Franklin cars and fuel economy emphasized by local dealer Birdsong
Birdsong of Birdsong & Potchernick discusses Franklin’s air cooled six cylinder evolution and economy. He notes Franklin’s 1901 start with air cooled four cylinder design and full elliptic springs, and cites a trial achieving 84.5 miles per gallon. He also maps 10 000 mile costs across efficiency levels.
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L. F. Birdsong
Birdsong & Potchernick
Franklin Products
Mr. Birdsong
Franklin
Birdsong
Franklin Cars
Daily Press
Commy
San Antonio
Drivers Should Be Taught To Operate Truck Cars
Educating the driver and user is a necessity says E. Foljambe in the Automobile Trade Journal. Proposes cooperative driver schools in every city run by dealers associations to train current and prospective truck drivers, with self supporting schools and potential sales benefits.
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Foljambe
Automobile Trade Journal
Saksavant Tvnoke
Women Need Special Training to Be Reliable Auto Drivers
A columnist argues women can become competent drivers of electric cars but require a distinct training path. It urges instructors to build mechanical familiarity, reflex control, road rules, and calm driving habits while treating drivers as equal on busy streets.
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Center Road
Guarantee Motor Car Company Promotes King and Cole Cars
The Guarantee Motor Car Company on Travis Street promotes the King and Cole lines to local buyers. J. F. Hagan, president, notes surprising demand that peaked in October and highlights a busy repair trade. The firm also serves as the official Stromberg carburetor service station.
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Guarantee Motor Car Company
Travis Reet
King and Cole
J. F. Hagan
Stromberg
Speedway Contract Let In Seattle Arena Project
The Seattle Motor Speedway Association under manager Harry Doherty has let the contract for the two mile racing course and grandstands.
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Seattle Motor Speedway Association
Harry Doherty
After One Cylinder Supremacy in Burlesque Race
Dr. Frederick J. Fielding leads in the burlesque race this afternoon with the Kitchen Bench, claiming kinship to the Blitzen Benz. He is described as the surest danger to the Speed crown, and a prime betting favorite for the post.
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Frederick J. Fielding
Dr. Fielding
Fielding
Lewis Motor Company Formed To Make Cars At Racine
Mil waukee Wis Nov 29 Announcement of the Lewis Motor Company of Racine Wis formation with 250000 authorized capital by Captain William Mitchell Lewis E B Hand and Rene Petard to manufacture and market motor cars The firm to occupy Racine Sattley works opposite Mitchell Lewis plant and will begin production of 600 six cylinder cars on November 8 with first deliveries by February 1 1914 Three working models have undergone extensive road tests over five months and promoters have worked eight months on the new car led by Lewis and Petard
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lewis Motor Company
Racine
William Mitchell Lewis
E. B. Hand
Rene Petard
Lewis
Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company
Rene Perd
Racine- Sattley Carriage Works
Green Bay Motor Club Founded in Wisconsin
The Green Bay Motor Club is organized in Green Bay Wisconsin as a nonstock corporation. Incorporators are W. E. Fairchild J. B. Duchateau and Elmer Hall secretary of the Green Bay Commercial Club. The club begins with about 75 members covering Brown county area with potential membership of 500 to 750. They may share the current Green Bay Yacht Club clubhouse located just east of the city.
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Motor Club
Green Bay
Hudson Sedan exhibit planned by local dealer
Local Hudson dealer William Steinhardt announces a private fall exhibit of Hudson inside drive sedans. The car appeals for town use in cooler weather and for social, professional, and medical daily use. The Sedan, a compact luxurious development of the coupe, seats five, starts electrically, and matches the 1914 Hudson line's refinements. Steinhardt will issue limited invitations for proper display and demonstration.
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Hudson
William Steinhardt
Steinhardt
Pennsylvania Motor Car Registration Tops Eighty Thousand
The 1913 Pennsylvania motor vehicle registrations exceed 79 000, with some expectation of reaching 80 000. Growth since 1908 is dramatic from 25 200 to well over 59 865 last year, and income from registrations surpasses 800 000 for the year.
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Pennsylvania
New Signs to Make Motoring Safer
A message explains why standardizing road signs reduces accidents and driver confusion. It notes European nations use symbols without words to convey warnings and describes various symbol meanings such as curves, crossings, steep grades, and water courses.
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