Texas Dealers Seated in St Louis Before Chicago Show
Texas automobile dealers who traveled the San Antonio Texas Special were gathered in St Louis last Sunday before being escorted to dinner at the City Club. The banquet at the Hotel La Salle Chicago followed speeches by San Antonio leaders and Chicago auto figures.
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Texas
St. Louis
Chicago
Texas Automobile Dealers
San Antonio
City Club
St. Louis Automobile Dealers’ Association
Hotel la Salle
Chicago Automobile Show Proves Success
The seventeenth national automobile show closed at the Chicago Coliseum amid crowded attendance and strong buyer activity. Exhibitors struggled to service visitors while show brands emphasized styling and purchasing intent driven by ready money and confident outlook, as George M. Dickson praised advertising and reputation as key buyer factors.
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Chicago
Chicago Coliseum
New York
George M. Dickson
What It Cost Him
A fragment recalls a dramatic marriage proposal in a motor car, with a woman recalling his grand noble words about the future and the sacrifices he promised, implying emotional costs and unresolved course.
Dialogue on Sacrifice Costs in Car Purchase
A young man confesses the price he paid for a car, admitting it cost about two weeks salary and stating the talk must have cost something to speak. Mabel responds with a measured acknowledgment as a shadow crosses his face.
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Mabel
Frenchman unveils camera-shaped phonograph for street use
An inventor presents a phonograph housed in a case that imitates a camera to be carried through crowds in public. The device aims to blend into urban life while delivering sound playback on the go.
Goodyear Forms Cosmopolitan Club for Alien Workers
Goodyear Tire and Rubber in Akron Ohio creates the Cosmopolitan Club with members from about twenty nationalities. Charter members are prominent in their communities and the club aims to foster fraternal aid and loyalty to American ideals while factory schooling teaches English civics and encourages citizenship pursuit. German experts reportedly craft a cottonlike textile from a North American plant.
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Goodyear Cosmopolitan Club
C. F. Dwyer
Congress of All Nations
Goodyear
Akron
Ohio
Goodyear Company
French Army Export Now Chief Inspector at Nash Motors
P. G. Little, appointed chief inspector of Nash Motors, will intensify factory inspection. French army trained inspectors once oversaw truck orders and approved or rejected designs at factories including Jeffery, with Little previously at Crossley, Marathon, and Haynes. Nash hired him after war to supervise Jeffery car and truck quality ensuring durable service.
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P. G. Little
Nash Motors Company
C. W. Nash
Europe
Jeffery Factory
Little
England
Crossley Masters Limited
Marathon Company
Nashville
Jeffery
Nash
A Careful Statesman Throws Out Vague Suggestions
Senator Sorghum quotes a quip about studying a question before speaking. He admits he sometimes offers vague suggestions to provoke constituents to respond and show their stance on the issue.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington
Allen touring car completes 132 hour non stop motor run
Leon Walthall reports an Allen stock car ran 832 miles in six days with the engine idling at night in a Washington showroom. The test averaged 21.8 miles per gallon, used one gallon of oil, and produced minimal carbon deposit while 3600 miles of prior use accompanied the stock vehicle. Public invited to ride or request calls.
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Allen
Washington
Leon Walthall
Goodyear Displays 80 Foot Kite Balloon in Exposition
At the Grand Central Palace New York February 8 to 15 the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co will exhibit an inflated kite balloon similar to the government supply. Kite balloons aid military observers and directing naval and field gunfire in the European conflict. The Goodyear balloon measures 80 feet long and 22 feet in diameter.
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Grand Central Palace
New York
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
United States
Goodyear
Scripps-Booth Line Gains Popularity with Distinctive Design
A. E. Schafer of the Scripps-Booth Corp notes growing appeal of the line due to distinctive body design. He cites New York show interest where 122 of 130 displayed cars used custom bodies, highlighting luxury appeal at moderate prices and ongoing model refinements.
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Scripps-Booth
A. E. Schafer
Scripps-Booth Corporation
New York
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Cor
S. Alamo
Crockett
W.f.long
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
North America
Fixit
Baltimore American
Fisk, Packard
U. S. Gordon
Ajax
McGraw
Firestone
Aus Su Cc. Hae
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