Auto Slang Emerges From Chauffeur Dialect
A newspaper piece notes growing motor slang among drivers. Terms like boiler for hot engines and boat for car show unique chauffeur usage, with phrases for starting the motor and a taxicab as road house.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1912
Page
13
Hudson 54 Car Sets Speed Records At Indianapolis Speedshow
The Hudson six on the International Speedway at Indianapolis averaged 63 1 2 mph for ten miles with four passengers and baggage. The car reached 65 to 67 mph on straightaways and recorded 63 mph from a standing start in 31 seconds. Hudson touts self cranking via electric motor and luxe upholstery while noting the new 37 model's intercity record runs. The piece also briefly comments on Japanese imitativeness and a domestic cooking anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Agency
Hudson
International Speedway
Indianapolis
Detroit
Toledo
South Bend
The One Lunger and Chauffeur Slang Compared
A historical note explains driving slang terms such as magneto fixes, hitting on three cylinders and the one lighter engine. It contrasts how drivers rely on practical jargon over inventive phrases, borrowing from technical language and street slang to describe faults and operations.
Water bag patent promises evaporative cooling
An Illinois inventor patents a water bag built from a material that lets a measured amount of liquid escape through its sides to cool the remainder by evaporation.
Local Auto Firms List Agencies and Contacts Across Texas
A compiled directory lists STRACKE BROS in San Antonio J. E. Applewhite in Laredo Harry Archer in Corpus Christi Everson Motor Car Co. in Brownsville R. C. Flick Auto Co. in Cuero J. F. Houchins in Hallettsville H. E. Johnson in Moore L. G. Kreisle in Victoria R. B. Lamb in Lockhart A. F. Rees in Beeville Tom Shaper in Goliad. The item presents a regional catalog of auto businesses and representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stracke Bros
San Antonio
J. E. Applewhite
Laredo
Harry Archer
Corpus Christi
Everson Motor Car Co
Brownsville
R. C. Flick Auto Co
Cuero
J. F. Houchins
Hallettsville
H. E. Johnson
Moore
L. G. Kreisle
Victoria
R. B. Lamb
Lockhart
A. F. Rees
Beeville
Tom Shaper
Goliad
The 54 HUDSON Showcases a 48-Man Design Team
Howard E. Coffin debuts the 54 HUDSON six with a board of 48 expert engineers from 97 factories, including European ties, delivering a thoroughly balanced car. Reporters note its smoothness, power, and luxury without excess, contrasting it with single designer projects and other sixes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffin
Hudson
Europe
Mr. Coffin
Howard E. Coffin
Hudson 54 Expresses Comfort and Speed in Modern Auto
The piece describes the HUDSON 54 model prioritizing comfort with 12 inch deep upholstery, electric self starter, electric lights, rain vision windshield, and simplified chassis. It highlights rapid get away to 58 mph in 30 seconds, demonstrates testing on Indianapolis track, and notes 127 inch wheel base with various body styles and prices from 2450 to 3750 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
Oease Touring
Detroit
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Reo
Babcock Electric
Citizens Auto Co
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Maxwell
Franklin
Carl
Firestone Tires
All Auto Supplies
Birdsong & Potchernick
E. Houston St
S. X. Callahan
Main Ave
Aleu
the Hudson Company
Crockett Street
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