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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1916
Page
28
The mts series highlights divided front seats in four and six cylinder seven passenger Studebaker cars. Seats are adjustable fore and aft and can be removed to allow a cot for camping. The design improves comfort for various drivers and enables carrying bulky items when removed.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company announces a group life insurance plan for all employees. The initial distribution covers over 2 million dollars in policies with $1000 for male employees and $500 for female employees who are members in good standing of the Goodyear Relief Association.
Detroit car factories report unprecedented winter orders for enclosed cars across sedan coupe and limousine types. Harp Motor Car and Hupp Motor Car Co cite record output and capacity strain with 101 finished Hupmobiles in one day, over 760 orders behind despite doubled production.
A Memphis dice game ends in tragedy as a saddle colored stranger introduces cubes to the play. A large gamester seizes the dice and asks the date, foreseeing that on the 12th of June the yellow man will be dead for a year.
G L Williams, Studebaker assistant sales manager in Detroit, says demand will outstrip supply as 1915 prosperity boosts car buying. He notes rising raw material costs, large inventories, and plans to ship a $75,000 trainload of cars to twenty four Southern Texas counties from San Antonio to meet early spring demand.
An instructional overview detailing gas engine basics for auto owners and builders. It explains four strokes suction compression firing and exhaust, the roles of cam shafts gears valves push rods and pistons, timing relationships, lubrication and cooling concepts, and references to parts like the crank shaft and water jackets.
Lithuanian priest Michael Meckaus was charged with blasphemy after a 19 year old, Annie Mekanus, threw six fresh eggs at him during a religious meeting in Baltimore. The magistrate dismissed Annie and Meckaus remained under questioning as the incident sparked talk of hell and religion.
A professor in a voltaic cell notes a classic electrical phenomenon familiar since ancient times. After reflection, he observes that like charges repel and unlike charges attract, a foundational concept in electricity.
A student writes a playful piece imagining clever ways to spend ten thousand dollars after a pen holder chewing boredom leads to a blank sheet. The teacher assigns the theme and the class imagines practical and humorous uses.
Cost Something, Flo-Did Chauncey made a sacrifice hit that led to a dinner invitation. The remark was exchanged after the play, suggesting a lighthearted box score moment from the game.
The article quotes Jinks as a born poet, noting his determination to pursue a meaningful future. It discusses encouragement from mentors and the challenge of turning talent into tangible achievement.
The Red Folk argue that longevity and low maintenance come from strong chassis and moderate weight. They resist extreme lightness, saying the Reo Six offers superior durability and long-term value with only modest extra weight and well overbuilt vital components.
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