juanita Hansen, star of a new serial The Secrets of the Submarine, poses in an Overland Model 75-B Roadster. Hansen praises the car in a Willys-Overland letter, citing ease of operation and instrument layout, noting its power and dash.
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Lillian Walker
Vitagraph
Juan
Ita Hansen
Willys- Overland
Local Names Listed in Brief Item
The report lists Jack Gable aged 30, F. McCarthy 25, Ora Halbe 20, and W. J. Muller 20 in a short community notice.
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Jack Gable
F. McCarthy
Ora Halbe
W. J. Muller
Resta Leading For 1916 Championship
Chicago Aug. 6. The contest board of the American Automobile Association lists a tight race for the 1916 drivers title with Dario Resta leading Ralph De Palma by 730 points after the Omaha 150 mile dash. Eddie Rickenbacher and Ralph Mulford sit strong as challengers in a season marked by a $10,000 bonuses from B F Goodrich to the top three. The standings reflect six counted races and show Resta 2400, De Palma 1670, Rickenbacher 770, Mulford 595, Christiaens 640, D Alene 510, Henderson 432, Devigne 320, Aitken 320, Milton 260, Vail 220, O Donnell 185, Lewis 110, Galvin 100, Devlin 90, Oldfield 80, Stringer 55, Adams 55, Cooper 65, Wilcox 40.
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Chicago
American Automobile Association
Dario Resta
Ralph de Palma
Omaha
de Palma
Eddie Rickenbacher
Ralph Mulford
Resta
Speed Kings
B. F. Goodrich
E. V. Rickenbacher
J. Christiaens
W. D'Alene
Pete Henderson
J. Devigne
Coyote Captured by Dodge Car on Plains Chase
Edward Spear of Spear Brothers in Coalinga recounts a dramatic pursuit on the Mc Cord ranch near Fresno where his Dodge Brothers roadster chased a coyote across the plain. After a high speed hunt the car cornered and killed the animal, with Spear running over it four times before victory.
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Edward Spear
McCord
Fresno
Cal
Spear
Spear Brothers
Dodge Brothers
Coalinga
Coyote
Tin stitches and a railroad wreck tale in dialect
Mrs. O Hara recalls her husband’s injury after a railroad wreck and jokes about a sewing machine. The scene features Mra Lafferty and a judge in a dialect exchange. The dialogue hints at hardship and humor in a rural setting with vivid local speech.
Must THiave Had Em Pulled From a Desperate Moment
Fragmentary OCR reads a novel line about despair and a character named Rory who traps his legs near a barrel and waits in a perilous, self destructive mood. The text is incomplete with unclear context and figures.
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Thiave
Rory
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Kherith
Ford
A. E. Staagee Auto GC
Avenue D
Third ST
San Antonio, Texas
Orient
New
Nobby Tread Factory
Detroit
Maxwell
Maxwell Car
Maxwell Company
E. Travis St
Motor Car Company Crockett
Overlands
Juan Seese
Ileana Walker
Jhanuie
Bert Watson
Charles Johnson
Reliable Tire Company
Main Avenue
Travis
DODGE
San Antonio
Ford Motor CO
West Commerce St
Texas
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