Lakeside Biscuit Company backs Overland delivery benefits
W. E. Bettridge of Lakeside Biscuit Co. promotes motor vehicle delivery for bakers citing economy and efficiency. He notes fourteen Overland delivery cars equal twenty five teams, offer wider territory and faster service, plus strong advertising value and cleanliness, and pledges to continue using Overland vehicles.
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W. E. Bettridge
Lakeside Biscuit Company
Detroit
Mich
Toledo
Ohio
Bettridge
Mr. Bettridge
Overland
Pany
Lubrication Tips for Summer from Hyatt Official
In warm months car owners should pay extra attention to oil. Hyatt Roller Bearing Company’s B G Koether urges weekly lubrication due to heat retention and oil breakdown during heavy travel. Proper lubrication remains essential to engine longevity in summer.
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B. G. Koether
Hyatt Roller Bearing Company
Ford Tractor Plans and Steel Consumption Noted
Ford Motor Company stands as a top steel consumer, with reports of 200000 tons used for the Model T focus. British interest in Ford tractors grows as Campbell notes government-backed patent use and rapid production plans, including Wolseley Austin and Arrol Johnston commitments for 5000 units in six months at about 200 pounds each.
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England
Campbell
Down
Sussex
Ford
Wolseley
Austin
Arrol-Johnston
Tractors Adopted by English Farmers
Ed win Campbell writes in the Graphic of London that wartime pressure pushed English farmers toward motor traction. He says the motor engine’s self-contained, affordable, efficient help becomes inevitable, a development visible long before armed conflict began.
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England
Edwin Campbell
The
Graphic
London
Mr. Campbell
Thousands of Parts in the Modern Car
Staacke Bros. discuss the vast complexity of automobiles noting around two to three thousand parts per car. They describe engine how many parts, construction, electrical and hydraulic principles, and the strict Oldsmobile factory testing by inspectors and road testers before final inspection.
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Herman Staacke
Staacke Bros
Oldsmobiles
Oldsmobile
Auto as a Necessity in Nation's Increased Production
B. W. Twyman of Inter-State Motor Co. argues the automobile is a necessary part of plans to boost national production. He cites long experience showing cars are essential for farmers and industrial efficiency, noting no one could do without a car in today’s economy. The piece emphasizes cars save time, labor, and horsepower in farming and industry.
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B. W. Twyman
Inter-State Motor Company
Mitchell
Campbell Buys Third Pathfinder Car
J W Campbell publisher of the Fine Arts Journal purchases his third Pathfinder. The latest is a four passenger touring roadster with disappearing top and concealed spare wheel and tires.
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J. W. Campbell
The
Fine Arts Journal
Tenor Caruso Serenades Ohio National Guard Band
Regimental band serenaded the Sixth Ohio National Guardsmen recruiting for Europe. Caruso showed strong interest, his son Rudolfo serving with the Italian army in Trentino, as the tenor saluted from the running board of a Willys-Knight limousine.
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Ohio National Guards
Europe
Caruso
Rudolfo
Trentino
Ital
Ian
Willys
Willys-Knight
Sixth Ohio
China Adopts Auto at Historic Horse Landmark
After sixty six years the leading horse-vehicle site in China shifts toward motor cars in Shanghai. The pioneer establishment began as a American livery stable with a coach making department run by foreigners and 350 skilled Chinese workers. Now coach builders supply car bodies from vans to limousines as the automobile department grows under an American expert.
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China
Shanghai
Automobile Department
Manure Additives Double Water Retention in Soil
In fine sandy soil seven percent stable manure addition causes the soil to retain twice the water it held before. The finding highlights manure's impact on soil moisture capacity and could influence agricultural practices and irrigation planning.
Mitchell Auto Recovered From Chesapeake Bay Ferry Crash
The torpedo boat destroyer Benham recovered a five passenger Mitchell automobile lost four years ago when it sank with the Old Dominion Line ferry Berkely crossing Chesapeake Bay. The car, found attached to the ship’s anchor gear, belonged to Dr. S. W. Hobson of Newport News and was later brought to Norfolk.
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Mitchell
Chesapeake Bay
Benham
American Marine Engine
George F. Wroten
A. E. Staacke Automobile Company
Mitchell Car
Neptune
Norfolk
Mitchell Motors Co., Inc
Racine
Wis
Old Dominion Line
Berkely
Bay
Pathfinder Sells Bonds in Spokane Car Promoting Liberty Bond
A red seven passenger Pathfinder touring roadster with a disappearing top drove through Spokane for several days last week. It advertised the Liberty Bond issue and urged automobile owners to buy a bond now.
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Pathfinder
Spokane
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Lakeside Biscuit Co
Lakeside Biscuit
Ford CO
Monster Detroit
Ford Motor Car Company
W. M. Morgan
Henry Ford
Smith
Smith Ponde
Maxwell
Chevrolet
Buick
A. E. Staacke Auto Co
Cor
Third St
Ave. D. San Antonio
Phone Crockett
Enrico Caruso
Willys-Overland Company
John N. Willys
Singer
Miss Stinson
Katherine Stinson
Marjorie Stinson
Edward A. Stinson
Stinson School OF Flying
Chicago
Southern Motor Car Company
West Commerce St
San Antonio
Texas
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