Maxwell Finds Big Market for Light Delivery Cars
Frank Hagan, president of Guarantee Motor Car Co, touts Maxwell motor chassis as ideal for light delivery. He cites five year savings exceeding $5000 versus horse drawn carts and notes ready wiring and body customization. Merchants across laundries, grocers, florists, department stores and more adopt motor delivery as orders rise.
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Maxwell Motor Company
Frank Hagan
Guarantee Motor Car Company
Maxwell Cars
Texas
Maxwell
Maxwell Commercial
Maxwell Stock Car Makes a Great Run
Ray McNamara drove a Maxwell touring car from Detroit to Kalamazoo and back in nine hours and forty five minutes amid poor roads. The 350 mile speed check at Detroit marked an average of 35.9 mph. The run served as a rural news courier with Prohibition and Sleeper governor results flashed along the route.
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Maxwell
Ray McNamara
Frank Hagan
Guarantee Motor Car Company
Michigan
Detroit
Kalamazoo
Lansing
Grand Rapids
Battle Creek
Jackson
Prohibition
Sleeper
Maxwell Courier
McNamara
Local trades listed in the city directory
The itemized list names many businesses and trades including paints hardware bakers clothing stores dry goods ice cream men shops hats boots rugs jewelers millinery dairies towel supply upholstery sewing machines cigars plating printers and tailors in the business guide.
Empire four passenger tourabout introduced by McDaniel
The McDaniel Automobile Company showcases the Empire four passenger model with a six cylinder continental chassis. Features include individual front parlor seats a wide center aisle a rear deck luggage compartment and Brewster green body with black upholstery.
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Empire
McDaniel Automobile Company
Empire Engineers
C. B. McDaniel
Continental
Brewster Green
Four Cylinder Cars to Dominate, Cites Engineering Reasoning
The Rep argues four cylinder cars will dominate future markets citing lower cost and efficiency. Rueschaw notes that customers determine demand, not makers, and recalls how Reo saw higher four demand despite sixes' popularity. The Citizens' Auto Company handles The Rep.
Winter demand to rise says Mason for tires
W E Mason manager of Quick Tire Service Inc forecasts higher winter tire demand than any prior winter and sales matching summer levels. O B Tweedy of United States Tire Co notes the popularity of closed cars and winter bodies keeps cars active year round boosting tire sales and stock preparation.
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W. E. Mason
Quick Tire Service, Inc
Tweedy
United States Tire Company
Mason
Mr. Tweedy
Dodge Party Returns From Fine Deer Hunt
Representatives of Dodge Brothers and Smith Form-a-Truck Co returned Thursday morning from a four deer hunt in Zavala county. The party included J W Shel or and W F Gordon with A H Ross and George F Wroten who led the hunt after leaving San Antonio in a Dodge car. The group killed nine deer led by an eight point buck weighing 175 pounds. Wroten also reported plenty of ducks at Medina Lake during a prehunt stay.
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Dodge Brothers
Smith Form-a-Truck Co
Zavala
George F. Wroten
A.E. Staacke Auto Company
J. W. Shelor
Dallas
Tex
W. F. Gordon
Texas
Smith Farm-a-Truck Company
A. H. Ross
Dodge
Gainesville
San Antonio
George Wroten
Medina Lake
Wroten
Farm life shapes ambition and hustle in youth
A Philadelphia Ledger quote argues that farming fosters drive but also pushes youths to seek easier paths. The speaker recalls growing up on a farm while noting the lure of leaving rural life for better opportunities. The exchange highlights the tension between rustic upbringing and urban ambition.
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The
Philadelphia Ledger
Women Tour Denver to Los Angeles in Franklin Roadster
Mrs. C. T. Hamrick of Denver and Miss Blair drove a Franklin roadster from Denver to Los Angeles, a 2000 mile journey. They faced muddy grades in Montana, narrow chains on Gallatin Pass, fordings in Washington and detours in California, praising the car's handling despite rough roads.
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Denver
Los Angeles
Franklin
C. T. Hamrick
Colo
Miss Blair
Colorado
Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park
Idaho
Washington
Seattle
Oregon
California
Yellowstone
Park
Bozeman
Mon
Gallatin Pass
Butte
Missoula
Mont
Pacific Highway
Pathfinder Company Offers Reward for Auto Thief
The Pathfinder Company of Indianapolis offers 500 dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone stealing a Pathfinder touring car from in front of Keith's Theater between 7 and 8 PM on November 7. The car belonged to W. E. Stalnaker, vice president of the company. A six month period is set for arrests in Marion County, Indiana, with manufacturers urged to join in similar rewards.
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Pathfinder Company of
Indianapolis
Ind
Keith
W. E. Stalnaker
Pathfinder Company
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Automobile Company
Briscoe
Benjamin Briscoe
Europe
McDaniel Auto Co
Southwest Texas Distributors
Main Avenue
Crockett
M’daniel Company
Empire Cars
RED
R. C. Rueschaw
Terra Firma
Reo
Citizens’ Auto Company
Wil Mamas
Coquette
Semel Ining
Autor
H. J. Rahe
Rahe's Automobile Training School
E World’s Greatest
the Automobile and Tractor Business
PC RT Stennis
SATS
United States
Wegen
Mena
Rane
Auto Training School
East 11Th Street
US City
Missouri
H. J. Rake
Rahe’s
Kansas City
Waaay
Bwriton
Scripps Booth
Scripps-Booth
America
E. H. Labadie Auto Co
Phone Crockett
Cor
Ave
D and
Travis St
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